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A former morning host for Austin's KROX (101.5 FM) has sued the station and its owner, Waterloo Media, over her dismissal in 2021. The lawsuit, filed by Deb O'Keefe, claims Waterloo breached her employment contract; Waterloo has countersued, saying O'Keefe didn't follow the company's policies.

Kudos to Compass Media Networks morning show host DeDe McGuire who continues to expand her affiliate list across the country. DeDe in The Morning is now heard on 80 stations after adding 7 more affiliates.

Bonneville's Sacramento sports outlet KHTK (1140 AM, Sactown Sports) has hired a pair of on-air talent from NBC Sports for a new local show. The program, Deuce & Mo, began airing on KHTK this Monday and is hosted by Sacramento Kings broadcaster Deuce Mason and NBC Sports California host Morgan Ragan.

SiriusXM will celebrate the 25th anniversary of rock band Pearl Jam's album Yield on the band's artist-exclusive channel. The anniversary celebration will include a rebroadcast of Pearl Jam's 1998 pirate radio show Monkeywrench Radio.

A new report published by the website Current.org focused on the high amount of burnout and turnover at public radio stations across the country. The issue is particularly prevalent in small- and medium-sized markets, which stations have struggled to fill job vacancies.

Edison Research has released a new report that spotlights the most-efficient podcasts for ad buyers across four domestic regions. The data was based on Edison's Effiency Ranker, which is meant to help ad buyers and sellers focus on the most-efficient podcasts to target key demos and reduce waste.

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.

Liberated Syndication (Libsyn) has unveiled the beta version of its new all-in-one podcast creator and advertising platform called Libsyn Connect. The platform is a browser-based collaboration tool that helps creators produce high-quality recordings remotely.

DraftKings says it has picked up The Anik & Florian Podcast for its YouTube channel. The weekly podcast covering the world of mixed martial arts is hosted by UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik and former three-time UFC title challenger Kenny Florian.

iHeartMedia and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms are teaming up to produce a virtual reality concert. The show, J Balvin Futurum: A VR Concert Experience, will debut on Meta's virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds on February 17 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.