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WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station, is looking for entries to the annual Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. The Schorr Prize is a coveted honor awarded to a public media journalist age 35 or younger whose work stands out for its ambition, storytelling craft and reporting rigor.

United Stations has added Jim Roberts to the affiliate sales and marketing staff. Roberts is a former Disney-ESPN executive who oversaw the growth of the affiliate network of 500+ stations for ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. Roberts will market all sports-related programs and services.

Radio One Atlanta is switching up its morning line up in 2021. The Morning Hustle is coming to Hot 107.9 and The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is moving toClassix 102.9.

“Danni and The Jar” (WMMX-FM) morning show co-host in Memphis died shortly after midnight Tuesday night. He was 50 years old. The station is only describing the death as a tragic accident as of now.

Bill Weston, Cadillac Jack, John Reynolds, Scott Jameson and Tee Gentry were all part of the company-wide changes impacting the Beasley programming department. Here are all the details...

iHeartMedia has hired Gabe Fleet as EVP of Business Affairs and Chief Music Licensing Counsel. Fleet will focus on iHeart's relationships with the company’s music and entertainment partners, be responsible for business and legal affairs and spearhead the company’s music licensing strategy.

Ashok Sinha has been hired as Entercom's Head of Corporate Communications and PR. Sinha joins Entercom after serving as VP of Communications at WarnerMedia. He's also worked for Publicis Media, NBCUniversal, Viacom and Product(RED).

Hubbard's WTMX-FM announced that, after 22  years with the station, Melissa McGurren was offered a contract extension which much to the surprise of station management she declined.  

4.5 Bay FM (KBAY) & Mix 106.5 (KEZR) annual Holiday Toy Drive will be making it a Merry Christmas for foster children in Santa Clara County. More than 800 toys and more than $4,000 was collected by the Alpha Media stations..

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made one of his final speeches as Chairman this week. He shared his views on how the FCC has been unable to move its media ownership rules into the modern era, thanks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which has gotten in the FCC's way for years.