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Courrielche, Cortez, and Premiere Networks will co-produce Red Pilled America, a weekly podcast series beginning November 1 on the iHeartRadio Podcast Network. Each episode will search for answers in the stories of forgotten men and women of America.

The Podcast Academy has announced the nominees for its inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio or The Ambies. The ceremony announcing the winners will be streamed LIVE on YouTube, Twitch and other platforms Sunday, May 16th from Los Angeles at 8PM Eastern.

JVC Media has completed its acquisition of an AM signal and its FM translator on Long Island in New York. Commercial Assets, Inc. sold WLIM-AM 1440 in Medford, NY, and 93.3 W227CL in Port Jefferson, NY for $500,000.

Point Broadcasting out of Ventura, CA, has shuffled its management team. Brian Davis, Chip Ehrhardt, Marissa Garcia, and Miles Sexton are all involved in the changes. Here are the details.

On May 20, Cumulus Media's WLS-AM in Chicago is launching a new podcast with former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich called The Lightning Rod. The former Democratic Governor was impeached in 2009, spent time in prison and was pardoned by President Trump.

(By Loyd Ford) What sales team are YOU on for the Q4/2022? So, how do we identify who is on the good guy team and who is on the bad guy team related to radio?

Entravision CEO Walter Ulloa was very complimentary about Entravision's syndicated network lineup on the company earnings call, Thursday night. That content includes Erazno y la Chokolata (who will appear on the March 27 cover of Radio Ink Magazine), Alex El Genio Lucas and Eduardo Piolin Sotelo. Ulloa says that lineup has a lot to do with Entravision's advertising success.

Q107 in Calgary has signed on for popular morning show Willy in the Morning, starting Tuesday, August 27. Willy Percy, Kim Seale, and Alece Anderson say they are raring to go.

(By Marc Greenspan) In our last article, we discussed going after recruitment dollars to capitalize on a tight labor market. The last step can go in several directions depending on the prospect.

The 2024 NAB Show will feature a session focused on the mergers and acquisitions landscape in radio, moderated by Media Services Group Managing Director Bob Heymann. The panel will continue a conversation started at Radio Ink's Forecast 2024.