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The Missouri Broadcasters Association Board of Directors has selected Chad Mahone, a broadcast veteran with more than three decades of experience, as its new president and chief executive. He succeeds Mark Gordon, who will retire from MBA this summer after serving as the president and CEO for 10 years.

The call for entry for the 2023 Radio Mercury Awards has opened; the deadline for entries is April 10. Two dozen trophies will be awarded across 20 categories, with a final round of judges reserving the option to award a Best in Show winner.

The Country Radio Board has announced the five winners of two scholarship programs. The three women receiving this year's Rusty Walker Scholarships are Tori D, Brooke Summers and Caitlin Fisher; the two women receiving the Lisa McKay Women in Country scholarships are Liz DelGrossos and Chelsea Lee.

The stations that comprise the group Public Radio for Central Florida have launched a new content leadership team that will focus on better serving public radio listeners across digital and other platforms, and find ways to make local journalism a more-conversational experience.

Industry veterans Dave Paulus and John Shamby are expanding their partnership consultancy called Radio's Fresh Eyes to focus on career coaching and mentoring for the radio broadcasting industry, and to help those in the industry better address their work-life balance.

Hubbard Broadcasting is partnering with Twin Cities Hall of Fame radio personality Tom Barnard on a new, multi-platform show. The Tom Barnard Podcast will stream live from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays, with an on-demand version of the program available as a podcast and on-demand audio afterward.

Hosting company Libsyn has announced that it will integrate with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions is designed for creators who want to offer their audiences premium experiences through monthly or annual paid subscriptions.

Podcast studio Cadence13 and Atlanta-based independent content production studio Tenderfoot TV have jointly announced they will expand their partnership through 2024.

iHeartMedia has appointed Jay C. Lowe to the position of area president for its Oklahoma station group. Lowe will oversee more than a dozen stations in the state; he will report to Tony Coles, the division president for iHeartMedia.

The Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group has launched the second-annual Next Challenge for Media and Journalism. The competition seeks groundbreaking, for-profit and not-for-profit startups that will re-invent the media industry in the coming decades.