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That’s the subject the Los Angeles Times takes on with its new podcast Chasing Cosby. Hosted and reported by investigative journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan, the six-part series features first-hand accounts of women who say they were drugged and assaulted by "America's Dad."

iHeartRadio and Double Elvis Productions have teamed up for a new podcast called Dear Young Rocker, a first-person, coming-of-age story about the struggles of young adulthood and the power of music, hosted by Chelsea Ursin.

iHeartRadio has announced a new branded podcast with Under Armour called The Only Way Is Through. The show will take a deep dive into the lives of elite athletes over the course of eight episodes.

The Rick and Sasha Show has added broadcaster, programmer, and production guru "Smokin" Tony Richards to the Urban AC morning team.

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show can now be heard weekdays, 6 a.m.-10 a.m., on Beasley’s 105.9 KISS-FM/Detroit.

A media diversity hearing is being held Wednesday before the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Diane Sutter, President and CEO of Shooting Star Broadcasting, will be the NAB witness for this hearing, which you can watch live HERE. The hearing begins at 10:30 a.m.

As of Tuesday, January 14, the window for entries for the 29th Radio Mercury Awards is officially open. For 2020, the Awards has added several new prize categories.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has announced that the final deadline to submit entries for the 45th Annual Gracie Awards has been extended until January 23, 2020.

In a post on his LinkedIn page Alan Mason wrote he's now semi-retired and looking for his next adventure. Mason was with Educational Media Foundation for 16 years where he's finishing a run as President.

Steve Newberry currently serves as Executive VP for Industry Affairs and Strategic Planning at the National Association of Broadcasters, where he's been overseeing several major NAB projects. Newberry will exit the NAB at the end of March. Here's the company he'll be running.