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On December 12 and 13, Cumulus' WIVK in Knoxville raised $341,957 for St. Jude during its annual radiothon. It's the largest amount the station has raised with the event.

Cumulus' WABC’s holiday Radiothon for the Kids, broadcast live from Cohen Children’s Medical Center, raised a total of $205,213 for the Children’s Miracle Network hospital.

The cluster of WLFZ-FM, WDBR-FM, and WTAX AM/FM in Springfield, IL, raised $190,336 for St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield and the Children’s Miracle Network. Capitol Radio Group is owned by Saga.

Redrock Broadcasting stations MIX 103.1, KOOL 98.9, COYOTE 102.3, and ZION 104.1 hosted the 4th annual all-day radiothon to benefit St. George, UT, non-profit Root for Kids, benefitting children with delayed development and other disabilities.

Thanks to Scott Herrold from SOS Radio in Las Vegas for sharing this story with us. One hundred and ten children were reunited with their incarcerated parents in Vegas at 50 Christmases. SOS Radio partnered with Hope for Prisoners to give children a family Christmas experience.

Listeners to News/Talk station WFSX-FM in Ft. Myers contributed over 80,000 Christmas cards for American service men and women during the 4th annual 10,000 For The Troops promotion.

Westwood One syndicated talk show host of The Jim Bohannon Show and Radio Hall of Famer Jim Bohannon dressed up as Santa Claus for the Collins Children's Home of Seneca, SC.

On Monday, Spanish Broadcasting System announced that, in connection with its planned recapitalization, the company received a letter from a "recognized multinational financial services broadcast lender" stating that it is highly confident of its ability to arrange $300 million in secured debt financing."

Paul Howard's radio career spanned over 70 years. He was a salesperson for 55  of those years. Howard worked for West Virginia Radio Corporation and Radio Ink ran a profile piece on Howard this past March. Howard died Monday after a short illness at the age of 93. More HERE.

Beasley Media Group's Executive VP of Strategy and Innovation Buzz Knight will leave the company at the end of the 2019 and launch Buzz Knight Media.