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Sports broadcaster Dan Dakich has produced his final show for Radio One's WFNI (1070, ESPN/The Fan) in Indianapolis. His departure was confirmed in a social media post on Thursday, as well as a memo circulated by Urban One officials at WFNI.

Kelly Music Research, the Philadelphia-based market research firm focused on the broadcast radio and music industries, says it will close up shop by the end of the year. Brothers Tom Kelly and Paul Kelly say they will spend more time on their family charity.

Long Island, New York adult contemporary station WALK (97.5 FM) collected more than 17,000 pounds of food and over $10,500 for a local charity during the month of November. The Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive collected food and cash for Long Island Cares.

Nexstar Media Group's only radio station, Chicago's very own WGN (720 AM), will end its centennial celebration with a re-airing of "100 Years of WGN Radio: A Retrospective" on sister television station WGN-TV (Channel 9).

Compass Media Networks will distribute "A Country Gold Christmas" to affiliates the weekend of Christmas Eve. The five-hour special will feature holiday standards, yuletide favorites, special DJ shout-outs and festive songs.

Nick and Eric Vidal, better known as the Baka Boyz, will host their annual year-end special "Baka Boys New Year's Eve Hip-Hop Classic Mix" the weekend of December 30. The three-hour special will be presented commercial-free.

The House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of moving the American Music Fairness Act out of Committee and onto the House floor for a full vote. The bill, if enacted into law, would require radio stations to pay artists to play their music. The Bill is not expected to be approved by the current Congress.

Connoisseur CEO Jeff Warshaw wants to grow his radio company. First he made an offer to buy Cumulus but was rebuffed on two occasions. This week we learned he made a run at Saga where he was also shot down.

iHeartMedia's Chicago hip-hop station WGCI (107.5 FM) donated more than $13,000 in proceeds from a recent concert to two elementary schools. The money was collected as part of WGCI's Big Jam 2022 concert series.

The Radio Advertising Bureau's next Radio Works presentation will take place Wednesday, December 14. The presentation will feature Brian Comiskey with the Consumer Technology Association and a case study offered by Cumulus Media's Brian Schultz.