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Super podcast listeners are defined as those who listen to more than five hours of podcasts every week. Edison Research, Ad Results Media and PodcastOne have jointly released a study of one thousand online interviews with super podcast listeners conducted in October.

RNS provides radio stations with customized local and national news, including custom branding, choice of news anchor, traffic and weather. Lesley Lotto owns RNS and is the senior anchor.

Andy Bloom's article about Howard Stern Monday quickly became one of Radio Ink's most read stories of the year. That may have been because Stern mentioned it on his SiriusXM show Monday, according to one of our readers (see below), or the fact that any time Howard Stern is the subject of an article, everyone wants to know what it's about. So, in case you missed it, here's another look at Bloom's detailed article about his old friend.

WHBC AM/FM in Canton, Ohio raised $1,978 for charity from a two-day sale of records donated by listeners. The money will go to "Wishes Can Happen", a local organization that helps grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.

It's been quite a week of back-and-forth about the relationship radio has with advertising agencies. On Thursday, we posted a list of questions several advertising agency executives have for radio stations. Today, we have answers from a radio representative. Plenty of answers. And perhaps a little anger and sarcasm thrown in.

As outsider Donald Trump closes in on the Republican nomination for President of the United States, he's agreed to be a guest on The Savage Nation with Michael Savage. Trump will appear on the program Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. The Savage Nation airs from 3 -6 p.m. ET.

(By Randy Lane) Management and talent often struggle with how to approach sensitive subjects trending in the news. The recent ESPN Dan Le Batard controversy is a perfect example of a viral topic that has everyone weighing in with an opinion.

And one of the illegal radio stations was found operating at a condo association on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami. The Sailboat Cay Condominium Association in North Miami and Winston and Sonia Murdock of Miami Gardens were both sent enforcement letters.

According to Media Monitors' data of top radio advertisers for the week ending April 23, the top five advertisers saw some changes as a surge of ad plays continues to make up for a slow first quarter. Upside maintained its top position for the fifth consecutive week, with 65,436 spot plays.

Results from Audacy’s Vaccine Hesitancy Custom Survey show that audio is the leading media source in the fight against COVID-19 and a driving force behind Americans’ willingness to receive the vaccination.