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iHeartMedia and Pushkin Industries will co-produce Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi. Kendi is a writer and scholar that has looked into the policies that he believes contributes to racial inequity and injustice.

The American Urban Radio Networks has named Ebony McMorris to serve as its White House news correspondent. She most recently was with Reach Media/Urban One where she served as their National News Correspondent.

Cardle and Woolley has been added to mornings at Talk 1370AM (KJCE-AM) in Austin. Jim Cardle is the publisher of an online political newsletter; Lynn Woolley has three decades of talk radio experience.

Pablo de Jesus Colon, Jr., Connecticut's foremost Hispanic broadcaster and pioneer has died. He was the owner of WCUM 1450 AM/103.3 FM in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 

Arizona-based Riviera Broadcasting announced the addition of Nina D to middays on it’s HOT AC format HOT 97.5 & 103.9.

Gene Kirchner, the former owner of WRDN in Durand, Wisconsin has died. He and his wife bought the station in 1986 and owned it for about 15 years.

Friday morning Podcast Movement's Dan Franks joined Editor Ed Ryan in the Radio Ink Clubhouse. There's been a lot of news rocking the podcast industry lately. They touched on it all, including recent moves by Apple, Facebook, Spotify and other companies making waves. LISTEN

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio organization has announced is has officially become a 501(c)(3) charitable entity. The volunteer organization includes top-level female radio professionals who use their experience, influence, and resources to help other women in radio develop management and leadership skills.

The annual examination of everything tech will take place Thursday at 2PM Eastern. Jacobs  Media says over 42,000 listeners from 470 radio stations participated in the survey this year.

(By Rick Fink) I was on a sales call recently with a new sales rep. The call was a follow-up on an insurance agency and the goal was to close the deal on a summer package that he presented two weeks prior.