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In a fantastic effort, the New Country 92.3 personalities’ "Bikes, Balls and Barbies" campaign exceeded their goal of collecting 10,000 toys. The 36-hour toy-drive marathon was broadcast live over the air and on Facebook Live, and benefited the Salvation Army in St. Louis.

99.5 The Wolf (KPLX-FM) raised $230,477 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during a series of events, November 30 through December 3. The station hosted their annual 99.5 The Wolf’s Hunt for a Cure, Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® Broadcast, November 30 and December 1, raising $215,477 for the hospital.

CBS News is reporting that former New York City public radio host John Hockenberry, who left his show earlier this year, is being accused of sexual misconduct by an author and some of his former colleagues.

The show will now be called “Town Hall” after allegations of inappropriate behavior were made against former host Garrison Keillor. Minnesota Public Radio, the parent company of the show’s distributor, ended its relationship with Keillor after the charges were made last week.

It's been all over the news, almost daily. Matt Lauer, Garrison Kiellor, Russell Simmons, Al Franken. Men in powerful positions accused of inappropriate behavior - or worse - toward women. Are you prepared if someone walks through your door and utters these words: 'Your morning man made inappropriate sexual comments and advances toward me.'

(By Bob McCurdy) If you're in sales or marketing, you need to keep on a learning path, especially in this era of speed-of-light change. Part of that is getting a great mentor. I'd like to introduce you to the guy I found.

Beasley’s 100.1 WJRZ recent “Share the Joy” live radio broadcast, saw community members help fill a 50-foot tractor-trailer with donations of food, clothing, and new, unwrapped toys

CEO Mary Berner expects the company to come out a meaner, leaner company by May and it's business as usual at the station level. Market Managers we spoke to Thursday said it is business as usual and they feel pretty good about things because of the transparency in the corporate office. So what's next?

The Radio Licensing Music Committee was hoping to battle it out with Irving Azoff's Public Rights Organization in a Philadelphia court. A judge has tripped up that plan and RLMC plans to appeal.

The total political advertising pie in 2018 will be $8.5 billion, according to a new report from Borrell and Associates. That's an increase of 2.5% over 2014 and over $3 billion more than the estimate for 2017. So the big question is, how does Borrell predict radio will do next year? Let's find out.