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The Second Level with Eytan Shander picked up another spot on the SB Nation Radio network April 13. SB Nation Radio Network and JAKIB Media Partners has Shander hosting weekdays from 11 AM - 1 PM.

In his latest Media Unplugged, Mark Ramsey asks the question: “Should you buy followers and likes on social media?” Ramsey says, believe it or not, there’s actually an argument for doing so. He also turns to music artist The Weekend to show how to profit from the spoils of streaming. All this and more in this week’s edition of Media Unplugged.

This goes back to a story we reported on March 25. Cumulus filed a lawsuit against Amanda Rollen and Hoosier AM/FM, which operates five radio stations in Marion and four in Kokomo.

iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts have announced the second season of their hit true-crime podcast series Betrayal, set to premiere in spring 2023. Season two will focus on a mother's fight for justice and protection from a predator too close to home.

(By Pat Bryson) We call one of the most powerful sales techniques you can employ the "Advance Agreement.” Although the Advance Agreement is not difficult to master, only a strong salesperson can put it into practice. There are no “wimps” allowed here.

Veteran sales executive Mariano Amador will join the newly reformatted Cali 93.9 (KLLI-FM Los Angeles) as General Sales Manager. Amador began his career at Univision Network New York and most recently served as GSM for Liberman Broadcasting in Los Angeles.

(By Deborah Parenti) The NAB Show was, as usual, exhausting and exhilarating. No matter the circumstances of the economy or the challenges facing broadcasters, there is something about a shared experience that provides opportunities for collaborative efforts.

The Jimmy Malone Show debuts April 1. Fox Sports 1350 (WARF) will air the show Thursday and Friday mornings. The show will also be heard Saturday mornings on Majic 105.7 (WMJI-FM).

Nationally syndicated health-talk radio show Let’s Talk Nutrition is celebrating 12 years of live broadcasting on terrestrial radio. The show airs live 9-11 a.m. EST five days a week in nearly 60 markets coast to coast.

The Satellite radio company is making a move into the podcasting space with the purchase of podcast management platform Simplecast. Simplecast and AdsWizz will form SiriusXM's publisher solution business, a full-service platform designed to meet the needs of podcast creators of all sizes.