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Season Two of “Why Am I Telling You This?”, an iHeartRadio original podcast benefiting programs of the Clinton Foundation, features award-winning artists, writers, athletes, activists, and more in conversation with President Bill Clinton.

Listen to the Season Two Premiere with President Clinton and Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist, Jason Isbell: LINK

NEW YORK – February 17, 2022 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally, and the Clinton Foundation announced today that the critically-acclaimed podcast, “Why Am I Telling You This? with Bill Clinton,” returns for a second season on Thursday, February 17th.

“With deep division taking tighter and tighter hold across America and all around the world, it’s clear that we all need to know each other better,” said President Clinton. “So I wanted these conversations to celebrate our differences and people’s unique gifts that make life interesting, but affirm that our common humanity matters more.”

In the Season 2 premiere of “Why Am I Telling You This?” President Clinton is joined by one of the most acclaimed storytellers working in music today, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell. In the episode, titled “How to Find Something to Love,” Jason shares how his upbringing in rural Alabama helped him find his calling, why he feels a responsibility to speak out on issues he cares about, and how music can cut through our defenses and speak to our souls. Along the way, Jason and President Clinton talk about the challenges facing rural America, the overdose epidemic, and vaccine hesitancy—as well as Jason’s most recent album “Georgia Blue” and his film acting debut in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Last season, President Clinton spoke with award-winning writer and producer Shonda Rhimes; U.S. Representative Grace Meng (NY-6); political strategists James Carville and Paul Begala; Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning musician Wynton Marsalis; voting rights activist Stacey Abrams; CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta; presidential historian Douglas Brinkley; NBA legend and entrepreneur Magic Johnson; star of critically acclaimed documentary “Boys State” Steven Garza; faith leader and activist Dr. Bernice A. King; and advertising legend Roy Spence. To listen to last season’s episodes, please visit the

President Clinton, who has won multiple Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album and resurrected the weekly presidential radio address, has long been at the forefront of using new platforms to engage audiences. This includes being the first presidential candidate to participate in televised town halls with MTV and interactive internet forums, partnering with the entertainment industry to advance the Clinton Foundation’s early childhood literacy efforts, and creating an Emmy-nominated virtual reality film to take audiences inside the Foundation’s rural development work in Africa. Additionally, President Clinton is a bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction, including the No. 1 bestselling novels “The President is Missing” and “The President’s Daughter” with James Patterson.

The collaboration with iHeartMedia benefits the Clinton Foundation’s work to improve public health, create economic opportunity and empower the next generation of leaders, and builds on President Clinton’s history of bringing compelling, diverse voices together through the Clinton Global Initiative.

“Why Am I Telling You This? with Bill Clinton” is a co-production of iHeartRadio, the Clinton Foundation and At Will Media and is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network. Craig Minassian and Will Malnati serve as Executive Producers.

About the Clinton Foundation

Building on a lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation on the simple belief that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all do better when we work together. For nearly two decades, that premise has energized the work of the Foundation in overcoming complex challenges and improving the lives of people across the United States and around the world.

As an operating foundation, we work on issues directly or with strategic partners from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service. Our programs are designed to make a real difference today while serving as proven models for tomorrow. The goal of every effort is to use available resources to get better results faster – at the lowest possible cost.

We firmly believe that when diverse groups of people bring resources together in the spirit of true cooperation, transformative ideas will emerge to drive life-changing action.

About AT WILL MEDIA

One of the fastest growing independent audio production companies in the U.S., AT WILL MEDIA is an award-winning, full-service media production company with offices in Manhattan and Los Angeles, founded in 2016 by CEO Will Malnati. With decades of combined experience in storytelling and sound design, they set the pace for the podcast industry as a partner for production services and hub for successful and critically acclaimed originals.

In addition to producing The Clinton Foundation's Why Am I Telling You This? with Bill Clinton”, some of their partners and clients include The New York Times, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Marriott, Verizon, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Morgan Stanley, Bleacher Report, and Viacom/CBS. They received a nomination for “Best Branded Podcast” at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for The Atlantic Magazine’s podcast The Future According to Now, Season 2.

Their originals include the webby-award nominated scripted series 14 Days with Felicity starring Jordan Klepper and Helene York, and the highly anticipated Sorry Charlie Miller in February 2021.

Authentic: The Story of Tablo launches Thursday, February 24th.

