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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is providing $205,000 in funding supporting the international news program, "The World". The program is produced by GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media; and PRX, a non-profit public media company.

Colorado Public Radio earned five first-place awards from the Public Media Journalists Association. The awards cover a range of categories: Enterprise, Feature, Investigative Journalism, Interview Podcast and Series.

Until this year, Ed Atsinger held the record for the most years on Radio Ink’s 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list, with 25. Back in 1974, along with his brother-in-law Stu Epperson, Atsinger launched Salem Media Group with one radio station, KDAR-FM in Oxnard, California. Today, Salem is America’s leading multimedia company specializing inn Christian and conservative content.

This week, AURN drops the first episode of a new ongoing series On the Record with Ebony McMorris, a bi-monthly interview series covering the latest in news from around the U.S.

WHP-AM in Harrisburg has debuted Let’s Visit PA with Sandy Fenton. In collaboration with PA Tourism, the new syndicated travel show starring radio veteran Sandy Fenton will broadcast Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Located in The Ozarks, KWPM-AM is owned by Ozark Marketing. The station will celebrate 75 years of operation this Friday with an Open House. KWPM aired its first broadcast on July 15, 1947 after Robert “Bob” Neathery received authorization from the FCC.

Horizon Broadcasting Group has hired Greg Obata as Market Manager/General Sales Manager for its cluster of 5 stations in Bend, Oregon.

Upside has moved into the top slot of the latest Media Monitors weekly report. After coming in a close second last week to Indeed, Upside flipped places with the job hub this week.

The Independent Broadcasters Association is partnering with BSMG Broadcasters & Sportscasters Mentoring Group. There is no cost to IBA members for the school that utilizes a mentor-apprentice model for learning and pays stations to participate.

The Radio Advertising Bureau is offering a one-day virtual workshop focusing on 'back to basics' training. The live, online and interactive event is set for July 19.