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It’s available on PodcastOne and called How I Got Here, and hosted by two recently-graduated college roommates, Tim Barnicle and Harry Hill, who started wondering how to “make it” in the world, then decided to ask those who have “made it” to share their inspiring stories.

In a Tuesday night SEC filing, Beasley Media Group detailed for shareholders exactly how much this $240 million 21-station merger with Greater Media will cost them, both in long-term debt and short-term fees.

And do we ever really see this happen in a radio deal? But just in case, there is a multi-million dollar reason to make sure it does close. Beasley writes in the SEC filing that it expects this merger to close before January 19, 2017.

In that SEC filing, information about the new Beasley board, once the deal closes, was detailed. The Beasley Media Group Board of Directors will increase from eight members to nine and that extra slot will be filled by Peter Bordes Jr. He was chosen by Greater Media stockholders to fill that slot.

November will be here very soon and that means another gathering of some of the smartest minds both in and out of the radio business. Our goal: to help you understand where the economy is headed in 2017 and help you navigate your station to higher revenues. Check out our agenda for Forecast 2017 HERE

Holly Paras has been promoted to run Cumulus' five-station cluster in Providence. She replaces former Market Manager John Sutherland. Paras was previously D.O.S. for the cluster for over 10 years.

Zac Davis has been named Senior VP of Programming. He previously worked as the PD for CHR stations WKSS-FM and WKCI-FM for iHeartMedia Hartford/New Haven. He also served as the Sr. VP of Programming, PD, and morning host for Country station Gator 107.9 in Myrtle Beach.

PodcastOne is entering the virtual reality space with a new platform called PodcastOne 360, by partnering with Mandt VR. The Adam Carolla Show will be the first podcast available to listeners on PodcastOne 360.

Pandora has finalized direct licensing agreements for recorded music with Merlin Network, Sony Music, and Universal Music Group, along with The Orchard and over 30 other independent labels and distributors. CEO Tim Westergren said, "This was a truly collaborative attempt to find a solution that would support artists while profitably growing our respective businesses. And that is exactly what we achieved."

Over the next five years (by 2020), Pandora hopes to have 100 million active and engaged users. And the goal is to get 10% of those users to pay for a streaming product. Here's how...