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NPR Taps Shaylor As EP Of Morning Edition

• NPR has named Jay Shaylor as Executive Producer of Morning Edition and companion podcast, Up First, starting March 3.

• Beasley Media Group and Key Networks jointly announced that award-winning Country radio personality Elaina Smith is joining Backstage Country

• Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW), a leading 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to advancing female leadership in radio

• With less than three weeks to go until the opening of CRS 2025, Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) announced

• Kendrick Lamar was the big winner at the 67th Grammy Awards, as his powerful “Not Like Us” scored five

• After more than 16 years as co-host of the successful Carlos & Kiki morning show on Cumulus Top 40

• Bonneville Phoenix promotes from within and elevates Erin Maloney from APD to Program Director of Sports-Talk duo KMVP (Arizona

• Radio One Atlanta is thrilled to announce the exciting evolution of its Adult R&B station, Classix 102.9 (WAMJ-HD2/W275BK) —

• Yesterday, Audacy announced David Field was stepping down as Pres. & CEO, to be replaced on an interim basis

• We were saddened to learn that Warner Chappell Nashville President/CEO Ben Vaughn died Thursday, Jan. 30. News of Vaughn’s