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PodcastOne’s newest show, First Degree, debuted August 15 bringing a fresh angle to true-crime podcasts, as stories are told through the eyes of someone who has just one degree of separation from the tragedy itself.

iHeartRadio, in partnership with 23andMe, is launching spit – a provocative podcast that interviews musicians like John Legend and Melissa Etheridge about the connection between their biology and identity.

It was back in 2014 that Scripps announced it was merging with Journal Communications, snatching up 34 radio stations, TV stations, and newspapers. In January, Scripps announced it was planning to sell all of its radio stations so the company could focus on television. Mission accomplished.

Cadence13, in partnership with Blumhouse Television, is launching a new podcast series: The Oval Office Tapes. The scripted, 10-episode drama will be written and produced in real time, based on actual events and news of the week. 

The hosts of the popular podcast My Favorite Murder — Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark — are launching Exactly Right Media, a new podcast network in partnership with Stitcher. Kilgariff and Hardstark are curating the Exactly Right lineup and expanding it into other genres. 

Four of the five radio stations owned by Results Radio in Redding were affected by the historic Carr Fire in California, which has already consumed over 210,000 acres. Early in the fire, Results lost mountain-top transmitter sites on South Fork Mountain and Shasta Bally Mountain for four of its five stations.

Springsteen superfan, sketch/improv comic, New Jersey native and SpringsteenProv creator John Murray launched The Bosscast, Wednesday, a new podcast about Bruce Springsteen, by the fans and for the fans, on The Brain Machine Network.

The BMI Songwriters Spotlight Series is returning to the 2018 Radio Show and will feature 12 BMI songwriters. The performances are free for registered attendees and will take place during select sessions and networking events. The Radio Show is held September 25-28 in Orlando and produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau and the National Association of Broadcasters.

Is it true that the majority of the growth in the U.S. Hispanic market is coming from markets that are below the top 10 Hispanic DMAs? "Generally speaking, yes," reveals Fernando E. Férnandez, Partner and Chief Client Officer at New York-based multicultural advertising agency d'expósito & Partners.

In our latest 2018 Radio Wayne finalist podcast we speak to Cumulus Houston Sales Manager Tim Gratzer about how he succeeds in the trenches every day. The Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards will be handed out on September 27 at the RAB/NAB Radio Show in Orlando, and over the next several weeks we're going to highlight the best of the best in radio sales and management. Here's our interview with Cumulus' Tim Gratzer...