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Comedian/actor Bill Engvall is bringing his humor to PodcastOne. His My Two Cents with Bill Engvall podcast will land every Wednesday. Along with the gags, Engvall will have celebrity interviews, personal stories, and his “two cents” on current events. He’ll fly solo for the first two shows.

Columbus radio personality Patrick Valére McGinness — known across the Columbus airwaves simply as Val — was pronounced dead late Wednesday morning at his north Columbus apartment. According to the Ledger-Enquirer he was 67 and died of natural causes.

The Idaho Statesman reports that longtime Boise radio personality Mike Kasper will be off air for at least several weeks, following surgery and other treatment for prostate cancer. Kasper, who has been in local radio for about three decades, is a host of the Mix Morning Show on MIX 106, which is owned by Townsquare.

BLU Products is an American mobile phone manufacturer founded in 2009 that offers affordable pre-paid devices. The company sent out software updates on two legacy smartphones making NextRadio the native FM tuner in the Vivo 5 and Vivo XL.

In its latest State of the News Media report, Pew reports that 2015 was another awful year for the newspaper industry, perhaps the worst since the recession.

It's been a labor of love for Dan Mason for a long time and now he'll be in a position to make even more of an impact for broadcasters in need. The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected the former CBS Radio CEO as its new Chairperson.

In his latest episode of Media Unplugged, Mark Ramsey interviews one of the best-known names in tech and media, Peter Kafka. Kafka is the Media Editor of the popular tech site Re/code. Mark Ramsey and Media Strategist Tom Asacker speak to Kafka about the future of media brands, and the trends that are shaping the future of media. LISTEN HERE

Cumulus is moving JACK FM (KCJK-FM) from 105.1 to 102.5 (which is a translator), and its Alternative station, from 102.5 to 105.1. The Alternative station will also pick up a new name -- X 105.1, Kansas City’s Alternative.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group has named 20-year radio vet Angie Martinez its 2016 MIW Airblazer. Last year, the MIW Radio Group formed an alliance with Talentmaster's Morning Show Boot Camp to establish the award, which is given to an on-air personality.

Each week, Pandora "musicologists" will handpick music recently released for each New Music Station from a blend of emerging, underground, and well-known artists across all formats, including Pop, Country, Hip Hop, Dance, and others.