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Professor Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford talk about her 1991 testimony in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The four-part podcast examines the impact 30 years later on everything from politics to journalism to race.

SiriusXM has entered into a new creative programming and strategic agreement with podcast studio Audio Up. Under the agreement, Audio Up is expected to create new original scripted podcasts for the Satelitte programming provider.

Back in February, Malcolm Inniss was on Radio Ink's list of Future African American Leaders in Radio. At the time Malcom was an Integrated Marketing Specialist for Urban One in Houston. Last week he purchased two stations in Mississippi. The local newspaper in Natchez where Malcolm purchased WMIS and WTYJ has a nice piece on the purchase HERE.

(By Charlie Sislen) Format classification can be subjective. What is the line between a CHR and Hot AC station or between a Classic Rock and Classic Hits station? And how is it impacted by the differences in individual markets?

(By Mike McVay) Everything changed in late March and early April 2020. Suddenly people were working from home. It’s not impossible to build a creative culture remotely, but it is difficult to build a long-lasting culture. It's time to go back work.

Federal Communications Commissioner, Nathan Simington, will be part of Radio Ink's Forecast 2022 in NYC. Simington, who joined the FCC in January 2020, is a former senior advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

(By Jeff McHugh) There's one thing all great media presenters have in common: planning. Planning requires discipline, and that’s where rituals come into play. What helps a person develop rituals? A checklist.

WBUR Boston Morning Edition host Bob Oakes told listeners that Friday was his final day hosting, something he's done since 1992. Oakes is not retiring, he's returning to reporting, his first love. Rupa Shenoy takes over hosting duties. More HERE at WBUR.

A ceremony was held in South Philly for WDAS host Patty Jackson. Jackson grew up on the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street and on Friday the city named that street after her. It's now called Patty Jackson Way. Jackson has been on the air in Philadelphia for nearly 4 decades. A video of the ceremony can be found HERE.

Dale Weber was a long time radio executive and a Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame member. He managed stations for Saga, Nationwide, Storz and Park.