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Radio legend Don Imus died late last week at the age of 79. Since his passing we've heard from many people who worked with Imus throughout his very successful 50-year radio run. Here's what they had to say.

iHeartMedia Los Angeles’ KOST-FM (KOST 103.5) held its fourth annual Giving Tuesday Radiothon and raised over $320,000 to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, one of the top pediatric academic medical and research institutions in the United States. 

KSTP-FM/Twin Cities (KS95) held its 21st Annual KS95 for Kids Radiothon, December 13, for the benefit of Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and Children’s Cancer Research Fund. And they had a big day!

Former Atlanta host Kim Peterson says he’ll need about 5,000 listeners as paid subscribers to make his show work as a podcast. Peterson worked in Atlanta for decades, his last stop with Cumulus before they sold to EMF. Get the details at The Podcast Business Journal.

Since 1993, in our January issue, Radio Ink has been recognizing a radio executive for all of his or her success from the prior year. 2019 was an incredible year for iHeartMedia and CEO Bob Pittman will appear on the cover of our January 6th issue as the 2019 Radio Executive of The Year.

 WKXW-FM/New Jersey (New Jersey 101.5), has concluded its 2019 Feel Better Bears campaign to collect teddy bears for children in emergency situations. The New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association will receive over 7,000 stuffed animals to be distributed to local law enforcement.

Legendary Pittsburgh station, KQV, 1410 AM, is back on the air. The station returned after a nearly two-year hiatus earlier this week with a beautiful music/easy listening format.

This ruling is a result the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit which vacated and remanded the Commission's decision to revise several ownership rules.

The entire team here at Radio Ink would like to thank everyone for another great year and wish everyone Happy Holidays. As we head toward 2020, our 28th year, we'll be taking Wednesday and Thursday off and return Friday morning with your daily morning update.

Smart Money with Keith Springer airs on iHeart's KFBK in Sacramento, Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. The SEC has accused Springer of fraud, alleging he received millions of dollars for recommending investment products while claiming he did not have any conflicts of interest.