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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.

Despite increasing total revenue from $1.38 billion to $1.46 billion in 2017, Pandora continues to lose money quarter after quarter, year after year. In 2016, Pandora's net loss was $343 million. That number jumped to $518.3 million last year.

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