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Since the launch of its podcast network in June of 2020, Jam Street Media has achieved its first milestone of 1 million downloads. Its slate of shows includes: The Big Swing with Strip and Coop, Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco, Appalachian Mysteria and Let’s Get Into Entertainment.

Anny Mansfield is moved into the newly created position of Corporate Research Director. Mansfield, who's been with Gen since day one, will build out a company-wide research department. In her new role, Mansfield's responsibilities extend to Sun Broadcast Group, the network GMP purchased just over two years ago.

New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) is presenting the latest in a series of Town Hall broadcasts to help focusing on mental health. The program is set for January 21.

Q99.7 (WWWQ-FM) is debuting two new shows covering midday and afternoon drive. Yvonne Monet will handle middays M-F, while station favorites Jade and Moe take over 3 to 7 PM M-F.

KFMX 94.5 FM in Lubbock, TX is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Referred to at times as “Lubbock’s Dirty Little Secret” the station is part of Townsquare Media’s six station Lubbock cluster.

The Department of Justice has been reviewing the ASCAP/BMI consent decrees since 2019, which included over 800 public comments and a two-day workshop. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim said on Friday that "continued review of, and stakeholder input concerning, the decrees remains necessary."

(By Mike McVay) There are obvious similarities that are found as a part of the very best morning shows, or those high-profile non-morning shows, that are what everyone searching for a morning show should look for when interviewing and hiring. 

Continuing with our weekly series to show BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 51 to 60 for 2021. 

ABC News Radio will have extensive live anchored coverage of inauguration events this week. Radio, streaming and podcast platforms will be in use.

Freakonomics Radio has nearly 500 episodes in its archive. The decade worth of episodes will be available, across all platforms, January 17.