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The Southern California Broadcasters Association is turning 79 on Wednesday. The organization represents 165 member radio stations in Southern California and says it is the longest-running association of its kind.

That’s what 93.3 The Drive raised with its 16th Annual Drive for Miracles radiothon benefitting the Children’s Hospital of Illinois. The two-day radiothon stirred the people of Peoria into action, December 8-9, and reaching a final tally of $633,100. John Riley and Nancy Flagg from The Morning Drive with John and Nancy broadcast live from the hospital.

The duo from 92.3 WIL St. Louis have taken it all the way to the end zone with their “5,000 Toys for Girls and Boys” charity toy drive. The country morning show hosts collected more than 8,000 toys during the holiday community effort, which wrapped up with a marathon toy collection effort on December 9 and 10.

Portsmouth Rock station 100.3 WHEB, Manchester Rock station Rock 101, and the Seacoast's Z107 have joined forces to give a Barrington, NH, teen fighting a rare blood disease a trip to Miami to the annual “Jingle Ball” on December 19, complete with meet-and-greets with some of the performers.

Neil Diamond fans will be tapping a reminder for Saturday, December 17 into their phones. Westwood One is making the one-hour Neil Diamond Christmas special “Acoustic Christmas” available for broadcast that day.

The Chairman said he was willing to step down as chairman at the FCC if it lead to the Senate confirming Commissioner Rosenworcel for another term. She's been in limbo for about a year now, serving on the Commission unconfirmed. The Hill reported Wheeler's plan to step down but it looks unlikely to happen for Rosenworcel as the Senate has wrapped up its business for the holidays without voting on her nomination.

In his latest blog Dick Taylor asks the question, If you haven’t met with a person, why would you ever leave your station literature behind? He says most sales people will enter this hit and run as a “sales call.” "It’s not."

The FCC is proposing the fine against Iglesia el Remanente Fraternidad Elim and Belarmino Lara for operating the unlicensed station at 93.7 MHz in Arleta, California. The Commission has repeatedly warned both Elim and Lara that what they were doing was illegal but they have ignored the warnings. As the FCC's NAL points out this issue has been going on since 2013.

The New York Post has the details about how South Brooklyn listeners of classical radio station WQXR are hearing a pirate preaching the Torah over their classical music.

He’s done it every year for 15 years, and to date he’s raised $210K doing it. Bold Gold Media Group’s “Michael G. Stanton Shower for Charity” raises funds for Wayne County Children’s Christmas Bureau (WCCCB). On December 10, after weathering the 26-degree temperatures for more than three hours, Michael G. hit his annual goal of $20,000.