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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is partnering with SiriusXM for the launch of The Billy Graham Channel. The channel will be headlined by the inspiring messages of the late, world-renowned Christian evangelist and will feature sermons from his many years in ministry.

Cumulus and TuneIn announced Thursday that the two sides have signed a new multi-year contract that will keep Cumulus' 441 stations on the streaming app. TuneIn will also carry all of Cumulus' podcasts from the Westwood One Podcast Network. That's good news for TuneIn, which lost all Entercom stations in June when they moved over to Radio.com exclusively.

New podcasting app Anchor has introduced a new product called Listener Support which gives podcasters an opportunity to generate revenue. The question is: Will listeners pay for a show they love to listen to?

Denver’s KOSI 101.1 has promoted afternoon personality Jackie Selby (right) to middays effective immediately. In addition, the station announced that sister station KYGO-FM’s midday personality and market vet Melissa Moore would move over to the afternoon position on KOSI 101.1 on Tuesday, September 4.

Longtime Cleveland radio host John Lanigan quit right in the middle of his WTAM show on Wednesday. Lanigan said he just didn't feel right doing radio anymore, thanked a few people, and went on his merry way. News 5 in Cleveland reported that WTAM PD Ray Davis was caught completely off guard and had to come in and finish the show.

Rooster Teeth’s podcast network, The Roost, has added The Last Podcast on the Left to its roster. Since its launch one year ago, The Roost now has over a million weekly downloads. The Last Podcast on the Left is one of the most popular podcasts in the country.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL Network analyst will join Kevin Harlan in the Westwood One Sports NFL broadcast booth as the new lead color analyst for Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl.

Former Philadelphia 76ers star Charles Barkley joined Mike Missanelli, Natalie Egenolf, and Tyrone Johnson on Beasley Media Group’s 97.5 The Fanatic (WPEN-FM), Thursday. Barkley co-hosted all four hours of the show and talked Philadelphia sports and current events. Barkely appears on the show every year and the station receives great feedback from listeners.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end and Super Bowl champion Dennis Brown is the new co-host of KNBR 680/1050’s pregame and postgame coverage for the 2018 NFL season. Brown was part of the 49ers' Super Bowl-winning team in 1995. He served as 49ers television analyst from 2012-2017.

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