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Classic Rocker 99.7 The Fox (Charlotte) and Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, which serves 19 counties in North and South Carolina, together raised approximately $13,000 and 5,200 pounds of non-perishable food during the 15th annual Harvest Feast Marathon to help fight hunger in the Charlotte region.

The show, called In The Post, will feature NBA Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes. Each week Hayes and co-host Joe George will provide interviews and analysis from all the biggest newsmakers in college and pro basketball. The show debuts at midnight ET on Saturday, December 3 and replays on Sunday mornings at 5 a.m. ET.

It's no secret, as radio has consolidated over the years, the number of jobs available has dwindled. Managers are tasked with more work, more stations and more people to lead. That makes it a lot tougher to break into the business. However, if you love the radio industry, have a burning desire to make it your career, and you're willing to work harder than anyone else in your building, you can become one of radio's next great managers. Here's how...

Brian Wieser, Senior Media Analyst From Pivotal Research Group, is downgrading his projections for 2017. He says there will be tough 2016 comps as the year turned out to be much better than expected. Wiser told investors, “We are revising our 2017 forecast to a +2.0% growth rate for the year ahead." His original forecast was an increase of 2.8%. Wieser says 2016 grew 5%, the ad industry’s best year since 2005.

As the company continues to search for ways to deal with about $20 Billion in debt, an 8K has been filed to amend terms of certain notes with potential exchange offers.

The retailer took the Media Monitors top spot last week by airing over 39,500 commercials on radio stations across the country. That was enough to nudge The Home Depot down to number two.

The New York Post has the details about a possible spot on Donald Trump's communications team. The talk show host and Fox news analyst said it would be an honor to serve in the new administration.

CBS Radio's SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia has extended its partnership for play-by-play coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies. Details of the new deal were not released. CBS Radio in Philadelphia has had the Phillies since 2004 with WIP-FM broadcasting the games the past five seasons. Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, and Jim Jackson will continue to announce the games.

In his latest episode of Media Unplugged Mark Ramsey addresses the debate over “fake news” on Facebook. Ramsey says everyone is missing the larger point: "The problem isn’t with the manufacturing of false headlines, it’s with the relationship between facts and beliefs in the human psyche. We are the problem -- our facts are not. Ramsey and Tom Asacker explain it all in their latest episode of Media Unplugged.

On February 23 at CRS, 11 of Country Music's most successful songwriters will perform at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley. Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, JT Harding, Laura Veltz, Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley, Brett James, Rhett Akins, Busbee, Jon Nite, and Cole Taylor are all set to perform. It's the sixth year for Kingsely's after-hours CRS event.