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A State Ethics Commission has granted Cranston Mayor Allan Fung permission to fill in on WPRO in Providence. Fung, who can’t run for reelection due to term limits, will fill in when WPRO hosts are on vacation or sick. He'll be paid $50 for a three-hour show.

The Local Radio Freedom Act has thirteen new supporters. Eleven Representatives and two Senators have joined the list of co-sponsors of the resolution opposing performance royalty on local radio. 198 Representatives and 24 Senators now support the resolution.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications has officially opened the nomination process for the 2024 Radio Hall of Fame. Running until March 31, the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee is welcoming suggestions for potential inductees.

Community Broadcasters radio stations WWKT, WFRK, WSIM, and WPDT in Florence, South Carolina, raised over $114,685 during the Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon in conjunction with the McLeod Children’s Hospital.

ABC News Radio will have extensive live anchored coverage of inauguration events this week. Radio, streaming and podcast platforms will be in use.

All Classical 89.9 (KQAC), an independent radio station serving Oregon, is moving its headquarters to a larger space in downtown Portland. The new 15,000-square-foot office in KOIN Tower will include a media arts center, recording studios, and community gathering spaces.

Eddie Esserman is the new Managing Director at the brokerage firm, taking over for George Reed. Esserman has been a director at MSG for nearly 20 years. Reed said, “I look forward to devoting more time to brokering. Thirteen years as Managing Director is at least 10 more than I ever intended.” MSG also announced that Will Cate is joining the company as Research Director.

The free Media Staffing Network webinars are aimed at job seekers and are part of MSN's new Recruitment Solutions Network unit.

Los Angeles entrepreneur Eugene "Big U" Henley has launched the second season of his 'Checc’n ~ In' podcast. This time around he is teaming up with social broadcasting company 'Caffeine'.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will speak at the Aspen Institute at 11 a.m. on Friday. It will be his final speech as chairman. He's stepping down on January 20. Wheeler is expected to reflect on the lessons he learned during his FCC tenure and discuss what he'd like to see as the path ahead for U.S. broadband policy. The speech will be streamed live HERE.