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Every year SOS Radio & Hope for Prisoners hosts a program called 50 Christmases for children with incarcerated parents. 50 individual living rooms are set up with sofas & loveseats around a coffee table and fresh cut Christmas trees.

Blue Tag Media are finalizing negotiations to work with Sheryl Underwood Radio. The two companies will join forces for future collaboration.

In a 47-page document filed with the United States District Court in Eastern Michigan, Cumulus accuses former WDRQ Detroit host Kristina ‘Krissy T’ Williamson of breaching her contract when she quit to work for Woodward Sports Network.

(By Buzz Knight) In anticipation of the upcoming CES, I wondered in our new, pandemic-based existence what might be surfacing at the upcoming digital-only show. One of the biggest life-changing moments during the pandemic has been the need for consumers to rely on video to communicate with co-workers and family members.

The National Association of Broadcasters has joined the COVID Collaborative, a national assembly of experts and organizations working on unified action against the COVID-19 pandemic. NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith will serve on the Collaborative’s National Advisory Council.

Beasley Media Group has unveiled a special 60th Anniversary logo in celebration of the company’s six decades in broadcasting. The company will be celebrating the year-long event leading up to the actual anniversary day in December both on the air and online.

El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns several radio stations in Victor Valley, California, has launched a hyper local news website called HDdailynews.com. The site will deliver news from Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Adelanto and all the cities of the high desert.

For a second week in a row, State Farm is at the top of the Media Monitors list of national advertisers. State Farm aired 84,157 commercials.

Continuing with our weekly series displaying BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 31 to 40 for 2021. 

(By Randy Lane) As you prepare your show for the first week of the new year, here are several cultural trends and talking points to relate to your content.