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(By Randy Michaels) When considering the future, it’s important to start with the past. So let’s begin by realizing that radio is not turning 100 this year.

iHeartMedia's KFI in Los Angeles held its 10th annual “KFI PastaThon,” event to help feed local children, raising a record of over $770,000 and 75,980 pounds of pasta and pasta sauce.

News Talk 820AM WBAP Dallas 42nd Annual Christmas is for Caring Radiothon raised $225,000. Denton State Supported Living Center will benefit from the donations.

The Beasley Augusta Kicks 99 Christmas Wishes promotion raised $19,250 and over $7K worth of toys for families in the community during the holidays. Listeners nominated over 160 families for consideration to have their Christmas wishes granted.

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.

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.

Cumulus Media Chicago has partnered with NoCap and #HAPPENS to bring about The Virtual Night We Stole Christmas concert. The event benefits Project Shine and VolunteerMatch.

The company sent out a press release Tuesday, the same day it was issuing a bond offering, announcing early Q4 results. With half the month of December still to go, Townsquare CEO Bill Wilson says he now sees the fourth quarter outperforming expectations.

It's one of the biggest fundraising successes of this holiday season. Entercom country stations in seven markets raised $3 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through the unified “Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon” series.