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Buzz Knight has been busy, walking around, adding to his podcast series. His latest jaunt takes him to Ohio to talk with a Rock Guitar Legend.

“Unwritten: Behind Baseball’s Secret Rules,” explores a different unwritten rule of the game each week - bat flips, no-hitter jinxes, retribution and more. The show is hosted by MLB broadcasters and former players Ron Darling and Jimmy Rollins.

Matty Staudt has been in broadcasting since the age of 16 including stints at legendary stations WJFK in Washington DC, WNEW in New York City, and Alice Radio KLLC-FM in San Francisco. Matty will part of our July virtual podcasting conference called How to Make Real Money Podcasting.

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel says at its meeting tomorrow the Commission will consider preserving local programming for radio audiences on what is known as FM6 stations.

Chicago’s Very Own Golden Lager is a limited release brewed specially for WGN Radio’s 100th anniversary in collaboration with Metropolitan Brewing, Conrad Seipp Brewing Company, and the Chicago Brewseum. Check out a video from Jon Hansen visiting Metropolitan Brewing about the canning process HERE

And the listed asking price is a mere $22 million. The New York Post is reporting the former syndicated radio star's 3-bedroom, 7,300 square foot mansion is in the gated Golden Beach Community. The real estate taxes alone are listed at $12,000 per month.

Benztown has put together three free memorial day audio packages. The packages include sound effects, music beds and music.

Edison Research has released its Top Podcast Network chart for Q1 2022. SiriusXM tops the Edison list, followed by Spotify and iHeartRadio. The Edison list ranks the most popular podcast networks based on reach from Edison Podcast Metrics.

Piggybacking on their monthly live standup show, Rachel Green and Kirsten O'Brien will launch a no holds barred podcast in July. 'The Boss Bitch Show Podcast' will draw on the duo's monthly live standup show that celebrates and centers femme, LGBTQAI+ and BIPOC talent.

iHeartMedia Charlotte and the Carolina Panthers have signed a new multi-year broadcast deal to move games to WRFX-FM and make the station the team's new flagship for the Carolina Panthers Radio Network. Urban One's WBT had been carrying the games since 2005.