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"The TJ Show" is the debut offering as Gemini XIII launches its Personality Network. TJ Taormina is a morning show vet with stops in NYC and Boston.

Elizabeth Pembleton will take over as Regional Vice President/Market Manager for Allentown and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pennsylvania for Cumulus Media March 1. Cumulus owns and operates eight radio station brands in the area.

Cumulus stations in Shreveport, LA collected hundreds of handmade Valentine's Day cards for hospitalized Children. The 3rd Annual Cards 4 Kids Drive benefited patients checking in for treatment at Shriners Children's Hospital.

As the commercials churn on, the Program Director can hear the clicking of radio dials away from his or her station. What's a PD to do? The station needs the revenue and will squeeze every possible dime out of that 60 minutes. The PD believes the way to more revenue is higher ratings from stronger content and long commercial breaks does not increase the ratings.

Edison says its most recent top 50 podcast chart has been expanded to include a sample of weekly podcast listeners age 13-17, and allows podcast producers and networks to understand the teen segment of the Gen Z podcast listeners.

AdLarge announced today that they have added the PodCo Network to their Podcast portfolio. PodCo produces several podcasts hosted by television stars from both Disney and Nickelodeon. 

The Academy of Radio Arts and Sciences of America announced back in January that KDKA News Radio in Pittsburgh was the recipient of the 2023 World Radio Day Award. The award was presented to Audacy Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli and KDKA Brand Manager David LaBrozzi on Tuesday.

Longtime WIP-FM Philadelphia morning host Angelo Cataldi's final broadcast will be Friday after 31 years on the sports talk station. Cataldi announced in October 2021 that he would retire after the Eagles 2022 season. He began the show back in 1989. The host is 71 years of age.

(By Buzz Knight) The podcast community has exploded in recent years and has many unique attributes that traditional media and the radio business specifically can consider emulating and learn from.

WBGF-FM in Miami is the latest station to land syndicated "The Baka Boyz". Revolution 93.5 marks 10 new stations in the last three-months to add the afternoon program.