Radio Ink

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The Podfather Speaks

Posted: 12 May 2021 02:34 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/the-podfather-speaks/

In the early 2000s, Adam Curry (along with software developer Dave Winer)
invented podcasting. Today Curry is reinventing podcasting with a new
open-source platform called Podcasting 2.0, a collection of open
technologies designed to enhance the RSS podcasting ecosystem.

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Bongino Gets Saturday Night Fox TV Slot

Posted: 12 May 2021 02:14 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/bong...t-fox-tv-slot/

Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino is joining Fox News Channel's
weekend primetime lineup as the host ofÂ*a new 10 PM/ET program launching
June 5th.Â*Bongino will continue to serve as the host of Westwood One’sÂ*The
Dan Bongino Show.

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Spike Eskin Moves To NYC

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:12 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/spik...-moves-to-nyc/

Audacy has named Spike Eskin as Vice President of Programming for WFAN
101.9 FM / 660 AM (WFAN-FM) in New York and CBS Sports Radio. Eskin, who
previously served as Brand Manager of Philadelphia sister station
SportsRadio 94WIP (WIP-FM) in Philadelphia, takes over in NYC July 1.

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New VP/Engineering For SummitMedia

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:07 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/new-...r-summitmedia/

Tom Scott is the new Vice President/Engineering for SummitMedia. Scott will
manage engineering for all SummitMedia Markets throughout the U.S.

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IAB Projects $2 Billion in Ad Revenue By 2023

Posted: 12 May 2021 05:26 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/iab-...venue-by-2023/

According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau's U.S. Podcast Advertising
Revenue Study, podcast advertising will grow as much in the next two years
as it did in the past decade. Driven by a strong Q4 in 2020 (+37%), podcast
ad revenues climbed to $842 million in 2020, up from $708 million in 2019.

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iHeart Releases Piketon Season 2

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:01 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/ihea...eton-season-2/

Return To Pike County provides updates on the 2016 murders of 8 members of
the Rhoden family in Pike County, Ohio. Two years after the murders, the
victims’ neighbors, The Wagner Family, were charged with the largest
massacre in Ohio’s history.

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Broadcasters Are A Godsend

Posted: 12 May 2021 12:38 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/broa...are-a-godsend/

At the NAB's State Leadership Conference Tuesday, acting FCC Chairwoman
Jessica Rosenworcel praised broadcasters for their extraordinary efforts to
keep communities safe and informed during the pandemic and educating the
public on COVID-19 vaccines.

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NAB Sending "Strong" Message to Congress

Posted: 12 May 2021 12:37 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/nab-...e-to-congress/

That's what Gordon Smith said the National Association of Broadcasters is
up to, as he addressed the State Leadership Conference Tuesday, the last
speech he'll deliver to the group as the CEO of the NAB. Smith mentioned
the NAB's top priorities...

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Edison Hosting Webinar Analyzing Clubhouse

Posted: 12 May 2021 12:36 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/12/edis...ing-clubhouse/

Edison Research SVP Tom Webster will explain who's utilizing Clubhouse, and
how their media habits are different from others. The new data is from The
Social Habit, Edison’s ongoing survey research that collects data on social
media users and their behaviors. REGISTER