Curtains Closing On Yet Another Year
And Westwood One News is offering affiliates a series of 20 Year in Review reports featuring one-minute vignettes showcasing many of the year’s biggest stories. Also being offered up to affiliates will be two long-form Year in Review programs.
Radiothon Raises $175K For Sick Kids
Dallas New Country station 96.3 KSCS raised $175,670 during its 5th Annual KSCS Cook Children’s Radiothon, which took place Saturday, December 1. Cook Children’s is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Veterans In Need Helped By iHeartMedia, LA
iHeartMedia AM 570 LA Sports will host the 11th annual Help-A-Hero Veterans Radio-thon, December 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Stations Helping Synagogue Heal
Pittsburgh stations 100.7 STAR (WBZZ-FM) and Y108 (WDSY-FM) will hold “A Concert for Unity” to benefit the rebuilding of Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Steel City. The event will be broadcast live on both stations on December 2.
Cluster Steps Up For Kids, Seniors
Cumulus Nashville’s NASH FM 103.3, 95.5 NASH ICON, 104-5 The Zone, Super Talk 99.7 WTN, and 92Q came together on Tuesday to collect thousands of toys and gifts for those in need in Nashville this holiday season.
Life Sentence For Host Killing
A New Jersey man convicted of killing former radio host April Kauffman back in 2012 has received a life sentence plus 30 years. Authorities say Kauffman was killed to prevent her from exposing a drug ring her husband was also involved in.
No Hangovers For iHeart Partygoers
A press release distributed by H-PROOF says the company, which developed chewable tablets that help prevent hangovers, is partnering with iHeart's Z100 as the official "Hangover Prevention Partner" for the 2018 Z100 Jingle Ball. The tablet was developed by doctors.
Hispanic Podcast: The New England Market
In this Hispanic Radio Podcast, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson chats with Full Power founder John Fuller about how his company has grown thanks to stations offering two distinct English-language formats and the Latin pop-fueled "Bomba Radio."
Sun Launches National Live Events Division
Sun Broadcast Group has unveiled its live experience division, SBG Events. The new venture hits the road in 2019 with the announcement of several tours and events.
Now That’s A Ton of Toys!
KISS-FM in Pittsburgh collected 60 school buses worth of new unwrapped toys during its 15th annual Stuff-A-Bus toy drive to benefit the U.S. Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots program.
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