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The latest survey from Borrell & Associates of nearly one thousand radio buyers shows they are poised to spend more in 2021. Gordon Borrell presented his latest findings this week at Radio Ink's Forecast LIVE conference.

The NAB wants everyone to know that the 2021 NAB Las Vegas Show, which is now planned to be live in early October, is looking strong already. More than 540 companies have signed contracts to exhibit at the show, spanning 31 countries.

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland was the big winner during Star 102’s (WDOK-FM) 2020 Rainbow Radiothon. The radiothon has raised $4.7 million since 2003.

99.5 zpl (WZPL-FM), in Indianapolis, raised a total of $1,003,919 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon was a 36-hour fundraising event.

And these two familiar faces are your virtual tour guides for CES 2021. The company will be leading an online guided tour of CES, specifically curated for anyone in radio. While past tours have been limited mostly to corporate executives, this year’s Jacobs Media virtual tour will be accessible and affordable to all. Get all the details HERE.

KISS-FM Detroit weekend host Mildred Gaddis teamed up with McDonald's, UAW and The EMG Foundation for the 2020 Drive-Thru Bed in a Bag Radiothon to raise over $40,000 to provide sleeping bags for the homeless.

Cherry Creek Media has signed a company-wide deal with CreativeReady. That means all 50 stations will have access to CreativeReady's library of creative assets, including commercials, jingles, scripts and more.

WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University, raised a total of $1,050 to donate to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Students, alumni, and community members all contributed to this annual effort to fight food insecurity in New Jersey.

The 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards, which aired nationwide in August and September, reached more than 7.5 million people. The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation will once again professionally produce the event for television and make it available for stations to air next summer.

NewsTalk 670 KBOI in Boise hosted a toy drive and gathered up over 70,000 toys and $27,000 in cash donations benefiting the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.