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There's no denying that radio's commercial loads are way too long on most radio stations around the country. Executives -- and programmers -- have complained for years about how overloading hour after hour with unending stopsets is driving away listeners. And Pandora CEO Roger Lynch sees that as an opportunity.

On Wednesday Nielsen released details on three formats now that the January book is complete. The ratings firm says the Adult Contemporary format is still riding the momentum of the Holiday book, News/Talk stations continue to be strong, thanks to interest in the news of the day and Contemporary Hit Radio starts off with slightly less tune-in than last year.

The new podcast is called Enrique Santos En Overtime and is available on iHeartRadio. The podcast features the full cast of Enrique’s radio show and special celebrity guests. Santos is joined by radio show cast mates Gina, Julio, Harold, DJ Xtreme, and Chusma.

AdLarge Media’s cabana division has added The Parents on Demand (POD) Network, a curated collection of podcasts focused on parent-friendly topics ranging from pregnancy, infancy, and adoption to nourishing meals, childcare, and the teen years.

Urban One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes will receive the 2018 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America. The award will be presented at the Foundation's annual breakfast on Wednesday, April 11 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

After 13 years with the station, afternoon co-host Michael Holley is leaving Entercom Sports Talker WEEI in Boston. He'll be taking on an expanded role with NBC Sports Boston. Holley has been with WEEI since 2005, and part of the station's afternoon show for the past seven years. Wednesday was his last day.

The network is welcoming back three on-air personalities to its 24/7 Formats division -- Marconi, Jay Coffey, and Tony Scott -- plus adding veteran Lynn Briggs to the network roster. Here are all the details...

Tina Commodore has been named Integrated News Director for Cox Media’s converged Tulsa market. In her new role she will drive news content for TV and radio brands, including Fox 23 News and News 102.3 and AM740 KRMG.

Tori Dunn has been named the new Promotions and Marketing Director of Country 98.9 (KNUC/Seattle). Dunn was most recently the Promotions and Marketing Coordinator at Warm 106.9 and has held positions at KKWF (Country), KMTT (AAA), KWJZ (Smooth Jazz), and KQMV (Top 40).

Never has a generational divide been more striking than the one between today’s millennials and their older counterparts. Born into the digital age, the bright, young faces of today’s job market are often times “facing off” with another group of equally formidable challengers, a different — dare we say “older” — mindset sitting behind the hiring desk.