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The third annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards were held virtually Thursday night streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages and broadcast on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide. Earwolf's Office Ladies, hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, took home the Podcast of The Year Award. Here are all the winners.

Bell joins WJAS in Pittsburgh on Monday, which is owned by St. Barnabas Broadcasting, and includes Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Bell's show will air Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. till noon and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.

For the 7th year in a row, the Colorado Broadcasters Association has provided its members with a Nielsen “Power of Broadcast in Colorado” study. CBA CEO Justin Sasso says the data reveals that radio and television gained audience at the height of the pandemic.

Seven Mountains Media is reporting sad news. Veteran broadcaster Michael Neff has died from COVID-19.

The Daily Punch is hosted by veteran political reporters Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer. They are the former co-authors of Politicos Playbook and the founders of Punchbowl News.

The Charlotte-based Bob & Sheri Morning Show has come up with an innovative way to interact with listeners. Sheri Lynch created a cookbook that has expanded the reach of the program.

Cumulus has made some changes to its sales leadership team. Ron Russo has been appointed President, Sales at Westwood One, and Rafe D’Amico has been promoted to SVP, President of National Sales.

It was big national news when it was reported that Cumulus sent around a memo telling its talk show hosts to tone down any stolen election claims. The memo was reported to be written by VP Brian Philips, however Cumulus has never confirmed or commented publicly on it. It's clear The Washington Post doesn't believe anything has changed.

Gary Hendler hosts The Clean and Sober Radio Show on WWDB in Philadelphia. He's also been helping others recover from addition for nearly 4 decades. It was six years ago when Hendler filled out a pardon application for a 1984 drug conviction. He tells The Philadelphia Inquirer when he saw his name on the pardon list he felt like he hit the lottery.

Crista Media announced Wednesday that Jim Bouma, a 40-year veteran of Bellingham-based (KWPZ) PRAISE 106.5, died suddenly Tuesday. Bouma had most recently been serving as both Operations Manager and Morning Show co-host. The cause of death was not provided by the company.