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iHeartMedia has appointed Pedro Escalera, also known as Pedro Al Aire, to the role of program director at KZEP (104.5 FM) in San Antonio. He will report to Jason McCollim, the senior vice president of programming for iHeartMedia in San Antonio and Austin.

WBUR (90.9 FM) in Boston and the Marshall Project have teamed up for a new podcast that explores a teenager's murder conviction, release from incarceration and return to prison. Segments from the show, Violation, will start running on WBUR's Here & Now program on-air and online.

Nick Cannon took over mornings at Meruelo Media's Power 106 in Los Angeles in June of 2019. He then partnered with Skyview Networks to launch into syndication in early 2020. A report out Wednesday, confirmed by Skyview, states that the show has come to an end.

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo will reunite with his WFAN (660 AM) counterpart Mike Francesca during a special broadcast of ESPN's First Take on Wednesday, February 1. The reunion will span the entire two-hour period, which starts at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

iHeartMedia has appointed Spencer Bynes to Metro President for its Atlanta cluster. Bynes moves to Atlanta from iHeart's Texas region, where he served as the Area President since 2021. He'll report to Division President Kim Guthrie.

The NAB Show is now accepting entries for the newly-launched Excellence in Sustainability Awards, which recognizes individuals, companies and products that show in media and technology in the area of conservation, reusability of natural resources and economic and social development. The deadline for entry is April 3.

PRX and Exile Content Studios are teaming up on a new podcast that investigates an Israeli cyber arms group and its smartphone hacking software that was used to target a slain Washington Post reporter. The first two episodes of the show were released this week and are available to stream or download across all popular podcast platforms.

WQXR (105.9 FM) in New York is launching a new podcast about the hidden voices behind classical music, hosted by the station's Terrance McKnight. The debut season of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight will shine a light on Black representation in opera.

Dickey Broadcasting's WFOM (106.3 FM, Xtra) in Atlanta will host a special "Fair Tax" broadcast with Neal "Talkmaster" Boortz on Thursday, January 26 at 9 a.m. Boortz was one of the original proponents of the Fair Tax in the 1990s and co-authored The Fair Tax Book with former Rep. John Linder.

Triton Digital has released its inaugural U.S. Year-End Podcast Report. The report takes a close look at the at the podcast space in the United States. The analysis includes listening habits and audience demographics. Here are a few highlights from the report...