Listen to the trailer HERE

BROOKLYN, NY – FEBRUARY 17, 2022 – VICE partners with iHeartRadio to release a weekly, ten episode podcast outlining the life and scandal surrounding Korean musician Tablo. Authentic: The Story of Tablo follows the Korean hip-hop superstar and his years-long struggle to prove to the world that he was not a fraud. The podcast will debut on February 24, with new weekly episodes airing every Thursday on iHeartRadio and everywhere else podcasts are heard. Listen to the trailer here.  

In 2010 rapper Daniel Lee, known by his stage name Tablo, was on top of the world. Tablo, then 29, was the leader of the Korean hip-hop group Epik High. The trio’s fan base had grown drastically in the States as they toured across the country and soared to the top of the hip-hop charts, beating out Jay-Z and Kanye West for the number one spot. But at the height of the group's fame, an unexpected twist would bring Tablo into the public eye like never before. From VICE and iHeartRadio comes the new podcast, Authentic: The Story of Tablo.

As Tablo’s fame began to grow, an online forum popped up questioning his education credentials. People were skeptical of the validity of his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University. The forum, titled Taijinyo (loosely translate to “Tell the Truth Tablo”) quickly turned into the anti-fan club questioning everything from his passports, diplomas, military service and the very nature of his identity. With hundreds of thousands of people doubting all evidence presented in defense of Tablo, family members began receiving death threats, and massive media attention followed.  

Over a decade later, Authentic: The Story of Tablo dives deep into how this came to fruition. With an exclusive interview, host Dexter Thomas Jr. brings us through Tablo and Epik High's success story, how the media played a role in the blow-up of Tajinyo’s hunt for the “truth”, and the official investigation into the musician.  Back then, the story seemed so shocking and bizarre. Today, we are all too familiar with the cacophony of disinformation that riddles popular culture and public figures. The internet’s real-life effects still reverberate in Tablo’s life more than a decade after the scandal. His story is the story of fake news before fake news had a name. It’s the story of erosion of truth before a U.S. president had to be fact-checked by Twitter. It’s the story of the half-life of internet outrage before we even had words to describe it. And it’s the story of the power of hip hop before it made its way into the K Pop mainstream globally.  

Dexter Thomas Jr. is a uniquely suited host of this series, an academic, DJ, hip hop scholar and journalist all in one. He holds a PhD from Cornell University, where he wrote his dissertation on how hip hop culture has traveled around the world and has taught as a visiting professor at UCLA. As a journalist, he works as an on-camera correspondent for VICE News with documentaries appearing on HBO and Showtime, covering topics from drugs in the U.S. to trap music in China and presidential elections in South Africa. He was also host and producer of “RESET,” a 10-episode TV series covering the unseen world of video games. He has also contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage at the LA Times, won an LA Press Club Award, is a Fulbright Scholar, and a three-time News Emmy nominee.

Authentic: The Story of Tablo is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network.  Follow  Authentic: The Story of Tablo on iHeartRadio to be alerted when new episodes drop.

ABOUT TABLO

Tablo (real name Daniel Lee) is a globally celebrated artist, who's expansive discography includes 10 albums with pioneering Korean hip-hop group Epik High and Fever's End, his 2011 solo album. A best-selling author in both the U.S. and South Korea for Pieces of You, his multifaceted, illustrious career also includes producing some of the biggest artists in K-pop. In tandem with their 20th anniversary, Epik High is embarking on their headlining North American tour in March 2022 in support of their two-part album Epik High Is Here, which has been critically recognized by Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, NME, The Ringer, Clash and more. The group is also making their second Coachella appearance this year. 

ABOUT VICE NEWS

VICE News produces hundreds of hours of award-winning original news programming every year. Built on world-class reporting by a new generation of global correspondents, VICE News’ immersive style delivers groundbreaking reportage and redefines news and current affairs programming for youth audiences around the world. VICE News produces content for prestigious media partners including A+E Networks, Showtime, Spotify, iHeartMedia, and Hulu. VICE News’ international and domestic reporting is featured across VICE’s digital, television and social platforms.

ABOUT VICE MEDIA GROUP (Updated May 2021)

VICE Media Group is a global multi-platform media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices across 25 countries across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency. VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; and i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture and design.

Leveraging Veritone’s synthetic voice solution, iHeartMedia’s top talent can use their verified synthetic voices to scale content across multiple languages

DENVER, CO and NEW YORK –– February 17, 2022 –– Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), creator of aiWARE, a hyper-expansive enterprise AI platform, and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT), the number one podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced iHeartMedia’s planned use of Veritone’s synthetic voice solution that allows celebrities, athletes, influencers, broadcasters, podcasters and other talent across numerous industries to securely create and monetize verified synthetic voices that can be transformed into different languages, dialects, accents and more. iHeartMedia will leverage Veritone’s AI platform to make more shows across the iHeartPodcast Network available in multiple languages, helping to expand their podcast market. The first use case is to translate iHeart’s marquee podcasts for Spanish-speaking audiences.

