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Audacy is excited to welcome Sherrell Duncan to the “The Good Morning Show,” on WPGC 95.5 FM (WPGC-FM) in Washington D.C. Starting Monday, May 5th, Duncan will join Todd B, D Carter and Guy Lambert weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET. Duncan hosts a podcast with her husband called "Friends Who Smash."  READ more>>

John Tesh's Roundball Rock, one of the most beloved and iconic theme songs in sports history, will make its long-awaited return to the NBA when NBCUniversal’s 11-year media rights agreement with the association begins this October across NBC and Peacock. Check out the classic skit from Saturday Night Live READ more>>

The Indiana Fever and Radio One announced today that 93.5/107.5 The Fan will be the team’s official radio broadcast partner during the highly anticipated 2025 WNBA season.

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Did Maryland Governor Wes Moore quell rumors of a potential presidential campaign despite Charlamagne introducing him as a Democratic 2028 candidacy? 

“...The decision had been made a while ago, and I was aware of it." 

Following his exit Tyrone Johnson later explained, “It was after the show; I’ll just be transparent. They brought me into the office, and it was nothing too complicated, nothing too crazy.” Johnson left a message on YouTube this past week regarding his future plans and failure to deliver a better show.

Johnson, a former producer, was named the lead afternoon host at 97.5 The Fanatic in May 2022, after previous host Mike Missanelli could not come to terms of a new contract. (In the meantime, Missanelli has returned to the station as midday host.)

The show, given the unusual name - "The Best Show Ever?", aired on 97.5 The Fanatic and was simulcasted on TV via NBC Sports Philadelphia (the local regional sports network). 

However, last Friday, the Phillies took on the Cubs during an afternoon game in Chicago and Johnson’s last show did not air on TV, only on radio. Setting up an opportunity for the executives to quietly bring Johnson into the office and to relieve him of his duties at the station. A decision they made weeks ago.

Josh Inness posted the following statement on social media. Well, I have applied for the 97.5 The Fanatic gig. There is a 0.0% chance I’m even considered…but it’s fun.

Inness is a former sports host in Houston and Philadelphia, who simply left sports media because of his boredom with sports talk radio. His previous run in Philly sports radio was controversial at rival 94 WIP. He was fired after posting a BLACKFACE photo of Al Jolson in response to a bit on the Mike Missanelli show (his competition) on 97.5 The Fanatic, where a producer was imitating a fictitious Black amateur hockey playing caller named Dwayne. The bit, filled with every stereotypical clichés imaginable, was unknown to Missanelli. That producer at the time was not fired.

iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God celebrated The Third Annual Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA held to highlight, uplift and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry. For the third year in a row, the festival brought together podcast fans and The Black Effect Podcast Network’s top talent for a day of live podcast recordings from network’s most popular shows including “Trap Nerds Podcast,” “Good Moms, Bad Choices,” “R&B Money Podcast with Tank and J. Valentine,” “Naked Sports with Cari Champion” and “Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts.”  READ more>>

Kaleidoscope, a leading science and technology podcast network, and iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, announced the launch of “Kill Switch,” a new, boundary-pushing podcast that will dive into the technology shaping our world right now, hosted by Emmy-winning journalist Dexter Thomas, Ph.D. The first episode of “Kill Switch” will debut April 23, with new episodes dropping weekly every Wednesday. READ more>>

Audacy has partnered with Superadio to bring “rapfabulous,” a new two-hour classic Hip-Hop culture and lifestyle show that celebrates the format’s legacy, to 94.7 The Block (WXBK-FM) in New York and 104.3 Jams (WBMX-FM) in Chicago. 

Hosted by Mic Fox and Jazzie Belle, the show will feature classic tracks, interviews with Hip-Hop legends and iconic moments in the format’s history.

Audacy adds “The Pat Boyle Show” to Infinity Sports Network. Beginning April 15, the show will be heard weeknights from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. ET on over 300 affiliates in the U.S. and Canada and streamed via the Audacy app.

“We are happy to have Pat continue to bring his passion to Infinity Sports Network, this time on a nightly basis,” said Ryan Hurley, Brand Manager, Infinity Sports Network and WFAN.  

Terrell "Lucky" John, the voice of numerous radio ads across the United States, including Top Dog Law, was featured in a Black History Month segment (???) on WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC. We guess it works because he's been doing this ads for years on radio stations featuring Black listeners. For us, it's an immediate turnoff whenever a Top Dog Law ad airs. 

Interesting enough there are Top Dog Law commercials on Pop Top 40 stations, but Terrell John doesn't voice them. Wonder why?

The Velvet Voice of Jazz radio, Nicole Sweeney is the new host of Evening Jazz on 90.1 WRTI in Philadelphia. Sweeney most recently was the evening host on SiriusXM Real Jazz channel and 88.3 WBGO Newark/New York City. She takes over for Greg Bryant who relocated to Los Angeles in January.

20 years ago, Sweeney was an intern at the Temple University  owned Classical/Jazz station. She’ll be on the air Monday through Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m. She spent the better part of a decade at WBGO, in an era when that station was home to several Hall of Fame jazz radio hosts: Bob Porter, Michael Bourne, Rhonda Hamilton, Gary Walker. Read MORE>>