Audio Ink

Well-respected sports broadcasting guru Jason Barrett is hosting his own weekly show. He tells Radio Ink the new Barrett Sports Media Podcast will give media professionals, and sports radio and television fans, a deeper look into the careers, strategies, and experiences of the industry's best personalities, contributors, programmers, and executives. The first episode will be February 8.

A boxing champion in her own right, Laila Ali now has her own lifestyle podcast on PodcastOne. Called Laila Ali Lifestyle, listeners will be able to hear Laila’s thoughts on facing life's challenges as she prepares them for victory through insights on fitness, holistic wellness, cooking, relationships, parenting and more.

After 16 years with the company, Paul Cramer tells Radio Ink he has left the company and is looking "to begin my next challenge that combines my passions of all things digital and media related." Cramer can be reached at [email protected] or 716-508-4104.

The Satelite company will pay tribute to George Michael with a limited-run channel called "Faith" which will feature music from the artist's earliest recordings with Wham!, his collaborations with Elton John, Aretha Franklin and Queen, plus his solo career starting with his 1987 album, Faith. The channel launches January 4 and will air through January 10 on channel 13.

There’s a new show on PodcastOne called Beyond the Darkness – and fans of the paranormal are in for a treat. The show has been added to WWE star Chris Jericho’s podcast network, under the PodcastOne umbrella, and will feature enlightening and entertaining conversations with world-renowned researchers and experiencers, and challenge listeners' thinking on paranormal mysteries.

December 13 sees the tip-off of University of Kentucky hoops coach John Calipari’s new weekly podcast, Cal Cast. The show will feature a variety of topics and high-profile guests from the world of sports, leadership, business, and entertainment. Calipari’s first guest is fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Charles Barkley.

The two companies announced on Wednesday that Slacker Radio's audio ad inventory in the U.S and Canada is now part of Triton Digital's a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange. Triton's a2x enables programmatic buying of targeted online and mobile audio ad inventory.

The Barstool Sports website focuses on comedy, sports, and men's lifestyle. The new daily show, hosted by Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, begins January 3. It will air weekdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET/9:00-11:00 a.m. PT on SiriusXM Rush, available nationwide on channel 93.

On Tuesday, Triton Digital announced that entertainment company NOVA in Australia has joined its a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange.

Starting today, former Chicago radio star Mike North begins hosting a new podcast called "Mike North: Sticks and Stones." Chicagoland Radio and Media has the details about the podcast which North will host from his Chicago home studio and will run 30 minutes long.