“We have worked with the iHeartMedia team for more than four years in various aspects of their business, and we are very excited to collaborate on expanding their podcast audience and unlocking new revenue streams for the broadcast industry leader,” said Ryan Steelberg, president of Veritone. “iHeartMedia has always been a pioneer of innovation, and now with the power of Veritone’s synthetic voice solution, iHeartMedia will not only be able to scale to new markets with localized language translations but retain the brand value of their top talent’s voice–which is fundamental in podcasting. We are also partnering to develop synthetic voices for advertising and engaging content while reducing time-to-market and production costs for radio, podcasting and the metaverse.”

In addition to a self-serve application for voice projects leveraging stock voices, Veritone’s synthetic voice solution offers custom synthetic voice cloning that takes a professional approach and works with clients to acquire the necessary training data to create hyper-realistic custom voice clones. The solution can also secure the approvals necessary to create the cloned voice as well as approvals required to use the voice appropriately. Additionally, this new technology will offer increased revenue streams for the branded synthetic voice.

“With the hyper-growth of our podcast network over the past decade, we are always looking for what is new and next in the medium, too – and Veritone’s synthetic voice solution is a great example of that,” said Conal Byrne, chief executive officer at iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. “Being able to easily offer our podcasts in other languages, in the talents’ unique style, will be an awesome and innovative way to grow market share in the global marketplace.”

Veritone’s synthetic voice solution allows iHeartMedia the opportunity to reach new audiences at scale with their current top podcast talent. With no additional studio time, voice talent can authorize Veritone’s synthetic voice solution to automatically produce more podcasts, advertisements, and additional audio in multiple languages with the same energy, cadence and uniqueness of top talent.

To learn more about Veritone’s synthetic voice solution, visit https://www.veritone.com/solutions/voice-cloning/ and sign up for a free trial to explore stock voices.

About Veritone

Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) is a leader in enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software and solutions. Serving organizations in both commercial and regulated sectors, Veritone’s software, services, and industry applications accelerate and maximize digital migration, empowering the largest and most recognizable brands in the world to run more efficiently, accelerate decision making and increase profitability. Veritone’s hyper-expansive Enterprise AI platform, aiWARE™, orchestrates an ever-growing ecosystem of machine learning models to transform audio, video and other data sources into actionable intelligence. Through professional and managed services, as well as its robust partner ecosystem, Veritone develops and builds AI solutions that solve the problems of today and tomorrow. To learn more, visit Veritone.com.

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iHeartMedia Makes Strategic Investment in Fast-Growing Audio Intelligence Platform; Will Also Unlock New Discovery Tools for Listeners and Advanced Targeting Capabilities for Brands

(NEW YORK - Feb 16, 2022) iHeartMedia, the largest audio media company in the U.S. and the top podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced a partnership today with Sounder, an audio intelligence platform that builds foundational podcasting technology to drive monetization, brand safety and discoverability for audio content. iHeartMedia will leverage Sounder’s Audio Data Cloud to provide both established and emerging podcast creators the best AI and Machine Learning (ML) tools to help them gain critical, real-time insights to accelerate growth and improve monetization. With more than 750 iHeartRadio Original podcasts -- including some of the biggest podcasts and creators in the world -- now using this technology, these new capabilities will rapidly become the industry standard.

iHeartMedia will leverage Sounder’s Audio Data Cloud’s automated best-in-class AI and ML brand safety solution to ensure advertisers can confidently invest in the iHeartPodcast Network’s expansive and rapidly growing line-up of diverse content with more than 392 million downloads and streams a month (more downloads than the next three podcast publishers combined). The brand safety solution enables iHeartMedia’s marketing partners to buy across a wide array of creators with the assurance that the content adheres to industry safety standards.  The technology will quickly expand to also allow advertisers to customize their brand safety guidelines, unlocking new and more diverse publishers to provide even more effective ad placements.  

