It’s been an exciting few weeks for Kate Delaney, culminating in her hosting a new show while her current program — America Tonight — has been added to the lineup at KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City.

“I’m thrilled that America Tonight can now be heard on KSL in Salt Lake City. It’s a powerful station with a rich history of serving its listeners,” Delaney said.

“KSL is excited for overnight news programming with a combination of solid information and a big personality to be a trusted companion to our listeners,” KSL Newsradio Program Director Kevin LaRue added. “Welcome to Kate, her team, and Talk Media Network!”

Additionally, Delaney — who recently served as a keynote speaker at the NAB Leadership Foundation’s “Focus on Leadership” speaker series at the NAB Show — has been named the host of Talk Media Network’s weekly Amazing Americans program which was previously helmed by founder Jerry Schemmel.

“I look forward to continuing to share compelling and captivating and inspirational stories of human achievement on Amazing Americans. Something my predecessor, Jerry Schemmel, was exceptional at, in hosting the program,” Delaney shared. “Radio listeners are hungry for authentic, true-life stories, to leave them feeling inspired.”

“Jerry created a program that was bigger than himself, it’s a part of his radio legacy, and every week we’ll continue to share powerful stories that are a shining example of the positive content radio can and should be sharing in our communities,” said Talk Media Network CEO Josh Leng. “Kate Delaney is a pro’s pro. She’s made her own luck, through hard work and great communication. Talk Media Network is proud to be expanding her audience.”

NPR Business Editor Uri Berliner has announced his resignation from the outlet he called home for 25 years Wednesday.

Last week, Berliner penned an essay criticizing the network for what he called a liberal bias, stating NPR had “lost America’s trust” in the process. After his comments went viral, the organization “strongly disagreed” with his encapsulation.

On Friday, Berliner was suspended by NPR for breaking previously established internal protocols. While he stated he would not fight the discipline, he called into question whether or not newly minted CEO Katherine Maher was fit to lead the network due to her left-wing bias after former social media posts were uncovered.

In a statement published to X, Uri Berliner stated “I am resigning from NPR, a great American institution where I have worked for 25 years. I don’t support calls to defund NPR,” Berliner wrote. “I respect the integrity of my colleagues and wish for NPR to thrive and do important journalism. But I cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm the very problems at NPR I cite in my Free Press essay.”

Reaction to the news from the news media was generally drawn down party lines, with conservatives championing the move, while liberals chastised the longtime editor. Meanwhile, colleagues took aim at Berliner for placing the outlet in the crosshairs.

A recent study claimed 75% of America’s leading newspapers are behind paywalls. KFI-AM 640 morning host Bill Handel believes it’s a mixed bag.

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism revealed that paywalls stop millions of Americans from accessing news both nationally and locally.

While discussing the findings on his morning show, Handel noted that, on one hand, that’s a bad thing.

“What paywalls do is get in the way of informing the public. And that’s what journalism is about,” said Handel. “It is a tough one.”

However, he added that paywalls are an important differentiator between credible and not credible outlets.

“The internet…is free. We’ve always been able to Google for free. You look at Wikipedia for free. News isn’t free. Not from the major news outlets,” said Handel. “If you go to CNN.com, NewYorkTimes.com, LATimes.com, you’re going to see the pop-ups where you have to subscribe and of course, the subscription is always the same.

“I’ll tell you what you can get for free: crazy conspiracy theory crap. That, you can get for free. Can you get hard news, objective news? Not as much. So paywalls create a two-tiered system. Paywalls for news, you get fact-based information credible for people willing to pay for it. And then way less reliable, at times crazy, stuff for everyone else.”

Bill Handel concluded by admitting he subscribes to the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.