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Paula Deen to launch cooking radio show and podcast

"I cannot wait to bring my vignettes and podcast to listeners around America," the celebrity chef said.

By Annie Martin
Paula Deen will launch a new radio show and podcast. File photo by Terry Wyatt/UPI
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Paula Deen has a new radio show and podcast in the works.

The 68-year-old celebrity chef will launch daily radio show Get Cooking with Paula Deen and weekly podcast What's Cooking with Paula Deen on May 1, according to an exclusive from People.

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The broadcasts will be targeted toward country and news-talk stations, and feature stories, advice, recipes and cooking tips. Deen partnered with Compass Media Networks on the projects, and creative director Brandon Branch will contribute to her podcast.

"I had my first day in the studio yesterday and we had so much fun!" she told the magazine. "I cannot wait to bring my vignettes and podcast to listeners around America. I have a ton of fun tips up my sleeve to make their life a little easier."

Deen launched a subscriber-based service, The Paula Deen Network, in September 2014. Deen reportedly turned down a new television show to pursue the online venture, and appeared on Today last week to share her recipe for chicken and waffles.

Deen's online network and upcoming radio show and podcast come in the wake of the controversy that put her career on hold. The chef lost dozens of endorsements and her Food Network show after she admitted to using racial slurs in June 2013.

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