“As the leader in podcasting, the iHeartPodcast Network hosts the most diverse group of high-quality creators in the world and produces the most podcasts that generate over one million plus downloads. It’s critical that we learn from the challenges advertisers have had with video and social media to deliver safety tools and controls that allow brands to customize their campaigns and ensure that their ads will be delivered at scale in a brand safe environment,” said iHeartMedia Chief Data Officer Brian Kaminsky. “Our partnership with Sounder underscores our commitment to innovation in audio advertising and our goal of creating more meaningful connections between advertisers and listeners. In addition to simple brand safety, this partnership will also unlock brand suitability tools that will dynamically align brands with content and creator-sentiments that supports their goals and objectives.”

Sounder’s Audio Data Cloud enables large publishers the ability to perform brand suitability analysis, topic analysis, content summarization, and dynamic segmentation. These solutions help accelerate the size and engagement of the iHeartPodcast Network’s large and growing audience from the biggest and most diverse shows in the network, to the rapidly growing number of up-and-coming creators. Audio Data Cloud leverages Sounder’s proprietary automated speech recognition technology and powerful AI/ML models. In doing so, it unlocks uncaptured value for all enterprise audio content.

In addition to this commercial partnership, iHeartMedia has also announced a strategic investment in Sounder, as lead investor in the company’s Series A round.

“The audio advertising industry is set for continued explosive growth, but requires the rigor and capabilities of other media,” said Joe Robinson, iHeartMedia’s President of Corporate Development and Ventures. “Sounder has cracked the code on enabling contextual targeting for audio, ensuring brand safety, and promoting discoverability.”

“We’re excited to have iHeartMedia as a commercial partner and strategic investor. We are eager to help iHeartMedia, the world's leading audio publisher, realize the true value of audio,” Sounder CEO and Co-founder Kal Amin said. “With Sounder’s Audio Data Cloud, we’re integrating a layer of data that is absolutely crucial for advertisers to take advantage of the world’s high level of engagement with podcasts. While podcast advertising is growing fast, it’s still a nascent business when compared to traditional radio advertising. Audio Data Cloud will accelerate podcast advertising growth, bringing new advertisers, higher ad spends, and more effective campaigns to the medium. This is a gamechanger on all fronts.”

The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 iHeartRadio Original Podcasts which span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime including leading podcasts such as “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Paper Ghosts,” “Fake Doctors, Real Friends,” “Atlanta Monster,” “You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton,” “The Laverne Cox Show,” “Las Culturistas” and “Noble Blood,” as well as over a hundred shows from iHeart’s on-air talent – like the popular “Bobbycast” from its nationally-syndicated host Bobby Bones and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcast. With this roster of hits, iHeart has more top 10 shows on Podtrac than the next three podcast networks combined, and twice as many podcasts with 1 million monthly downloads than the next largest podcast publisher. 

About Sounder

Sounder is the end-to-end podcast management platform that brings Audio Intelligence to creators and enterprises. Founded in 2019 by former Google and Spotify executives, Sounder connects creators and enterprises to the Audio Intelligence solutions they need to accelerate their content’s discovery, engagement, and monetization potential. Through the Audio Data Cloud, Sounder gives enterprises access to insights that inform strategy and improve monetization. Learn more and join Sounder’s community of creators at sounder.fm.

Season two premieres February 10 with new episodes releasing Thursdays

Listen to the first episode HERE

NEW YORK -- February 10, 2022 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced today that the much-anticipated second season of the ground-breaking podcast “Under the Influence,” hosted by bestselling author, podcast creator, and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza launched today, February 10, with new episodes dropping every Thursday. In 2021 “Under the Influence” was named one of the best podcasts of 2021 by Time, Vanity Fair, and Mashable and has been lauded by The New York Times.

In season one, Piazza explored the effect that mom influencers have on society, taking listeners on a deep dive behind the scenes of the “Mom Internet” - examining the rise and power of MomInfluencers and how the commodification of motherhood has driven many mothers to the edge of their sanity. The response from listeners was overwhelming. Many parents took their children off Instagram after listening to season one and influencers chose to quit their very well-paying jobs after tuning in.

“The response to the first season of ‘Under the Influence’ was unlike anything I have ever seen,” said Piazza. “I still get hundreds of messages a day from women who are eager to know more about how social media has infiltrated every aspect of our lives and how to live a better life in relation to it.”

In the second season, Piazza wades back into the Instagram waters, bringing her keen reporter’s eye to the wider world of social media to show how social media impacts all areas of a woman's life – for better and for worse. She also reveals that social media contentis often an attempt to make up for a lack of infrastructure women are rarely afforded. The first episode, airing February 10, will be a call to arms to all women to strike from Instagram and Facebook for a single day in order to show the tremendous power that women have on the Internet and how they can put themselves back in the driver’s seat.

