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5.23.2021

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Receiving Backlash for Prioritizing Interviews with Black and Brown Journalists

Urban Radio Nation May 23, 2021

In her second year in office, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has drawn backlash after making news herself by providing one-on-one interviews ...

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Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris Exit 104.3 The Score

Audacy has parted ways with longtime Chicago sports radio host Mike Mulligan and midday host Marshall Harris of 104.3 The Score (670 WSCR-...
Anyone Miss The Tom Joyner Morning Show?

Anyone miss the Tom Joyner Morning Show? It's been almost 7 years without him in syndication. The show kept listeners informed with Sybi...
Shelbi Schauble Has Arrived at Cleveland 19 News WOIO-TV

Shelbi Schauble has arrived in Cleveland at 19 News after two years in Missouri. She is known as much for her meteorology skills as she for ...
Audacy Announces Podcast and Audio Partnership With MeidasTouch Network

Partnership Includes America’s No. 1 Most Downloaded and Viewed Podcast, “The MeidasTouch Podcast,” and Entire MeidasTouch Network Portfolio...
ESPN unveils Sunday & Monday NFL coverage for Super Bowl LXI season

ESPN and NFL Network have announced their broadcast lineups for the 2026-2027 season, marking ESPN's largest NFL game portfolio ever. T...
Audacy Launches 95.7 The Fan in Houston and Replaces 95.7 The Spot

Audacy is expanding its overall sports radio dominance across the country with today's launch of 95.7 The Fan in Houston. Audacy is off...
BET Digital Launches National Community Reporting Initiative to Expand Local Multimedia Journalism

The program marks the next phase of BET.com’s video-first evolution, empowering local journalists across the U.S., including New York, Los...
101.5 LITE FM (WLYF-FM) Miami Unveils New On-Air Lineup

Left to right: Ashley O. and Jess Bonilla 101.5 LITE FM (WLYF-FM), an Audacy station in Miami, has unveiled its new weekday lineup, marking ...
Viral Weathercaster Shelbi Schauble is Moving On and Joining the Meteorology Team at Cleveland News 19

Shelbi Schauble, the viral weathercaster on social media and one who fashions herself as a present day Hillary Banks, the character played b...
The Michael Baisden Show is Out at WDAS FM

Baisden Goes to Facebook to Make the Announcement Here is Michael Baisden's announcement via Facebook following WDAS FM and Clear Ch...

Breaking: The Browns are waiving tight end Dae’Quan Wright and, if he clears waivers, he has an agreement in place for the 2026 season to play for LSU, his agents told @AdamSchefter.

Wright is believed to be the first player who could play for an NFL team, and then go back to… pic.twitter.com/MRffwGbMeR
— ESPN (@espn) August 23, 2026

Jeff Foxx Let Go From 98.7 Kiss FM Morning Show

Photo from WNBA Event: Becky Hammon of the New York Liberty with the Kiss FM Wake Up Club (Talent, Jeff Foxx, Bob Slade and Shaila) and Fox ...
Michael Baisden Off the Air Causes PD's to Re-Think Afternoons

V101.9 Looks to Abandon The Skip Murphy Show with a contest There was a time of day that one on-air personality and a tight playlist was...
KBLX Replaces the Kevin Brown Morning Show with Steve Harvey

Here's more fall out from Black owned media company, Inner City Broadcasting's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing The station that play...
Youngblood and Saturday Morning's "Spotlight Gold" Exits Kiss 104.1

Youngblood, the popular radio host of "Spotlight Gold," the Saturday morning R&B oldies show on Kiss 104.1 has exited the R...
Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris Exit 104.3 The Score

Audacy has parted ways with longtime Chicago sports radio host Mike Mulligan and midday host Marshall Harris of 104.3 The Score (670 WSCR-...

The National Association of Black Journalists gives Stephen A. Smith the “Thumbs Down” award for his “recurring public pattern of disparaging public commentary directed at prominent Black women across politics, sports and media.” pic.twitter.com/2goiWxfrlN
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 16, 2026

Bart Scott says ESPN fired him over the phone as he was walking into his radio show

"I was going in to my radio show and they called me like, 'Hey, just let you know, I wish we can do it in person.' Like, no, you don't"

"So it's like, we're not going to renew you. My contract… pic.twitter.com/qBjBUmdih3
— Arslan (@0xarslan) August 14, 2026

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