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Radio's number one talk show host concluded his 29th year on the air Tuesday with an anniversary cake from his staff, classic clips from years past, and listeners who called in who've been with him from the very beginning. Limbaugh consistently tells his audience radio is all he ever wanted to do. He actually started his broadcast career in August of 1968, 50 years ago. His syndicated program is now heading into year 30.

Linda Ramsey and Jean Ferrari (left) are joining the Westwood One sales team. Ramsey joins Westwood as VP, Strategic Partnership, Midwest Sales. Ferrari gets the title of Director of National Partnerships.

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., announced Tuesday the official introduction of a new prep service for radio stations called SPARK. At the core of the service is a daily feed of call-in comments from listeners intended to “spark” further audience engagement. SPARK is a complete prep service with a focus on listener audio that will spark audience engagement.

Kevin Crockett is moving from Philadelphia to Allentown where he'll co-host WLEV-FM’s new morning radio show, Selena and Crockett. Crockett joins Cumulus' WLEV from CBS Radio-Philadelphia, where he's been heard in the market for the last eight years.

Portland’s Classic Rock station 92-3 KGON, is bringing back Sunday Night Blues Room, featuring longtime radio veteran Steve Pringle. The show debuts Sunday, August 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will feature all the blues favorites Portland has come to know and love.

Once again, radio has shone in its charitable work. This time it’s Cox's Atlanta station News 95.5 and AM750 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM) which hosted the 17th annual WSB Care-A-Thon. The incredible total raised was a new record for the event.

American Urban Radio Networks has promoted Lenore Williams to Sr. VP of Affiliate Operations and Compliance. Williams began her career as traffic manager with one of the company’s owned and operated stations.

Industry veteran Sherman Kizart has been chosen to serve on a two-year term of the Federal Communications Commission's Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. Kizart says this is an "awesome opportunity to serve our country and the industry that I love."

College and NFL football star Mike Pritchard had joined Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) as co-host of the Pritchard and Cecil program, weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m., alongside Cecil Lammey starting Aug. 16, 2017. Pritchard was a star with the University of Colorado Buffaloes 1990 National Championship team, before playing nine seasons in the NFL, including a stint in Denver.

Even though SESAC acknowledges the money it will receive from radio will be less than it was before the arbitration, the PRO is still claiming victory. The RMLC says the information SESAC is spreading is misleading. Here's why.