Listeners will once again be captivated as Piazza examines the worlds of mental health influencing, adoption influencing, fertility influencing and more. Topics discussed will include: teachers turning to social media influencing to make extra money for classroom supplies and to supplement their meager incomes; the dangers of mental health influencers who are not licensed therapists; fertility influencers taking the place of doctors when it comes to advising women on how to get pregnant, the dangerous parasocial relationships that can grow between influencers and consumers and the terrifying ways that predators can use photographs of our children that are posted to Instagram.

“Under the Influence” is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and available everywhere podcasts are heard. Follow the show HERE to be alerted when new episodes post.

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“Dua Lipa: At Your Service” is an Interview-style Podcast Sharing Tips, Recommendations and Stories From Some of The World’s Most Inspiring People

The new podcast will be distributed worldwide with translations available in Spanish, Portuguese and French

Episode one debuts February 11, listen now to the official trailer HERE

NEW YORK – February 4, 2022 - iHeartMedia, the No.1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and global pop superstar Dua Lipa today introduced a new original podcast, “Dua Lipa: At Your Service” which was conceived and produced by Studio 2054 Productions. The weekly interview-style podcast will post each Friday and will feature a special guest alongside Dua Lipa for refreshing and thought-provoking conversations brimming with tools, tips, recommendations and inspiring stories. The first episode will be available February 11 in English on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard. The podcast will also be available to listeners in Spanish, Portuguese and French.

Fans know Dua Lipa as a singer, writer, avid movie watcher, book lover and inquiring mind, and now, she’s adding podcaster to her resumé. “Dua Lipa: At Your Service” is a new series featuring some of the world’s most exciting minds – people revolutionizing not just their own industries, but also influencing today’s culture and society. From fashion to music, literature to activism, the show’s guests will go deep into their successes, failures and obstacles, along with what listeners can learn from them. Upcoming guests will include Elton John, Megan Thee Stallion, Russell Brand, Bowen Yang as well as South Korean rapper CL, author Lisa Taddeo, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, novelist Hanya Yanagihara, Iraqi human rights activist Nadia Murad, and more.

In the premiere episode Dua Lipa will be joined by Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of the French fashion house Balmain, for a wide-ranging conversation that offers an insider’s look at what makes one of fashion’s brightest minds tick. From the search to find his birth parents – “You know, I’ve grown up for 30 years without knowing where I come from… where is my skin color coming from? Where are my parents coming from? And what was the reason why they didn’t want to keep me?” – to his itinerary for the (rare!) ideal day off in Paris, it will be one interview listeners won’t want to miss.

“In my line of work, I’ve been lucky enough to travel the world and meet some of the most inspiring and fascinating people around,” said Dua Lipa. “I’m excited to join forces with iHeart to share not only some of the amazing tips and lessons I’ve learned throughout my own journeys, but also to have a platform to spotlight some of the experiences and challenges others around the globe encounter and overcome every day.”

“The world knows Dua Lipa as an international music sensation and one of iHeartRadio’s most played artists in 2021,” said Will Pearson, COO of the iHeartPodcast Network. “But she also has an incredible curiosity and desire to learn more about the world around her. We know listeners will be excited to hear more from Dua and explore this world with her as their guide.”

“Dua Lipa: At Your Service” is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network.

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About Dua Lipa

Global pop superstar Dua Lipa firmly solidified her position as both a critical success and top radio performer when she released her Grammy award-winning #1 UK sophomore album Future Nostalgia in 2020 to worldwide acclaim. The album was the follow up to her eponymous 2017 debut, which is certified platinum, spawned six platinum tracks, and made Dua the first female artist in Brit Awards history to pick up five nominations, with two wins for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist. Future Nostalgia landed on the year-end “Best Of” lists of everyone from Rolling Stone and Billboard to Pitchfork, and was the longest running top 10 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in 2021.It is certified platinum in the US & UK and spawned multiple worldwide hit singles including the #1 tracks “Break My Heart,” “Levitating,” which is the longest running song ever on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist, and US 4x platinum lead single “Don’t Start Now,” which broke her personal best record of weeks at #1 at US Top 40 radio. In addition to breaking radio records, Dua is also a dominate force on streaming platforms, topping Spotify’s artist chart as the most streamed female artist on the platform and is currently the fourth biggest artist overall with over 69 million monthly listeners. Future Nostalgia now has over 8 billion streams across all platforms worldwide and was the #1 most streamed album of 2020 on Spotify. Dua received 6 nominations at the 2021 Grammys, including Record, Song and Album of the Year. She is now a three-time Grammy winner, having received awards for Best Pop Vocal Album last year and for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording in 2019.

