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The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation is accepting applications for the First Time Managers Fellowship. The newly created scholarship is for women, people of color and individuals representing small market stations entering their first managerial roles.

HouseSmarts Radio with Lou Manfredini host has signed on for another four years. The show is also being extended an hour starting January 2, 2021.

With 20 million more weekly downloads, despite having hundreds of fewer active shows, NPR is still the most listened to podcast network, according to Triton. Stitcher is a distant second on the Triton chart. It's important to note that Triton does not include the iHeartMedia Podcast Network in their reporting. 

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is appealing to those in the broadcast industry for tax-deductible donations. Personal donations can be made to the Guardian Fund and Corporate Contributions will go to the Angel Initiative. 

The Jacobs Media survey examines the pandemic’s impact on: radio listening, acquisition of gadgets like smart speakers, and overall changes in lifestyle, locations, and habits. This study will field in early January and stations have until December 22nd to sign up.

Darren Wilhite and Tim Wall are two-time ‘CMA Personalities of the Year’ and host a 4-hour show available for all dayparts. White said, “We couldn’t be more excited about partnering with Sun. We’ve been fans for a while, and to become part of their roster is beyond awesome!”

Using LyrricFind's catalogue, DTS now offers access, through its DTS Connected Radio, to the most complete, multi-language lyrics catalogue. LyricFind works directly with music publishers and powers many music content platforms.

Cox Media Group has hired J.P. Hannan as Chief Financial Officer. Hannan joins CMG from AutoWeb, an automotive marketing organization, where he was CFO for two years. Before that Hannon was Cumulus' CFO for 7 years.

Black Radio United For The Vote is now focusing on a run-off election in Georgia. Two Senate seats are being contested on January 5, 2021 and Atlanta's black radio stations are working on getting out the vote.

Project Shine, a call to local volunteerism, is being launched on Cumulus Media stations nationwide. The cross-platform initiative is in partnership with the VolunteerMatch network.