Mike Eaby is elevated to VP/Executive Producer of Westwood One Sports. He succeeds Howard Deneroff, who exits his role after over 35 years with the sports arm of the radio network. Eaby has spent his entire career with Westwood One Sports, serving as an on-site producer for the NFL and NCAA men’s basketball. He has also coordinated broadcasts of the Masters, Olympics, and PGA Championships. Read moreMike Eaby To Succeed Howard Deneroff As VP At Westwood One Sports.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher was a no-show today before a House committee looking into allegations of bias at the public broadcaster — but she will “testify on a date in the near future that works for the Committee and Maher,” a spokesperson said. Meanwhile, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), unleashed an array of criticisms in her opening remarks. Read moreRep. Rodgers Opens Hearing, Outlines Bias Allegations Against NPR.

Bonneville International is shaking up the on-air lineup at two of its Seattle stations. Changes include Shari Elliker, afternoon co-host at news/talk KIRO-FM and Bryan Suits, morning host at talk “770 The Truth” KTTH both exiting their respective roles. Evening host Jake Skorheim moves to afternoons at KIRO-FM, and the syndicated “Armstrong & Getty Show” is placed in mornings at KTTH. Read moreMorning And Afternoon Changes At Seattle’s KIRO-FM And KTTH.

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be broadcast across the iHeartRadio streaming platform thanks to an agreement between NBCUniversal and iHeartMedia. The partnership will have iHeart providing 24/7 play-by-play audio channels of select NBCU linear coverage of the games, creating a new weekly podcast, producing Olympic-specific episodes of existing podcasts, and encouraging listeners to tune-in to the TV coverage of the games.  Read moreNBCU Coverage Of The Paris Olympics Will Stream On iHeartRadio.

One day after enacting a 7% workforce reduction, Beasley Media Group reported its first quarter revenue declined 5.9% to $54.4 million from $57.8 million one year ago. The company attributed the downturn to softer ad sales and to the loss of revenue from its $5 million sale of hot AC “Mix 99.5” WJBR Wilmington, DE, along with esports divestitures. The broadcaster posted an operating loss of $1.1 million in Q1 vs. operating income of $400,000 a year earlier. Read moreWith 6% Q1 Revenue Decline, Beasley Focuses On Driving Cash Flow.

New York has passed what is believed to be the first law in the nation that will hold media outlets, including radio stations, responsible for airing political advertisements that include voices and images created with artificial intelligence. The law says they will face legal action if they knowingly air AI-generated content without disclosures, by permitting a candidate whose voice appears in the allegedly deceptive ad to sue the outlet as well as ask a court to block the ad’s distribution and recover court costs and legal fees. Read moreNew York Adopts Law That Says Stations Can Be Sued Over AI Use In Political Ads.

AI solutions firm Veritone said Tuesday it enjoyed a “strong start to 2024,” bolstered by stronger fundamentals, a sleeker operating structure and aligning its resources to accelerate growth in AI Software Products & Services. Total Q1 2024 revenue was $31.6 million with a non-GAAP operating loss of $7.6 million, beating the high end of company guidance. Read moreVeritone Reports Q1 Growth In Software Products & Services.

A defamation lawsuit brought by former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer against Salem Media Group syndicated host Eric Metaxas and 14 others will move forward, an appeals court has ruled. The Colorado Court of Appeals wrote that the defendants, which also include the Donald J. Trump campaign, could be found by a jury to have had actual malice by defaming Coomer but did not work as part a conspiracy to do so, according to The Daily Sentinel. Read moreDefamation Suit Against Salem’s Eric Metaxas Can Proceed, Court Rules.

As singer/actress Sabrina Carpenter looks to follow “Nonsense” and “Feather” with a third consecutive top 10 CHR airplay hit, her latest, “Espresso,” debuts at No. 22 on this week's Intrgr8 USA Pop callout chart. Leading Pop's callout this week is Jelly Roll's “Need a Favor,” which remains a strong recurrent at hot AC, while Sam Hunt's “Outskirts” and Benson Boone's “Beautiful Things” rule at Country and Alternative, respectively. Read moreSabrina Carpenter's Got Something Brewing On Integr8 USA's Pop Callout With 'Espresso.'