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That's according to The Verge which has published an article that says the number of new shows that debuted in 2022 is down 80 percent since 2020. The articles says that creators have recognized that until podcast discover improves, launching a show may be a losing proposition. Read the article HERE.

Beasley Media Group has named Rick Thomas Brand Manager of their Tampa cluster, which includes WLLD-FM, WQYK-FM, WRBQ-FM, WYUU-FM, WPBB-FM and WHFS-AM. Thomas will also program WQYK-FM in Tampa.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) has elevated Randi P'Pool to its board of directors. P'Pool, who brings more than two decades of broadcast experience to the board, succeeds Denyse Mesnik, who will now serve on MIW's Advisory Council.

The deadline to submit entries for the 48th annual Gracie Awards has been extended through January 26, 2023, with entries required before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Eentry eligibility air dates are from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. For more details, go HERE.

HeartMedia's Denver-based sports station KOA (850 AM, 94.1 FM) is moving Ryan Edwards from its evening time slot to the afternoon drive program KOA Sports Zoo. Edwards is joined by co-hosts Dave Logan and Alfred Williams, and will cover all things Denver sports.

SiriusXM says it has hired Suzi Watford to serve as the company's newest senior vice president in the role of chief growth officer. Watford will be in charge of driving SiriusXM's enterprise-level growth strategy; she will report to Joe Verbrugge, SiriusXM's chief commercial officer.

Progressive aired 53,072 commercials on radio stations across the country last week, according to the latest report from Media Monitors. Lowe's came in second with 46,825.

Renée Castle is joining Cumulus Memphis country station WGXK (105.9 FM, Kix 106) and its morning show, Mornings with Latty. Castle was previously the evening on-air host at Beasley's WKLB (102.5 FM) in Boston.

Cumulus Media is moving some talent around at a pair of its Tucson radio stations. Bobbi Pereyda will move from mid-days on KSZR (97.5 FM, The Vibe) to the mid-day slot at sister-station KIIM (95.5 FM). Krystal Pino will move from the mid-day slot at KIIM to the mid-day slot at KSZR.

SiriusXM and the National Hockey League have extended an agreement that will keep coverage of NHL games on the satellite and streaming radio platform through the 2028-2029 season.