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Crossover Media Group has added Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner. Kirschner is an attorney, former U.S. Army JAG, former career prosecutor at the D.O.J and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

Lava for Good is launching an original podcast (distributed by iHeartPodcasts) called The War On Drugs hosted by famed Atlanta comedian and actor Clayton English and Attorney Greg Glod. LISTEN

Country Radio Broadcasters has named Tracy Lawrence as the recipient of the 2023 CRS Artist Humanitarian Award and Brent Michaels as the recipient of the 2023 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award. In a statement, a CRB official said both individual devoted significant personal time to charitable causes.

Studstill Media, the family-owned company that operates several radio stations under the Mendota Broadcasting and Laco Radio subsidiaries, have agreed to sell eight stations to Illinois-based Shaw Local for over $1.8 million.

WXXI Public Broadcasting in Rochester, NY has closed on the acquisition of silent WJZR Rochester from North Coast Radio for $ 1.2 Million. It gives WXXI a second full-market FM signal to augment its NPR news-talk WXXI-AM along with classical-music WXXI-FM.

Some experts believe Spotify's recent layoff announcement could signal a shift in its approach to podcasts and other forms on-demand audio, while others — including an executive at a Spotify competitor — believe there's still room to grow, as long as some restraint is shown.

Alpha Media's hot AC station WXLC (102.3 FM) in Chicago is adding XYZ with Erik Zachary on weeknights. The addition of WXLC as an affiliate brings the host back to his hometown of Chicago, distributor Skyview Networks said.

The deadline for entries in the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards is fast approaching. This year's deadline is Tuesday, February 7 — just two weeks away. In January, the RTDNA said it would likely not extend the deadline. For more information, or to enter, go HERE.

Colleagues and friends of WXRT's Lin Brehmer held a tribute for the Chicago broadcaster on-air Monday. The tribute comes one day after Brehmer passed away following a battle with cancer. To listen to WXRT's on-air tribute, go HERE.

Broadcaster and activist Ninoska Pérez Castellón is returning to radio in South Florida with a new program on Salem Media's WWFE (670 AM, La Nueva Poderosa) in Miami. Castellón previously worked for more than two decades at WAQI (710 AM) until it changed ownership.