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SummitMedia's Birmingham cluster held a fundraiser this week to help with funeral expenses for the family of 4-year-old Rodriquez Ferguson (pictured) who was shot and killed on his grandmother's porch in Ensley, AL.

The nationally syndicated talk radio show is kicking off their “Big Thank You” campaign this fall. The annual effort aims to provide every active service member deployed outside the United States with a handwritten Thank You letter on Thanksgiving Day.

iHeartMedia’s annual Jingle Ball tour is taking shape for its cross-country jaunt to celebrate the holiday season. The full artist line-up will be available October 11.

We were introduced to Carlos Navarro by 2016 Radio Wayne finalist WIP/Philadelphia Sales Manager Vince Gambino. Navarro is the VP of marketing for South Jersey Industries, a publicly traded energy company based in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia.

Last week at the Radio Show in Nashville, while Gordon Borrell was giving radio executives a realty check about how their advertisers were turning more and more to Facebook to advertise, he mentioned the name Vince Benedetto. Vince (pictured here) is the President and CEO of the Bold Gold Media Group, which owns stations in New York and Pennsylvania.

On Wednesday, the CBS Corporation announced that, as part of its plan to spin off its radio business, CBS Radio plans to offer $460 million of senior unsecured notes and to enter into a $1 billion senior secured term loan.

Advertising Age reports that chief marketing officers are sick of publishers making far-out claims about how great their ads perform. Those are the words of Nielsen's Chief Operating Officer Steve Hasker.

Northern Broadcast is selling its Northern Michigan stations to Blarney Stone Broadcasting. The deal includes seven stations, one FM translator, and several towers. No price has been released as of yet. Here are the details...

A lot was made of this Wall Street Journal article that stated Proctor & Gamble was cutting back on its Facebook advertising because the ads were too targeted and had limited effectiveness. It was even brought up several times during the Radio Show in Nashville last week.

Phil Zachary started his radio career on the air at WAAF in Boston. His 40-year journey in radio included positions as Program Director, Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, and GM/Market Manager. He took over the Entercom New England cluster in October 2013. And, according to one employee we spoke to, Zachary has led the group to become one of the most desired clusters to work for in New England. Ratings are up across the brands, and revenue continues to climb. Phil Zachary will appear on Radio Ink's Best Manager's in Radio list set to be released on October 24. Let's find out how and why he's been so successful.