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Educational Media Foundation, the parent ministry and programmer of the world’s two largest Christian music radio networks, announces the internal advancement of Mandy Young and Troy West. 

The Nashville Scene has honored Nashville Public Radio it with three Best of Nashville Writer’s Choice awards. The Reader's Choice Awards were for: “Best Radio Special Feature”, “Best Daily News Show", and “Best Radio Voice”.

WSB-TV in Atlanta is reporting that iHeartMedia Atlanta president Drew Lauter has been let go after video that appears to show him using racial slurs turned up. WSB reports iHeart confirmed Lauter is no longer employed by the company.

Edison Research says spoken word audio consumption in the U.S. has increased by 26 million in the last eight years. The October 27th Spoken Word Audio Report webinar from NPR and Edison takes a look at specific types of spoken word content, various spoken word platforms, and devices used to consume spoken word content. REGISTER

The Marketron NXT digital advertising platform has been upgraded to handle the needs of advertisers operating in industries facing restrictions. The new capabilities will aid advertisers of cannabis, CBD, gambling, alcohol, fireworks, politics and others.

According to an FCC filing, Kristin Cantrell's Seven Mountains Media is picking up 46 Pennsylvania stations from her father Kerby Confer's Forever Media. Although no money will exchange hands, the deal is valued at about $17.4 million. Seven Mountains will assume Forever Media's debt.

In a recent NAB ex parte brief with the FCC regarding a proposed rulemaking that would enable GeoBroadcast Solutions to license its proprietary “ZoneCasting” technology; questions were raised over letters sent in support of the proposal.

iHeart CEO Bob Pittman and Cromwell Media CEO Bud Walters will be honored as Giants Of Broadcasting by The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation at the 19th annual Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards luncheon in New York City November 15.

The Gracie Awards honor individual talent and exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in television, radio and digital media in news and entertainment.