The ever changing landscape of media and informational sources‌
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Podcasting has been around since the 1980’s, once called audioblogging. In 2004 the industry started to get legs but it was in 2005 when Apple added Podcasts that the game changed and things exploded. As of today (it will change tomorrow) there are over 2 million indexed podcasts and 29 million episode. The industry is expected to reach $1.6 billion in revenue by 2022. In Pittsburgh I have watched friends start and grow podcasts, once just a fun thing to do, now a real source of income. From Marta on the Move (featured in LOCALpgh issue #18), Ya Jagoff, and Going Deep with Aaron Watson; the choices are now overwhelming. In this issue and upcoming issues we hope to spotlight podcasts, some local, and some national and hopefully introduce you to something enjoyable. For more in-depth industry stats go to www. musicoomph.com/podcast-statistics | Issue 20 11
