Cumulus Abilene Host Suffering From COVID
JB Cloud, afternoon host at KBCY-FM in Abilene, has been hospitalized for more than a week. He was sick with double pneumonia, then bronchitis and now he has COVID. Cloud has been unable to work for three weeks and friends have set up a fundraising site HERE
to help cover expenses.
100 Years of Radio – How to Get Your Copy
Radio Ink is celebrating 100 years of radio with a special coffee-table issue of Radio Ink Magazine. Pages and pages of radio executives commenting on how radio has survived for 10 decades. Plus special columns from Randy Michaels, Art Vuolo, Publisher Deborah Parenti and others, and a special feature on KDKA. Get your copy HERE before they run out.
Radiothon Nets More Than 200K!
Greg & The Morning Buzz, iHeartMedia New Hampshire’s morning radio show's Lend A Helping Can radiothon and fundraiser, raised over $247,000. A dozen New Hampshire charities will use the proceeds to combat hunger and homelessness.
Townaquare Flips Jack To Rock in Buffalo
92-9 Jack FM is now "Buffalo's 92-9 WBUF, Everything That Rocks!" Townsquare made the flip Wednesday and will kick it off with 10,000 songs in a row.
Giveaway & Salutes in Charlotte
91.7 (WSGE) in Charlotte brought smiles to young and old during a holiday event. Thanksgiving Giveaway & Salutes was presented by the Gaston College owned and managed public radio station.
Big Year For Alpha Fundraiser Despite Pandemic
Alpha Media in Dayton says as a result of its 2020 Holiday Helpout event, they were able to help more families than ever before. They were able to provide 110 holiday meals to referred families and 50 holiday meals to local frontline healthcare workers.
Happy Thanksgiving
Your Radio Ink morning headlines return on Monday, November 30th, following the holiday break. If important radio news breaks we'll keep you up to date on social media and through our news alerts. All of us here at Radio Ink would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
PSA’s To Help Cope Are Coming
Entercom has teamed up with the Ad Council on a program called COPING-19, a national PSA campaign aimed at raising awareness and providing tips and resources to help people experiencing mental health challenges.
iHeart Stuffs The Bus
WKCI-FM in New Haven raised over $16,000 and collected 498 frozen turkeys, 164 pounds of meat and over 6, 600 pounds of non-perishable food items during the 30th annual KC101 Stuff-A-Bus food drive for the Connecticut Food Bank.
WMMR’s Preston & Steve Raise Over $1 Million
Beasley Media Group’s WMMR Philadelphia hosts Preston & Steve brought in $1.4 million during their Camp Out For Hunger event. Proceeds will go to hunger relief organization Philabundance, which acquires and distributes food to help feed those in need, while also advocating for policies that increase food access.