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On Friday, December 13th,KPLZ-FM, KOMO-AM/FM and KVI-AM along with KOMO TV and KUNS held their annual Toy Drive to benefit the Salvation Army. The final tally was $125,000 and over 7,000 toys.

In March 2020, Triton Digital will start producing monthly podcast reports. The reports will cover the top networks and the top podcasts. Triton will publish 13 reports per year, and each report will be based on a four-week reporting period

The 2020 season will mark the 20th consecutive year KFAN-100.3/Minneapolis will serve as the flagship station for the Vikings Radio Network. The Vikings and iHeartMedia announced a new five-year extension this week.

WLZL-FM (El Zol) in Washington, DC, brought in $440,000 to benefit Children’s National Hospital during its annual Children’s National Radiotón. The amount donated during the 12th annual event brought overall contributions to over $4.6 million since 2008.

The Beasley Media Group cluster in Charlotte raised over $175,000 from its eighth annual Secret Santa Levine Children’s Hospital Radiothon.

Beasley Media Group Tampa’s WLLD-FM's Freak Show personality and PD Orlando Davis’ 8th Annual Toy Drive Tower collected more than 830 bicycles, four full POD containers of toys, and over $42,900.00.

Hubbard's WDRV-FM Chicago's Sherman & Tingle welcomed Chicago's pet lovers to the fourth annual Operation: Santa Paws event this past Saturday where they collected over $26,000 in pet food, supplies, and cash.

WSM-FM/95.5 NASH morning radio personality Marty McFly’s charity Hometown Strong partnered with the Sparta YMCA and the Sparta Police Department for Shop With a Cop.

Hubbard Radio personality Fitz has been named permanent host of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40. The multi-year partnership between Hubbard Radio and Nan Kingsley’s KCCS Production will launch the new Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 with Fitz on more than 300 stations.

Salem took swift action after KNUS-AM Denver afternoon host Chuck Bonniwell said, "you wish for a nice school shooting" to interrupt the impeachment proceedings. Despite co-host Julie Hayden telling Bonniwell he shouldn't say that, she was also let go as the show they co-hosted was canceled. Here's the statement from Salem.