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The NAB Crystal Radio Awards are bestowed upon stations that provide their communities with outstanding service. Over the past month, Radio Ink has highlighted many of those stations, and we encourage them all to submit a nomination for this award. Winners are announced at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held April 10 during the NAB Show in Vegas. Submit HERE. Finalists will be announced next month.

Houston stations The New 93Q, Country Legends 97.1, and 106.9 & 107.5 Houston’s Eagle helped Texas Children’s Hospital raise $420,375 during the 14th annual radiothon, from December 1 through 31, 2017.

And that's the third consecutive year over 17 million vehicles were sold in the U.S. Even though there was a slight dip in sales, compared to 2016, it was still a strong year for radio's number one advertising category.

(By Buzz Knight) I've been fortunate to make the trek to CES a habit each new year and I'm looking forward to the journey once again this year. CES is an inspiring and eye-opening experience that you won't want to miss. I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Bigelow the Technology and Mobility Editor for the legendary Car and Driver publication.

Despite the fact that CBS Radio has disappeared following the merger with Entercom, the CBS News Radio brand is still going strong. CBS News Radio has signed new affiliation agreements with Entercom, Alpha, and Saga. With these new deals, CBS News Radio is now delivering content to more than 450 news, talk, and music stations.

The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation is accepting entries for the 2018 Celebration of Service to America Awards, given for outstanding community service by local broadcasters. Winners will be recognized at the 20th annual Celebration of Service to America Awards gala held Tuesday, June 12, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC.

KFI-AM 640's seventh annual KFI PastaThon raised over $462,000, December 8. The proceeds from the 17-hour live broadcast will benefit Caterina’s Club, a charitable organization that feeds 3,500 underprivileged children five days a week in over 15 cities in Los Angeles and Orange County. All KFI-AM 640 on-air personalities were on site at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.

SportsRadio 1310/96.7 The Ticket (KTCK-FM) in Dallas/Ft. Worth raised over $540,000 for the Austin Street Center during the Normathon series of events from December 7 through December 26. Normathon began with Twelve Days of Christmas leading up to the 18-hour broadcast on Tuesday, December 26.

Cumulus’ San Francisco stations KFOG, KGO, KNBR, KSAN, KSFO, and KTCT have raised $500,000 for the Bay Area Fire Relief Fund, bringing much-needed relief to victims of the massive Northern California wildfires.

106.5 KWHL/Alaska collaborated with the U.S. Marines to raise over $43,000 and received thousands of donated toys during their 25th Annual Toys for Tots toy drive. During the three-day event, December 13-15, the 106.5 KWHL on-air team broadcast live from 7a.m.-7 p.m.