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AdLarge Media has announced a digital ad sales agreement streaming content partner, idobi Network. idobi focuses on new music and artists in alternative, metal, and punk rock, such as Patrick Langlois, Darrin Pfeiffer, Mike Herrera, Mike Gunz, and Sébastien Lefebvre.

Gary DiGiuseppe was on his way to work Wednesday morning when a woman traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 430 hit him head-on. Video taken by a passerby indicates both vehicles erupted in flames upon impact. Both DiGiuseppe and the woman were pronounced dead at the scene. DiGiuseppe was the morning newscaster for First News with Kevin Miller on KARN, Little Rock, and also provided daily newscasts for the Arkansas Radio Network. More details can be found on the KARN website.

That announcement comes from Alpha Media in the Texas market where Robert Mueller will take over as Market Manager. Mueller is a 25-year vet who worked in Amarillo before moving to Oklahoma City in 2000. Most recently, Mueller served as an Alpha Media Corporate Product Manager. Alpha owns KGNC-FM, KXGL-FM, and KGNC-AM in Amarillo.

Mike Jenson is making the move from Las Vegas to Las Cruces where he'll be the GSM for Adams Radio's cluster. The stations include, KGRT FM (Country), KSNM FM (Classic Hits), KHQT FM (Hot 103), and KWML AM (Fox Sports).

Benztown will syndicate Nessa (pictured), who hosts afternoon drive on Hot-97/WQHT-FM in New York City. She's also a host on MTV and MTV2. The new radio show is a five-hour Monday through Friday show produced for CHR, Rhythmic CHR and Urban stations and designed to air in any day part.

Glenn Beck's interview with fiction writer Brad Thor (pictured) about Donald Trump has lead to the conservative talker having his show pulled, at least temporarily, from SiriusXM's Patriot Channel.

Syndicted radio host Glenn Beck was splashed all over the national news Tuesday after SiriusXM suspended his show for the rest of the week. With Beck on vacation, the show's GM Dom Theodore issued a statement on his behalf. Theodore says Beck will be back on SiriusXM Monday morning when he'll address the issue. He also says Beck has never advocated violence and this entire incident is a "viral hatchet job." Premiere has no plans to suspend Beck from his radio show. Here's more from Theodore...

After an ugly breakup with the old Cumulus regime, the Paul Finebaum Show launched on ESPN Radio August 12, 2013. Beginning August 12 of this year, ESPN Radio will syndicate the show, making it available to radio stations all over the country.

As many recent studies have indicated, podcast listening is on the rise. However, according to new research from Bridge Ratings President Dave Van Dyke, advertisers, even though they are spending more money on podcasts, want to see better measurement.