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Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy, which is being broadcast on CBS TV Thursday night, October 29, will also be broadcast on iHeartMedia radio stations and the iheartRadio app. The special is intended to honor and selebrate the power of voting through music.

Amanda Stetzy joins Sun as Media Research Analyst and Alyson Tiller comes onboard as Assistant Traffic Coordinator.

Stitcher has released the public beta of its newly redesigned mobile apps for Android and iOS alongside its web-based listening platform. The reimagined layout and new features are designed to help users control the way they listen to and discover podcasts.

WGN Radio720 will air classic radio drama overnight on Saturday October 31. Carl Amari will host the fright fest from 10 PM to 5 AM.

98.9 THE BULL (KNUC-Seattle) Morning Host Cory Fitz is sporting a Mullet haircut for a reason. The Fitz In The Morninghost went for five months without a haircut and then had it cut into a Mullet to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

FOX News Audio will debut three new original podcasts, including Kennedy Saves the World, hosted by FOX Business Network’s Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery, FOX News Election Rewind: Bush vs. Gore and FOX News Investigates: House of Broken Dreams: The Jennifer Kesse Story.

Building Black Biz is an initiative designed to support, sustain and grow local Black-owned businesses in the New York metro area. iHeartMedia New York has pledged to support the initiative during the next three months with over 100 million media impressions.

The Get Up is being produced by podcasting company Gimlet Media and will include "conversation with personalized music selections for each listener." The show is hosted by journalist Speedy Morman, YouTuber Kat Lazo, and Spotify’s Xavier ‘X’ Jernigan.

iHeartMedia and Amy Brown, co-host of The Bobby Bones Show and host of 4 Things with Amy Brown podcast, are launching The Amy Brown Podcast Network. The agreement includes a slate of health and wellness podcasts that will be co-produced by Brown and iHeartRadio.

McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Taco Bell are the top Fast Food chains on the radio this year, according to new data from Media Monitors. The research company says the fast food segment began its recovery in May because of their drive-thru capabilities. So, why is this a great opportunity for radio?