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Cox Media Group and BMI songwriters are joining forces for a new podcast called Stories Behind The Songs. It will be hosted by Christi Brooks.

CBS News Radio was a big winner at the 84th National Headliner Awards presented by the Press Club of Atlantic City. The National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing outstanding journalism in newspapers, photography, radio, television, and online.

The voice of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and numerous worldwide mixed martial arts events, Bruce Buffer, and his ubiquitous battle cry “IT’S TIME!”, have entered the podcast world.

On May 1, APM Reports will release Season Two of In the Dark, the Peabody Award-winning investigative podcast. This season digs into the case of a black man in a small Mississippi town who has been tried for the same crime six times and is currently on death row.

We've been flooded with comments from around the industry since we first announced the death of Art Bell this past weekend. Bell died at his home in Las Vegas on Friday, April 13. Here are the details along with comments from George Noory, Kraig Kitchin and others...

Drew Hayes got his first job in radio as a teenage fill-in traffic reporter on WMCA in New York City back in the ‘70s. He'd listen to the helicopter reporters on WOR and WCBS and scribble down his report. He was filling in for Tommy Traffic and his name.... Peter Parkway, of course.

(By Bob McCurdy) I read an article recently that focused on human decision-making and how many of our decisions are fraught with unrecognized biases which often lead to “suboptimal outcomes.” There are ways to keep your biases in check. Let me explain...

(By Jeff McHugh) Radio hosts often ask if they are ready for syndication, ready for a bigger market, or ready to cut back on music to allow for more content. The answer is in whether or not the show outperforms the station.

Chelsea Perron has been named midday host for 106.7 The Bull/Denver, effective April 23. Perron from will be on air 10 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays, after The Bobby Bones Show. The station launched on December 18, 2017 and broadcasts a variety of Country hits.

(By Ronald Robinson) I sometimes wonder how many in radio’s ownership and management will, from time to time, spend an hour monitoring — not really listening to — their station(s), and presume something along the lines of: “Sounds pretty good to me.” Then, they will jump into their vehicles and attempt to navigate through the thickest fog of the season.