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Heidi Raphael has been promoted to Senior VP of Corporate Communication from her recent role of VP of Corporate Communication, a position she's held since 2008. Raphael has been on of Radio Ink's “Most Influential Women in Radio” since 2006.

Each podcast is dedicated to covering timely issues impacting radio. A new NAB podcast will be released every other Tuesday. Each episode is 15 minutes long and is available publicly for two weeks. Then, it will be archived for NAB members-only access at nab.org/podcasts. LISTEN HERE.

David Walls is the new Market Manager for Cumulus' six-station Birmingham cluster. He signs on with Cumulus after working in Birmingham as GSM and D.O.S. for 19 years for both Summit Media and Cox before they sold to Summit. Walls replaces John Walker.

They started their show as a podcast in 2011. They moved to radio last year. And now Jalen & Jacoby will become a half -hour TV show on ESPN2 featuring their best radio segments.

Lilly Gonzalez (pictured) is promoted to Executive VP of Integrated Marketing Solutions for the East Coast and Humberto Hormaza is promoted to Senior VP of Integrated Marketing Solutions in Orlando.

Country station Kicks 101.5 FM/WKHX-FM in Atlanta debuts a fresh new weekday lineup as of Tuesday. On-air personality Ali Mac comes on board as host from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. weekdays, while fellow personality CJ moves from middays to host the 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. show.

Spotify is getting to launch a new video feature it has been testing over the past several months. The company announced the plans to begin distributing videos and podcasts with content providers that include ESPN, Comedy Central, the BBC, Vice Media and Maker Studios.

(by John Garziglia) This Thursday, the FCC is voting on extending online local public file requirements to radio. As you may recall, several years ago, television stations were required to convert over to an FCC web-based local public file for most local public file materials. So, what does all of this mean for you?

Last week representatives from The National Association of Broadcasters met with Commissioner Clyburn's office to discuss the plan to move the public files online. During that meeting, the NAB renewed its proposal to have all radio stations with fewer than five employees permanently exempt from having to maintain an online public file.

TM STUDIOS is partnering with Atomica Music to bring a new music library to radio with content that has only been available to network TV, film, and national agencies. Atomica is available now with over 30,000 tracks, with 1,000 more tracks added every year.