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PRX stands for Public Radio Exchange. It's an online marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming. Over the past year, PRX has been working on a project it says will reimagine the way listeners spend their time with audio content.

eMarketer reports the US media and entertainment industries will spend a combined $7.34 billion on paid online and mobile media advertising this year. The firm is projecting that number to balloon to $11.52 billion in four years. The media category is expected to spend $4 billion in 2016, up from $3.45 billion in 2015. And entertainment advertisers will spend $3.29 billion on digital ads in 2016.

Entercom has promoted John O'Connell to PD at WMXJ 102.7 The Beach. O'Connell is already the PD for WSFS 104.3 The Shark and will continue in that position as well. Market Manager Doug Abernethy said, "Under John's guidance we have seen significant growth on 102.7 The Beach. John has the recipe for programming success in managing on-air talent, imaging, and music."

Chad Elliot has been named Market Manager for Zimmer Radio Group in Joplin, MO, replacing Larry Boyd who left the company. For the past nine years, Elliot has been the Operations Manager for the cluster and host of the KZRG Morning Newswatch, which he'll continue to host. He's been with the company for 20 years.

Entravision announced Thursday that Don Daboub has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions, Mountain Region, effective immediately. Daboub previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions, Colorado at Entravision.

The former Lincoln Financial CEO will receive the NAB's National Radio Award during the Radio Luncheon, Wednesday, September 21 at the Radio Show in Nashville. Benson was Lincoln's CEO from 2008-2015. In 2014, he was named Radio Ink's Executive of The Year.

The Miami Dolphins and Miami's Sportsradio 560 WQAM have entered into a long-term partnership with the station becoming the official flagship radio partner of the franchise. The Dolphins were being broadcast on two iHeart stations, WINZ-AM and Rocker WBGG. Previously, the Dolphins were broadcast on WQAM, from 1997-2004 and 2007-09. In addition, all Dolphins games will be simulcast on CBS's Country station in the market, Kiss 99.9.

Hubbard Radio in Washington, D.C., has entered into a partnership with creative shop, Yamanair Creative. The company will provide imaging promos, production, copywriting, and production for clients. They will basically be the station's “imaging” producer.

The New York Post reports that the reason former CEO Brian McAndrews left in March was because he was shopping the online streamer and there were no takers. Now, disgruntled investor Keith Meister has gone public with his desire to see the company sold.

As part of the FCC's new approach to transparency it has launched a new Consumer Complaint Data Center. The online listing of consumer complaints includes how many calls are made to the government agency about radio. The biggest complaint ( 7,391 of them) is about interference. What's next?