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iHeartMedia has appointed Spencer Bynes to Metro President for its Atlanta cluster. Bynes moves to Atlanta from iHeart's Texas region, where he served as the Area President since 2021. He'll report to Division President Kim Guthrie.

The NAB Show is now accepting entries for the newly-launched Excellence in Sustainability Awards, which recognizes individuals, companies and products that show in media and technology in the area of conservation, reusability of natural resources and economic and social development. The deadline for entry is April 3.

PRX and Exile Content Studios are teaming up on a new podcast that investigates an Israeli cyber arms group and its smartphone hacking software that was used to target a slain Washington Post reporter. The first two episodes of the show were released this week and are available to stream or download across all popular podcast platforms.

WQXR (105.9 FM) in New York is launching a new podcast about the hidden voices behind classical music, hosted by the station's Terrance McKnight. The debut season of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight will shine a light on Black representation in opera.

Dickey Broadcasting's WFOM (106.3 FM, Xtra) in Atlanta will host a special "Fair Tax" broadcast with Neal "Talkmaster" Boortz on Thursday, January 26 at 9 a.m. Boortz was one of the original proponents of the Fair Tax in the 1990s and co-authored The Fair Tax Book with former Rep. John Linder.

Triton Digital has released its inaugural U.S. Year-End Podcast Report. The report takes a close look at the at the podcast space in the United States. The analysis includes listening habits and audience demographics. Here are a few highlights from the report...

More from the Triton 2022 report. NPR News Now came in as the top podcast of 2022, based on average weekly downloads. Crime Junkie was next, followed by Ben Shapiro, Dateline NBC and Morbid. Here are Triton's top 20 for the year.

Podcast hosting company Blubrry has released a new podcasting 2.0 feature for podcasters called Value4Value, partnering with Alby for its adoption. Blubrry now allows its customers to earn revenue through crypto donations.

Luis "Cipha Sounds" Diaz is joining Audacy's WXBK (94.7 FM, The Block) in New York City, where he will host middays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting Thursday. He previously worked at SiriusXM's Shade 45 and WQHT.

Cynthia Alston Bell, Cumulus Media's senior marketing consultant in Charleston, received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Portrait Award during a ceremony on Tuesday. State Rep. Gilliard established the award in 1998 to honor local individuals and their service to the community.