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Audrey Allen is the new morning show co-host on Mix 94.7 (KAMX-FM) in Austin. Allen will join the Booker & Alex morning show. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime, and I couldn’t be more thankful to Booker, Alex, Nikki Nite and Bob Mackay,” Allen said.

(Mike McVay) We all point to the pandemic as the start of an accelerated change for radio, as well as all of media, and many businesses. The evolution of media evolved quickly when the location of media usage changed.

Friday morning the legendary Scott Shannon announced on WCBS-FM that he has decided to retire from daily morning radio on December 16th.

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New York City Alternative Rocker 92.3-FM played its final song Thursday. LCD Soundsystem’s New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, closed the curtain on the decades old format that will air a simulcast of all-news station 1010 WINS.

46% of the U.S. population listens to spoken word audio every day according to the latest Spoken Word Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research. That's an increase of 45% over the last 8 years. 47% of time spent with spoken word audio is with radio.

On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced revisions to the Justice Department’s regulations regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media. 

Premiere Networks syndicated host Enrique Santos has been broadcasting live from Jerusalem this week. Santos’ broadcast from Israel coincides with the news that German sports brand Adidas is severing business ties with Kanye West, for a series of anti-Jewish comments.

As the 2022 World Series gets underway, Audacy has launched Baseball Isn’t Boring, a new daily podcast that will dive into baseball's hottest topics and headlines, both on and off the field. The show is hosted by Audacy's Rob Bradford - a longtime baseball columnist, author and broadcaster for WEEI in Boston.

Ron deCastro is the new Market Manager for Beasley Media Group’s Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg-based radio properties. deCastro will oversee WLLD-FM, WQYK-FM, WRBQ-FM, WYUU-FM, WPBB-FM and WHFS-AM. He replaces Steve Triplett  who exits the company.