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The Beasley Media Group was all over Podcast Movement in Philadelphia this week. Not only did CEO Caroline Beasley introduce the keynote speaker, NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, during the "Jacobs Media Broadcasters meet Podcasters" session Wednesday morning, Beasley Media was one of the main sponsors.

iHeartMedia has launched a new AC weekend program, The Ellen K Weekend Show, featuring Los Angeles’s KOST 103.5 morning show host Ellen K. The show will originate from Los Angeles and debut on Saturday, July 28 nationwide.

Roy Brown is part of Beasley’s morning team of Manny, Roy and Lauren at KISS-FM in Charlotte. When the home office created a company-wide contest to find the best new podcast, Roy’s team went to work, and they won the contest.

Boston’s NPR station WBUR has named Meghna Chakrabarti and David Folkenflik the new co-hosts of On Point, the weekday News and Talk program distributed to almost 300 NPR stations nationwide.

Fredericksburg, VA, stations WBQB (B101.5) and NewsTalk 1230 WFVA have hired Fredericksburg native Amanda (Mandy) Smith as Marketing Director. Smith will manage promotions, events, and social media for the stations and accompanying digital platforms.

According to a story on azcentral.com, Jim Paluzzi, the VP of Phoenix station KJZZ -- an NPR-member station -- is retiring after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed three male employees, and behaved offensively towards another. Paluzzi, 62, has been on paid leave since May. He is disputing some of the findings and said others were taken out of context.

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Sun Broadcast Group is set to support national ad sales for Envision Networks Wolfmam Jack Radio Show beginning August 1. The show has been digitally remastered and is available now as a five-hour weekly program containing Wolfman’s comedy bits, funny phone calls, crazy characters, celebrity interviews, and great music from the 60s & 70s.

Nathan Graham is the new PD for Entercom’s 98.7 AMP Radio (WDZH-FM) in Detroit, effective September 4. Graham was previously APD and Music Director for 103.7 KISS FM (WXSS-FM) in Milwaukee.

And that initial wave of podcast platform and solution providers includes Libsyn, Blubrry, Voxnest, StreamGuys, and EmpireStreaming.