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iHeartPodcasts has unveiled a fresh season of You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton, marking the former Secretary of State's return to podcasting. The new season will feature candid dialogues featuring individuals Clinton holds in high regard.

Media writer Robert Feder has the story about Entercom's WBBM sending a cease-and-desist order to iHeartMedia's WKSC-FM for using the phrase "Showbiz Shelley."

Gen Media Partners, parent company of Sun Broadcast Group, and Jason Bailey have parted ways. Bailey founded Sun 12 years ago and sold it to Gen Media Partners in 2018.

Language-learning software Babbel had the most-run spots on radio stations last week, according to Media Monitors, with 58,454 spots airing on measured stations coast-to-coast. Progressive was second with 56,054 spots; Upside was third with 54,025 spots.

The $2 Million deal between Red Zebra and Radio One for WWXT-FM and WXGI-AM in the Washington, DC market is now closed. Urban One has been simulcasting Urban AC “Majic 102.3” WMMJ on WWXT. The deal was announced back in April. Greg Guy of Patrick Communications was the exclusive broker for the deal.

 (By Jeff McHugh) Last week in Atlanta, I was coaching a team on the importance of starting a show, speech, or presentation with an immediate knockout punch. A military veteran shared his version of the same idea: “We used to call that BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front!” 

The Regular Joe Show is partnering with Genesis Communications Network for national syndication. The show that touts itself as "Combining inside Washington knowledge with Midwest common sense," has been regionally syndicated in Wisconsin since 2020.

Media Staffing Network has hired Bob Stei as Account Manager and Recruiter. Stei has been a full-time headhunter and recruiter for over 15 years.

Radio One's Donnie Simpson Weekend Show will launch in Charlotte on June 27. The two-Hour Urban Adult Contemporary show will air on WOSF 105.3 RNB.

For more than 100 years, radio has informed, entertained, and protected, watching other media platforms come and go. As a part of our October issue, Radio Ink talked with this year's Best Managers in Radio about maximizing the industry's endurance and staying power.