Will Ferrell opens the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards joined by two of his sons

Brian Baumgartner, host of “The Office Deep Dive,” entertained with comedic skits throughout the night

 “You’re Wrong About” takes home the highly coveted Podcast of the Year Award presented by surprise guest Dua Lipa

NEW YORK – February 4, 2022 – Last night, the fourth annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards brought together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2021, celebrating the incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the thriving podcasting industry. The virtual awards event was exclusively video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page and broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio App.

Renowned actor, comedian and producer Will Ferrell, joined by his sons Mattias and Magnus Ferrell, kicked off the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards with a hilarious opening. The comical tone continued throughout the night with skits from Brian Baumgartner, host of "The Office Deep Dive.” His hilariously awkward appearances included wearing a facial mask and eating cheese puffs while presenting because, “the whole thing about podcasts is not being on camera.” Throughout the show, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers ("Las Culturistas"), and Miles Gray (“The Daily Zeitgeist”) also kept viewers laughing with original comedy skits and games such as "Name That Podcast Host.” The memorable night additionally featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters, special guests and surprise appearances by Dua Lipa and Jamie Lee Curtis. Featured guests included Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Martha Stewart, Paris Hilton, Shonda Rhimes, Bethenny Frankel, Wilmer Valderrama, Roy Wood Jr., Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, Baratunde Thurston, Holly Frey and more.

The 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards event highlights include:

• Dua Lipa’s surprise appearance to present the coveted Podcast of the Year award, a public-voted category, to "You're Wrong About.” Dua Lipa also shared with the audience the launch of her own podcast, “Dua Lipa: At Your Service.”
• Will Ferrell kicked off the show with the help of his sons Mattias and Magnus Ferrell.
• Shonda Rhimes named Laci Mosley, host of "Scam Goddess," as the winner of the Best Crime Podcast award. Mosley gave an emotional and heartfelt speech, stating, "As a Black woman especially, it is overwhelming to know that people hear me and care about what I have to say because that is something that is not very typical."
• Roy Wood Jr. and Flame Monroe presented the Best Overall-Female Host to Nicole Byer. Flame Monroe also shared a good-humored conversation with Roy Wood Jr. by educating him on what a “He-She-We” is.
• Fans, special guests and presenters played the game "If you could choose your perfect co-host, who would it be?" Participants included Paris Hilton, who picked the late Marilyn Monroe; Bethenny Frankel, who picked Charles Barkley; Baratunde Thurston, who picked Brian Williams, and a lucky fan who got to tell Martha Stewart just how amazing she is.
• Martha Stewart teased fans with a few key details about her very own upcoming podcast.
• Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey presented the winner of the Best Comedy Podcast to "SmartLess." The ladies waited in their driveway for the hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett to meet them in person and accept their award, but in a hilariously priceless moment, they never showed up.
• Paris Hilton presented the winner of the Best Music Podcast to "Song Exploder," hosted/created by Hrishikesh Hirway.

Full list of category winners below:

Podcast of the Year

● “You’re Wrong About” (Sarah Marshall /Michael Hobbes)

 

Innovator Icon Award

● Descript

 

Social Impact Icon Award

● “Force Multiplier” (Salesforce.org)

 

Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award

● “My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark” (Exactly Right)

 

 Best Overall Host -- Male

● Sam Sanders (“It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders” - NPR)

 

Best Overall Host – Female

● Nicole Byer (“Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer” - Team Coco)

 

Best Comedy Podcast

● “SmartLess” (Wondery/Amazon)

 

Best Crime Podcast

● “Scam Goddess” (Earwolf/Team Coco/Laci Mosley)

 

Best History Podcast

● “Throughline” (NPR)

 

Best Music Podcast

● “Song Exploder” (Hrishikesh Hirway)

 

Best News Podcast

● “The Daily” (The New York Times)

 

Best Fiction Podcast

● “Bridgewater” (iHeartPodcasts/Grim & Mild)

 

Best Sports Podcast

● “The Bill Simmons Podcast” (The Ringer/Bill Simmons)

 

Best Science Podcast

● “Ologies with Alie Ward” (Alie Ward)

 

Best Political Podcast

● “Pod Save America” (Crooked Media)

 

Best Pop Culture Podcast

● “Keep It!” (Crooked Media)

 

Best Food Podcast

● “Doughboys” (Headgum/Doughboys Media)

 

Best Kids & Family Podcast

● “Story Pirates” (Gimlet)

