iHeart Partners With Lava For Good
• Clearly on a partnership roll of late, iHeartMedia has inked a deal with Lava for Good Podcasts, home of the long-running hit series Wrongful Conviction and Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom and its upcoming slate of new true crime and social justice-focused podcasts, which will be distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and available on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard.
Founded and led by Lava Records’ founder, podcast host, author, and justice advocate Jason Flom, alongside Lava Media COO Jeff Kempler and produced in association with Signal Co. No1, Lava for Good is a recognized leader in compelling and impactful social justice content and campaigns.
“We’re thrilled to partner with iHeartMedia to further our mission of creating real and lasting change through telling human stories,” said Flom. “I’m particularly excited to build on our 7-year history with the upcoming new shows in the coming months — shows that will focus on jaw-dropping wrongful conviction cases as well as peeling back the layers of the everyday injustice that has permeated our criminal legal system for far too long. We are also excited to expand our slate with phenomenal hosts like Pulitzer Prize winners Maggie Freleng and Gilbert King, with more announcements coming soon.”
Will Pearson, COO of the iHeart Podcast Network, said, “The work Lava for Good has done to tell the stories of those wrongfully convicted or denied justice is so important. We are honored and humbled to be partnering with such a talented team to bring these stories to a wider audience in hopes that as the episodes from this incredible slate of podcasts are heard, it will become that much clearer that there is still real work to be done. The Lava for Good team is so skilled in helping its listeners see that each of us can play a role in making the change our world needs.”
Flom and Pearson kicked off their new partnership with a visit to Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, NY in order to cement the two companies’ commitment to shining a light on the stories of social injustice. That’s Flom (center, black shirt) & Pearson (3rd from right), alongside fellow iHeart and Lava For Good folks.
