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The 50 radio station finalists have been announced for the 2018 NAB Crystal Radio Awards which will be handed out to 10 winners at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 10. Since 1987, the Crystal Awards have recognized stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Here are the finalists....

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone will join Sports Radio WFAN in New York, the flagship station for the Yankees, every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Boone will appear on WFAN’s PM drive show hosted by Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray, and Bart Scott. Boone will also be interviewed by Yankees announcer Suzyn Waldman during all pre-game shows throughout the season.

Westwood One News has produced Tax Tips, a 20-part series for affiliated stations, anchored by Westwood One News correspondent Ann Cates. The series will feature advice on an array of tax-related topics.

WTMJ News, Milwaukee, presents a Community Conversation on the safety of local schools following the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The one-hour special will air this afternoon from 3 p.m.-4 p.m.

Another big career move for iHeart's syndicated Country host. Bones says he's joining American Idol, working with contestants to share advice on being an artist, dealing with media, posting on social media, remaining focused and being authentic. Bones said, "It's very exciting for me. I'm nervous that I'm not going to give good advice."

Len Weiner is the new Program Director for Sports Radio WQAM-AM in Miami. Weiner will continue to program Entercom's Sports Talk 790 AM The Ticket, which is also in Miami.

WMEN-AM 640 “The Hurricane” sports radio in West Palm Beach is bringing in top-rated morning radio personality Kevin Rolston of WRMF’s The KVJ Show starting February 26 for a daily sports show.

Louisville Public Media has hired Ryan Van Velzer as 89.3 WFPL’s Energy and Environment Reporter. In this role, Van Velzer will continue WFPL’s coverage of topics ranging from sustainability and climate change to energy economics and environmental regulations.

A healthy increase in paid subscribers helped Pandora's total Q4 2017 revenues rise 7% to $395.3 million. Fourth quarter subscription revenue was $97.7 million, an increase of 63% over Q4 2016. The company says it now has 5.48 million Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium subscribers.

That could be the first time ever that the word "decline" followed the word "revenue" when reporting about Pandora. Q4, at least for radio, is typically the strongest quarter for ad revenue, as advertisers look to pull in consumers for the holidays. Not so for Pandora.