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Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, who followed Howard Stern from terrestrial radio to satellite in a multi-million dollar deal in 2008, has re-upped for three years with SiriusXM. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in the official announcement, but Russo’s national star has risen in recent months…

Philadelphia radio station WURD has cut ties with a host who revealed President Joe Biden‘s team provided her pre-approved questions before a recent interview. WURD president and CEO Sara M. Lomax announced that the station “mutually agreed to part ways” with Andrea Lawful-Sanders in a statement on…

New York Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling, 85, is retiring effective immediately, the team and broadcaster both confirmed Monday. Sterling has been active this spring but had previously encountered some medical issues and had not traveled with the team on road trips during recent…

Steve Wright, an iconic BBC radio presenter who used to host Top of the Pops, died Monday. He was 69. Wright’s family confirmed the death to the BBC in a statement earlier today. “It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright,” they said. “In…

Bob Edwards, a Peabody-winning National Radio Hall of Famer who anchored NPR's Morning Edition for nearly a quarter-century before moving to satellite radio, died Saturday. He was 76. National Public Radio announced his death but did not provide details. Edwards joined the radio pubcaster in 1974 and…

Annie Nightingale, the first female presenter of a BBC Radio 1 show and co-host of The Old Grey Whistle Test, has died after a short illness. She was 83. A statement to the press attributed from her family said she passed away yesterday at her home in London. Related…

Ruth Seymour, the longtime leader of Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW died Friday, station president Jennifer Ferro confirmed to Deadline. She was 88. Seymour was at the from station 1977 to 2010. In that time she transformed it from a quality radio outlet run out of a junior high…

The BBC has launched an emergency radio service for Gaza. BBC News Arabic will go live from Friday with the station, broadcasting one program per day on medium wave at 3 p.m. GMT (7 a.m. PT) before adding another the following week at 5 a.m. GMT (10 p.m. PT). Produced out of London and Cairo…

While Americans are getting increasingly used to emergency alerts from local police and fire officials, on October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET they’ll receive something a little different. “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed,” the alert should read. It will be…

Ron Sexton, a comedian best known as the voice of Donnie Baker on the long-running syndicated radio series The Bob & Tom Show, died Friday in Ohio while on tour with his stand-up comedy show, according to posts from his family and the show’s stars. He was 52. The Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated radio…

Craig Carton, a New York sports media personality who was rehired by WFAN three years ago after his gambling addiction landed him in prison for fraud, is leaving the radio station to focus on his deal with Fox Sports. Addressing listeners of the Audacy-owned station Thursday afternoon, Carton said…

Actor and radio host Danny Bonaduce will undergo brain surgery next week in hopes of curing a long-standing health issue. Bonaduce, age 63, was a beloved member of TV classic The Partridge Family before moving on to reality shows like Breaking Bonaduce. He currently hosts The Danny Bonaduce & Sarah Mo…