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Alpha Media Mankato’s KYSM and Z99 raised $77,610 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a two-day radiothon. The Minnesota stations broadcasted live each day for 12 hours. Sister stations KRBI and KMKO also supported with additional promotional activities.

On Wednesday, the official committee of unsecured creditors objected to Cumulus' plan to reorganize. That was followed by an objection by an ad hoc cross-holder committee. Cumulus quickly followed up with a statement that said the objections were normal and will not impact the company's restructuring timeline.

With Cumulus in the middle of a bankruptcy proceeding there was no earnings call to discuss the company's revenue. Cumulus simply filed a bare bones 8K with the SEC late on Wednesday announcing its results for the fourth quarter of 2017 as well as the full year. Here are the details and what CEO Mary Berner said.

After 50 years of being on the radio, today will be Don Imus' last show. Imus, who’s been on the air since 1971, now syndicated on 84 stations, will broadcast his final few hours from Cumulus' WABC in New York. If you grew up in New York in the 70's and 80's, you grew up listening to Imus and Howard Stern.

The National Association of Broadcasters has announced your new 2018 elected leaders. And there are three new members: Townsquare Co-Chief Executive Officer Dhruv Prasad, Zimmer Radio President Mike Zimmer, and Beasley's VP of Programming Justin Chase. The two-year terms of the board members begins in June. Here's a look at the entire 2018 board.

(By Laurie Kahn) We hear that finding solid sellers is a major challenge for almost all companies, especially in radio. We hear they can’t find people, that the right people don’t apply for the open positions that they are advertising, we hear that those who are the quality they need end up accepting jobs elsewhere. Why is this?

In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast from Streamline Publishing, Skyview Networks National Hispanic Audio Sales Manager Blanche Joesten talks with RBR+TVBR Editor Adam Jacobson about the potential to bring in more revenue while building a brand-new connection to an underserved — and very passionate — audience.

NAB Show will present “From Podcast to Broadcast,” a main-stage keynote session featuring Alex, Inc. executive producers Zach Braff and Matt Tarses, the creators of the hit podcast Up and Vanished, and others. The session will take place Tuesday, April 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The stations are WNUQ-FM in Albany, GA, KJMO-FM in Columbia, MO, WPCK-FM in Green Bay and WTOD-FM in Toledo. The stations will be put into a trust until they are sold. Here's why they are being moved...

...Or is it Buzz? Kevin Klein, who begins hosting mornings on 97.3 The Game in San Diego Thursday, sent out a tweet that included a picture of the Coronado bridge, followed by:  “JUMP … to a new morning show." And that has some in the San Diego community outraged.