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Iliad Media Group’s self-syndication unit announced Joey & Lauren in the Morning have added Rhythmic CHR KEZE Hot 96.9 in Spokane as a new affiliate.

The National Association of Broadcasters is gearing up to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary. The centennial celebration will include activities and events throughout the year, with the cornerstone of NAB's 100th anniversary commemorated in a new online portal that launched this week.

Amy Leimbach has been named the regional SVP of sales for the newly-created greater Texas region, and Steve Earnhart has been appointed regional SVP of sales for the greater Arizona region. Additionally, Breeanna Malik has been named the executive VP of the unified partnership team at iHeartMedia.

Storic Media Podcast Networks has launched a new podcast that probes some of the most-heinous crimes committed in recent history. The show, Code Name: Siren, is hosted by former British police detective Nina Hobson, who has investigated a wide range of crimes.

Long-time Seattle host Gregg Hersholt is retiring from Lotus' KNWN (1000 AM, 97.7 FM) on Friday. The retirement caps a five-decade broadcasting career, much of it spent in the Seattle market. Brian Calvert will fill Hersholt's role as morning news co-host, starting Tuesday.

The New York Festivals Radio Awards has announced its grand jury panel for 2023. The grand jury includes over 100 prominent radio industry executives from nearly two dozen countries across six continents, and include representatives from SiriusXM, the BBC, the CBC, Radio New Zealand and others.

Salem Media Group has appointed Andy Massingill as its senior director of digital sales. Massingill moves into the position after serving in a leadership with Salem for its western region, where he helped open additional revenue streams for the company there.

Edison Research will host its first webinar of 2023, with a look at the media consumption habits of "Generation Z." It will focus largely on a study that was presented at the annual PRPD conference that examined the media consumption and sharing habits of young consumers born after 1997.

iHeartMedia's podcast division is launching a new show that focuses on a school in Alabama and five of its students who had an impactful role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The show, Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children, will be hosted by Josie Duffy Rice.

Signal Hill Insights says it has appointed Paul Riismandel as a senior partner and chief innovation officer for the audio research firm. Riismandel joins from SiriusXM's SXM Media, the advertising and sales division of SiriusXM Pandora, where he was in charge of advertising research for podcasts.