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Danielle Desir will be part of our July virtual conference called How to Make REAL Money Podcasting. And Danielle has come up with a very cool way for you to make money podcasting.

Guaranty Media CEO Flynn Foster and former Triton Digital/Katz Executive Mike Agovino are launching Drop Biscuit Studios. Drop Biscuit currently has three series in production and plans to release at least five original series during 2022.

Westwood One is planning to mark Memorial Day Weekend with three specials. It will celebrate the start of summertime with programming specials in three different formats – Country, Classic Rock, and Hit Radio/ Hot Adult Contemporary.

Cumulus Media has announced a "modified Dutch auction" tender offer to purchase up to $25 Million of shares of its Class A common stock. The offer is at a price not greater than $16.50 and not less than $14.50 per share of Class A common stock, to the tendering shareholder in cash.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Rodney Ho is reporting that the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame is ending its inductions, and ceremony. The Hall opened in 2007 and includes Georgia radio stars such as Neal Boortz, Clark Howard, Don Sutton and Bert Weiss.

The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation will honor GEICO with the 2022 Corporate Leadership Award during the 2022 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The award will be presented on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at an in-person, black-tie Celebration of Service to America Awards ceremony in Washington D.C.

Cumulus CEO Mary Berner said Wednesday morning that the company turned in strong first quarter results, experienced robust revenue growth, has the best company balance sheet in a decade and is solidly in growth mode.

Before reporting earnings, Cumulus CEO Mary Berner addressed the $340 million offer made by Jeff Warshaw to purchase the company. The "indication of interest" for $15.00 to $17.00 per share was rejected. Here's the letter Berner released...

The Social Media giant made it official Wednesday night with a letter to podcasters telling them their shows will no longer be available on the platform as of June 3rd.

Matt Dubiel, who's running for U.S. Senate in Illinois, has purchased airtime on Cumulus owned News/Talker WLS-AM in Chicago. The former radio host and producer will crack the mic again, this time Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 P.M. until his Illinois Primary June 28th.