Beasley Boston Raises $10K
98.5 The Sports Hub Personalities Felger & Mazz raised $10,000 to make the holidays brighter for Boston-area families in need. The event supports Christmas in the City.
Motown Toy Drop Success
105.1 The BOUNCE in Detroit collected 711 toy donations and $4,614 during the 2nd Annual Gello’s Big Top Toy Drop. The event benefits Children at Ronald McDonald House of Detroit.
SOS Vegas Helps Pass Out Hope
The SOS Las Vegas radio served struggling families with their program Hope for the Holidays. The drive-through experience was organized by a collective called Hope For The City, that has been doing pop up food pantries practically everyday since April.
Urban One Founder Honored By Senator
Recognizing Urban One's 40 years in broadcasting, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland called Founder Cathy Hughes “a tenacious entrepreneur, visionary radio personality, and powerful advocate for the African-American community." Here's Van Hollen's full speech, which was entered into the Congressional record.
From Reactive To Proactive: Will 2021 Be Different?
(By Deborah Parenti) As managers often remind, “Telling is not selling.” Those four words are actually an abbreviated reflection of the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes, who said, "We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."
Rogan Lands Cannibas Advertising Deal
Because of marketing issues the FDA has with promoting its health benefits, CBD has not yet become a category radio can reliably tap into. Podcasts are apparently another story. CbdMD Inc has signed a one-year partnership with Joe Rogan to advertise on his podcast.
JVC Picks Up Four From Community Broadcasters
JVC Media, which has stations in Florida and Long island will add a cluster of four stations in Fort Walton beach to its roster. Community Broadcasters is selling JVC four FM's: WECQ, WHWY, WWAV, and WZLB.
Seattle Toy Drive Collects Thousands of Toys & Cash
Sinclair Seattle, KOMO TV and Univision Seattle, held their annual KOMO Toy Drive benefiting The Salvation Army. The campaign raised over $104,000 and hey collected 6,000 toys which will all be donated to The Salvation Army to help local families during the holidays.
Vets Families Helped In Atlanta
KISS 104.1 (WALR) in partnership with The Warrior Alliance, gave ten families of military veterans a holiday to remember, by fulfilling their Christmas lists through the KISS WISH program. More than 100 gifts were provided to the Atlanta area families.
Secret Santa In Texas
KGAF Gainesville has a Secret Santa to thank for helping listeners in need. This is the third year the Secret Santa has come up with thousands of dollars for listeners.
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