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New discounted rates for students and unemployed individuals have been revealed for the 2023 Country Radio Seminar. The rate for those who are unemployed is $199; the student rate discount is $149. Single day passes are also now available to purchase.

Beasley Media Group says Sarah Weaver has been promoted to PD at WKML-FM in Fayetteville. Weaver joined the station as a media personality in 2016 and was named co-host of The Big Wake-Up morning show the following year.

Amazon's Audible is distributing a new podcast produced by Playboy in partnership with Audio Up that re-creates seven iconic celebrity interviews that appeared in the articles (yes, the articles) of the magazine over the last few decades.

Kaylin Mozden, one of Radio Ink's "30 and Under Superstars," has been named mid-day host at Cumulus' WTCB (106.7 FM) in Columbia, South Carolina. She will be heard on the station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting January 26.

Key Networks has hired Mike Iverson as a Senior Account Executive for the company. Iverson joins Key from Ryan Seacrest Enterprises, where he was SVP, Sales and Corporate Partnerships for over 10 years.

Audacy has promoted three to executive roles overseeing various alternative rock clusters throughout the company, including Christine Malovets (pictured) who now serves as Audacy's VP of Alternative Programming and Operations.

United Stations has hired Eric V. Romero to serve as the company's chief revenue officer; he will report to CEO Nick Verbitsky and succeeds Greg Janoff, who will transition to a consulting role with the company.

Brian Gebhardt is the new PD for Sactown Sports (KHTK-AM), Bonneville's Sports/Talker in Sacramento. Gebhardt spent the past seven years at 92.9 The Game in Atlanta most recently as Executive Producer of the “Andy & Randy” show. 

Urban One is partnering with contextual intelligence platform Sounder to conduct research that will improve podcast ad technology to equalize monetization opportunities for a diverse range of content creators, with the results helping guide Sounder's artificial intelligence and machine learning models.

NAB Show is partnering with StoryTech to launch several unique tour experiences centered around content management solutions. Group and individual tours will be offered from Sunday, April 16 through Tuesday, April 18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.