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(By Loyd Ford) We are about to experience the calendar turning over into a new year that no one knows anything about. Some will complain. Some will make resolutions. I’m asking you to reset your attitude for a great year ahead.

Classic rock station WWZY (107.1 FM, The  Boss) in Long Branch, New Jersey raised more than $97,000 during the 5th Annual Mistletoe Rock Radiothon in conjunction with Ashley Homestore and Hutchins HVAC. The radiothon took place December 14 at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como.

(By Alec Drake) Established ideas for the radio sales department and their compensation plans require a review after the Covid pandemic, expanded remote work options, and related technological changes. Managers should consider a combined structure for marketing and sales.

The FCC is seeking public comment on the regulator's media ownership rules, including whether its current rules are "necessary in the public interest as the result of competition." The findings of the agency's last quadrennial review were subject to intense legal scrutiny.

The Wayne County Ford & Bold Gold Media Holiday Toy Drive Challenge collected seven trucks of toys during its recent charity event. The event was the first to take place in two years due to the coronavirus health pandemic, which started in 2020.

Zimmer Radio's news-talk station KZRG (1310 AM, 102.9 FM) in Joplin teamed up with Fostering Hope to help more than 600 foster kids during the annual Christmas of Hope event. KZRG and Fostering Hope worked with listeners, volunteers and local churches to help with the initiative.

HEH Communications's Huntsville stations KSAM (101.7 FM) and KHVL (104.9 FM, The Lake) were honored on Saturday by the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commercial as the organization's Business of the Year for 2022.

Colorado Public Radio says it will celebrate 50 years on air with a celebration called the "50-ish Anniversary." The public radio network said its first station, KCFR (90.1 FM) in Denver, was granted its first license in 1970; celebrations were postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Cox Media's Atlanta R&B station WALR (104.1 FM, Kiss) is partnering with the Warrior Alliance to give 10 families of military veterans their Christmas wishes by fulfilling gifts and other requests on their holiday lists.

Cumulus country station KRST (92.3 FM) in Albuquerque raised over $200,000 for St. Jude Children's Hospital during a recent radiothon. The two-day event started Thursday, December 8 and saw station staffers and volunteers raise funds for St. Jude.