Audio Ink

StoryCorps, which is a non-profit dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds, hits the road this month with its MobileBooth—an Airstream trailer converted into a mobile recording studio.

Joel Osteen will launch a new weekly show “Conversations with Joel” on SiriusXM. The inspirational host will talk with influencers to empower listeners to be their best in every area of life.

Hall of Fame basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has signed an extension with SiriusXM satellite radio that will see his weekly sports radio show Basketball and Beyond with Coach K distributed on the service for another few years.

Benztown has launched the industry's first contemporary Christian audio imaging library for stations with that and similar formats, hosted on Benztown's audio image platform. The new library is available to contemporary Christian music stations on a market-exclusive basis, either for barter or cash.

Nir Zicherman, co-founder of podcast production platform Anchor, has announced his departure from Spotify in the coming fall. Zicherman has been at the company for four years after Spotify bought Anchor, which is now known as Spotify for Podcasters.

SiriusXM has unveiled its programming plans for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, May 28. As race weekend falls during a SiriusXM Listen Free event from May 25 to June 5, all coverage is available to the public.

Joshua and Vernon of K-Pop boy band Seventeen are launching a new seasonal radio show on Apple Music. All four episodes of Summer Vacation with Joshua & Vernon will showcase the two playing their favorite summer tracks and stories.

Garth Brooks has unveiled the second station in his SEVENS Radio Network with TuneIn, Tailgate Radio. The station incorporates a feature called "Switch," letting listeners automatically toggle from music into a chosen game broadcast.

Apple is revving up its efforts in Artificial Intelligence with a focus on generative AI technology, as it seeks to catch up with competitors like Spotify on the audio streaming side and Google and Microsoft on the product side.

As the college football bowl season begins, SiriusXM has announced its 46-game plan for live play-by-play. This includes every Division I FBS bowl game, the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship, and the FCS National Championship game.