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Whether or not you can play music during your podcast is always an interesting topic. It involves many organizations and rules that help make it one of the most complex and confusing issues in the podcasting space today.

WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station, is looking for entries to the annual Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. The Schorr Prize is a coveted honor awarded to a public media journalist age 35 or younger whose work stands out for its ambition, storytelling craft and reporting rigor.

(By Paige Nienaber, obviously) For the uninitiated, I consult stations on Marketing & Promotions which, in 2023, covers just about everything except tower maintenance. I worked in Promotions at stations in Portland, the Twin Cities, Charlotte, and San Francisco.

The ratings firm announced on Sunday that its Board of Directors has decided not to proceed with an unsolicited acquisition proposal from a private equity consortium that valued the company at $25.40 per share. The board determined the offer "significantly undervalues" the company.

(By Laurie Kahn) Change is hard to handle. No one likes to think they need to change or think about what business practices are needed to change for higher success. But, let’s face it, change is an ever-evolving issue and sometimes it’s inevitable.

Jason Barrett's 2019 Sports Summit is being held February 21 and 22 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, Podcast One CEO Norm Pattiz, and iHeart's Don Martin are among the events featured speakers. Barrett announced another big name yesterday on his blog.

JVC Media has completed its acquisition of an AM signal and its FM translator on Long Island in New York. Commercial Assets, Inc. sold WLIM-AM 1440 in Medford, NY, and 93.3 W227CL in Port Jefferson, NY for $500,000.

As lawmakers investigate Live Nation over high ticket fees and surcharges, the event promoter and venue operator has been handed another setback in court over BMI's lawsuit for fair live performance royalties.

Cumulus Tucson's KiiM-FM Penny Pitch Fundraiser is set for December 15-17. The fundraiser benefits the Arizona’s Children Association help many of Arizona’s children and families in crisis.

Just in time for Mother's Day, Edison Research has released new data from its Moms and Media 2121 study which showed 46% of moms now own a smart speaker device. That's up 13% from the same time last year.