 

Best Technology Podcast

● “There Are No Girls On The Internet” (iHeartPodcasts)

 

Best Ad Read

● “SmartLess” (Wondery/Amazon)

 

Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast

● “Therapy For Black Girls” ​​(Joy Harden Bradford/iHeartPodcasts)

 

Best TV & Film Podcast

● “How Did This Get Made?” (Earwolf/Paul Scheer/June Diane Raphael/Jason Mantzoukas)

 

Best Business & Finance Podcast

● “How I Built This with Guy Raz” (NPR)

 

Best Spanish Language Podcast

● “Radio Ambulante” (NPR)

 

Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast

● “We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle” (Glennon Doyle/Cadence13)

 

Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast

● “Forever 35” (Kate Spencer/Doree Shafrir)

 

Best Travel Podcast

● “Women Who Travel” (Condé Nast Traveler)

 

Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast

● “On Being with Krista Tippet” (On Being Studios)

 

Best Green Podcast

● “Living on Earth” (PRX)

 

Best Branded Podcast

● “Inside Trader Joe’s” (Trader Joe’s)

 

Best Emerging Podcast

● “Films To Be Buried With” (Brett Goldstein)

 

Best International Podcast

● “Morbidology” (Morbidology)

 

The 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of incredibly successful, nationally-recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego and iHeartRadio Wango Tango. Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Conal Byrne for iHeartMedia and Deviants Media Studio founder Ivan Dudynsky and show runner Jayson Belt. Proud sponsors of this year’s event include Audible, Long John Silver’s and Progressive® Insurance. More information can be found at iHeartPodcastAwards.com.

Editor’s Note:

To access show b-roll from the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards please visit:

https://crazyduck.wetransfer.com/downloads/afb6f82b9cd5ff34f6b863eeeedc1b4b20220203215531/70cee53bdadb50a8a26e022e587260ce20220203215531/384282

To access photos from the virtual event please visit:
https://iheartradio.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000CbmDJv18RuA/2022-Podcast-Awards

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Access the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards logo HERE.

New York --February 2, 2022 -- iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT) announced today that on Wednesday February 23rd, 2022, it will issue financial results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2021. The company will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET), following the release of its earnings announcement to discuss its financial results and business outlook.

A live audio webcast of the call will be available on the Investors homepage of iHeartMedia’s website (https://investors.iheartmedia.com/) beginning at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on February 23rd. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing (833) 350-1328 (domestic) or +1 236 389-2425 (international) using PIN number 2351337. Please call at least five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the call.

An audio replay of the call will be available beginning at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on February 23rd in the Events & Presentations section of iHeartMedia’s Investors home page, and at (800) 585-8367 (domestic) or +1 416 621-4642 (international) using PIN number 2351337. The audio replay will be available for a period of thirty days.

The earnings release and any other information related to the call will be accessible on the Investors home page of iHeartMedia’s website.

Ramses Ja to Host New BIN: Black Information Network Daily Podcast” Our Daily Story with Ramses Ja”

Anchor Andrea Coleman Elevated to News Director

NEW YORK – February 2, 2022 — BIN: Black Information Network, the 24/7 comprehensive national audio news network dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news with a Black voice and perspective, announced today that renowned media personality Ramses Ja will be joining the network as the host of The Black Information Network’s “Our Daily Story with Ramses Ja,” a new daily podcast. “Our Daily Story with Ramses Ja” will feature Black journalists from across America telling the most meaningful stories of the day, from their perspective. The daily talk-show style podcast will premiere later this month, with new episodes launching every weekday morning. Listeners will be able to hear the podcast on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard.

“I’m excited to be partnering with BIN: Black Information Network,” said Ja. “This partnership helps show the company’s commitment to helping create a more equitable experience for Black people in this country, and the other projects we have in the works are also sure to continue that trend.”

Ramses Ja is a renowned media personality who has been in the industry since 2005, earning six “Best of Phoenix” awards from the Phoenix New Times over the years. As a philanthropist, Ja co-founded The Change Society and hosted a monthly homeless outreach program called Hashtag Lunch Bag for ten years. In addition, Ja is also the host of “Civic Cipher,” a nationally syndicated podcast designed to give a voice to Black people in spaces where their culture is celebrated but little civic engagement takes place.

In addition, BIN: Black Information Network is excited to announce that Andrea Coleman, previously News Anchor for the network, has been elevated to News Director, effective immediately. As News Director, Coleman will be responsible for leading day to day newsroom operations, reporter and anchor development, and coordinating live news and specialty programming. She will be based in Atlanta, reporting to Tanita Myers, VP/News Operations for the Black Information Network.

