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In an interview with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tom Joyner says he doesn't really want to leave radio but “I couldn’t get a guaranteed contract after two years.” Joyner is retiring at the end of 2019. Joyner has been in syndication for nearly 25 years, he's still on 95 stations and reaches 7.4 million listeners every week.

After working at both KDKA Radio and KDKA TV for over 15 years, John Shumway is stepping away from KDKA Radio. Today is his last day on radio. Entercom Pittsburgh Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli had this to say...

Twenty Texas broadcasters have been added to the Class of 2022 to be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Communications in Kilgore, Texas on November 5, 2022.

(By Randy Lane) As we continue to adjust to “sheltering in place” and wearing masks, the two top trending news topics are the controversy over reopening states and passing stimulus packages. However, the two top trending coping mechanisms are Comfort and Comedy. 

Cybersecurity firm Hornetsecurity has introduced, The Security Swarm, aimed at illuminating the current landscape of cybersecurity. Hosted by Hornetsecurity's Andy Syrewicze, the weekly show gathers experts to discuss pressing industry issues and future challenges.

Despite auto sales leveling off in 2017, SiriusXM is adding subscribers and generating record revenue. That good news pushed the company to increase its 2017 full-year guidance for self-pay net subscriber additions, revenue, and adjusted EBITDA. The company's complete full-year 2017 guidance is now: self-pay net subscriber additions of approximately 1.4 million, revenue of approximately $5.375 billion, adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.05 billion, and free cash flow of approximately $1.5 billion.

(By Marc Greenspan) This is another screed about sampling. No, I’m not going to go on about how Nielsen needs to add more panelists in PPM markets. There is no way on Earth that radio will pay for this.

European podcast and audiobook subscription service Podimo has secured €44 million in funding. This caps a year featuring an 80% subscriber increase, following the four-year-old company's expansion into seven markets globally.

WPLN’s News Director Emily Siner has been named as a recipient of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2022 class of 40 Under 40 Award. She has been part of Nashville Public Radio since 2014.

Sixteen teenagers ages 15-18, from across the Puget Sound, spent their summer in Seattle at KUOW’s RadioActive program where they learned about radio journalism and produced compelling, personal stories about their communities.