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The New York Public Radio Board of Trustees has announced that Goli Sheikholeslami has been named CEO of New York Public Radio. Sheikholeslami serves as CEO of Chicago Public Media. NYPR has been searching for a new CEO since January.

That’s the question Edison Research Senior VP Tom Webster was trying to figure out during his keynote speech, Wednesday, at Podcast Movement. Webster says there's no longer a clear way to define what a podcast is.

Seven Mountains Media has acquired Connoisseur Media’s Stroudsburg, PA, stations 93.5 WSBG and 840 WVPO. In less than five years, Seven Mountains has acquired 41 signals serving seven markets in Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York State.

Entercom collected over 33,000 jars of peanut butter to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (the Charlotte metro area), setting a new record in total donations.

With local ad revenue floundering in Q2 for public radio companies, we're looking at the local revenue bottom line of privately held radio groups. Connoisseur Media operates 17 stations and digital brands in six markets across four states. CEO Jeff Warshaw shared his thoughts with Radio Ink.

WCBS 880 (WCBS-AM) New York Mets play-by-play broadcaster Howie Rose has been selected to the 2019 class of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

The team at The Splendid Table now has a weekly Weeknight Kitchen e-newsletter that offers practical but delicious recipes. In addition, The Splendid Table is taking it a step further with the Weeknight Kitchen podcast.

Mobile publisher Group Nine Media and iHeartMedia have announced an exclusive slate of co-produced podcasts on the iHeartPodcast Network.

The MindShift podcast is back with a new season of exploring innovation in education — and with school about to start up again, it’s come at a great time. The four-year-old podcast highlights how educators are addressing some of the trickiest problems in education.

If you're going to Podcast Movement that is. Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan is moderating the Friday morning 10:00 a.m. Speed Mentoring session at Podcast Movement on the Broadcasters Meet Podcasters track, presented by Jacobs Media.