Coleman joined iHeartMedia as an anchor/reporter for the Black Information Network in the summer of 2020 with 30 years of experience in the communications industry. A seasoned journalist, Coleman also has experience in publishing, founding and operating a community magazine that celebrated the history and excellence of the Black community. A longtime resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Coleman is familiar with the issues of the Black community and is committed to helping give voice and expression to its success.

“I welcome the opportunity to serve as News Director of the Black Information Network and to continue to be a part of the dynamic team of Black professional’s wo have made the Network a relevant, trusted source of news and information for our community,” said Coleman. “We look forward to keeping our listeners informed and educated on all matters important to the Black experience.”

“As BIN: Black Information Network continues to grow, I am thrilled to have Ramses Ja and Andrea Coleman as part of our team,” said Tony Coles, President of BIN: Black Information Network. “They are incredibly talented, with proven track records, and dedication to delivering significant and trusted news coverage to the Black community. I know they will contribute to the network's mission and ongoing success.”

About BIN: Black Information Network

BIN: Black Information Network is the first and only 24/7 national and local all-news audio service dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and perspective. BIN is enabled by the resources, assets and financial support of iHeartMedia and the support of its Founding Partners: Bank of America, CVS Health, GEICO, Lowe’s, McDonald’s USA, Sony, 23andMe and Verizon. BIN is focused on service to the Black community to help foster communication, accountability and deeper understanding.

“LoveStruck Daily” shares real-life love stories from forbidden love to love at first sight

Listen to the official trailer, here

NEW YORK – February 1, 2022 – iHeartMedia, the No.1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and Frolic Media, the fastest-growing media brand amplifying compelling storytelling from strong female voices, today announce the debut of “LoveStruck Daily.” The 20-minute daily podcast series, hosted by romance experts, dives into the addicting world of love sharing a new real-life love story everyday guaranteed to give listeners all of the feels. Listeners can tune into the official trailer now on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard. New episodes will post every Monday through Friday beginning February 7. “LoveStruck Daily” is the first podcast from iHeartMedia and Frolic Media, with plans to launch additional shows in the future.

Podcast hosts Sarah Wendell, a widely-recognized romance expert, author and co-founder of Smart Bitches Trashy Books, and Alisha Rai, best-selling and award-winning author of over 20 contemporary romance novels, will deliver a daily dose of love sharing new and familiar love stories and moments that discuss themes such as forbidden love, love at first sight, and second chance romance. Additionally, “LoveStruck Daily” will feature exciting interviews from guests sharing their own love stories and expertise.

Upcoming guest Logan Ury is a behavioral scientist turned dating coach who heads the research team for the dating app Hinge and is dedicated to helping people find love. Additionally, listeners can expect to hear stories from Lamorne Morris, star of New Girl and co-host of the iHeartRadio podcast “Welcome to Our Show,” with more to come.

 

The show will not only share true-life love stories, but will also offer listeners a moment in their day-to-day life to sit back and enjoy the fun banter between Wendell and Rai as they share nuggets of truth in love and dating.

“We could all use feel-good stories right now, and no one is better at telling stories of true love than the team at Frolic,” said Will Pearson, COO for the iHeartPodcast Network. “We’re thrilled to partner with Frolic to bring a heart-warming episode into the world every day, and to amplify strong female voices along the way.”

“Frolic Media has always been about celebrating life’s happily ever afters, and this podcast is the latest opportunity for us to share genuine, feel-good stories that listeners can relate to,” said Lisa Berger, CEO of Frolic Media. “Romance is truly universal. This show is yet another way we’re reaching listeners through compelling stories told by extremely talented and diverse voices.”

“LoveStruck Daily” is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network. Listeners can visit iHeart.com/apps to download iHeartRadio and listen on their favorite device anywhere they are.

Host Headshots + Cover Art can be found HERE (credit Frolic Media - headshots; iHeartMedia - cover art)

About Frolic Media

Frolic Media was founded in 2018 by industry executives Lisa Berger and Sarah Penna. Frolic caters to the $1 billion dollar Romance industry, and is the fastest-growing media brand reaching the newest generation of fans who crave compelling storytelling from strong female voices. Frolic’s community has steadily grown across their platforms, and reaches over 10 million in its influencer network. Frolic recently launched a podcast network and currently includes 40 plus leading voices in Love and Romance. Frolic is based in Los Angeles, CA and represented by United Talent Agency.