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Beginning in January and running through April, NPR will collect podcasts from thousands of students across the country. They all have a chance to win prizes and have their show heard nationally on NPR. It's the 5th year NPR is hosting the event. Check out all the details, and new rules, HERE

The FCC is seeking public comment on the regulator's media ownership rules, including whether its current rules are "necessary in the public interest as the result of competition." The findings of the agency's last quadrennial review were subject to intense legal scrutiny.

Wright was the long-time CEO of Midwest Communications, a company he helped launch back in 1958. He was also on Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list for the past 9 years. The cause of death, according to COO Michael Wright, was natural causes. Here's what the industry is saying about this long-time broadcaster...

SiriusXM and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are teaming up to help kids track Santa Claus as he delivers presents around the world. The updates will start at 3 p.m. Eastern Time and last through early Christmas morning.

Streaming platform TuneIn has rolled out a dedicated spot for podcasts and audio versions of Univision's top television programs. The section, "Univision Top TV Shows," will include a curated selection of podcasts from TelevisaUnivision and its podcast arm, Uforia.

The Wayne County Ford & Bold Gold Media Holiday Toy Drive Challenge collected seven trucks of toys during its recent charity event. The event was the first to take place in two years due to the coronavirus health pandemic, which started in 2020.

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.