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Zimmer Radio's news-talk station KZRG (1310 AM, 102.9 FM) in Joplin teamed up with Fostering Hope to help more than 600 foster kids during the annual Christmas of Hope event. KZRG and Fostering Hope worked with listeners, volunteers and local churches to help with the initiative.

HEH Communications's Huntsville stations KSAM (101.7 FM) and KHVL (104.9 FM, The Lake) were honored on Saturday by the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commercial as the organization's Business of the Year for 2022.

John McDonald, a published author and radio broadcaster widely known for his dry humor and conversational style to radio listeners in Portland, Maine, died on Tuesday at the age of 78. His death was confirmed by his son, Jeremiah, who told a local newspaper that McDonald had been in poor health for a while.

Guaranty Media says "The Moon Griffon Show" will return to its Baton Rouge talk station WBRP (107.3 FM) next year. The show will air on WBRP weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time, a station official said in a press release Thursday.

Cox Media Group says it has appointed Justin Wenokur to serve as its vice president of digital revenue and sales strategy. Wenokur previously served as the senior director of digital strategy for Cox Media's Local Solutions.

The New York Times gets in on the end-of-the-year best-of list fun with 10 of its own, including: Legacy of Speed, Not Lost and Rumble Strip. Read the full list from The Times HERE.

The New Yorker is out with its top ten podcasts of 2022. They are not familiar names to most podcast listeners, certainly not the shows you see every day on top of the various monthly podcast charts. Check out the magazine's top ten HERE.

Podcast Movement's Evolutions will take place March 7th through 10th in Las Vegas. On Wednesday the organization annonced their first round of speakers. Here they are...

Colorado Public Radio says it will celebrate 50 years on air with a celebration called the "50-ish Anniversary." The public radio network said its first station, KCFR (90.1 FM) in Denver, was granted its first license in 1970; celebrations were postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

SportsMap Radio Network says it will debut a new program called "First Name Sports" on January 2. The show will be hosted by Jeff Michael and Greg Franks, and will air on the SportsMap Radio Network weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.