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Jacobs Media is partnering with the College Radio Foundation for this year’s “Vinylthon” promotion on Saturday, April 23. The event is a fundraiser supporting scholarships for students involved in college radio who aspire work in radio.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt, Illinois Broadcasters Association CEO Dennis Lyle and ABC owned stations President Chad Matthews to its Board.

Audacy teamed up with Pittsburgh based grocery chain Giant Eagle to raise funds for more than 600,000 meals. The day-long radiothon was carried on the Audacy cluster stations in the "Steel City".

Audacy has promoted Micah Goldberg to Senior Vice President and Market Manager of its Denver market. Goldberg will take over April 1. He succeeds John Fullam, who had been serving as interim Market Manager since July 2021.

The Michigan Association of Broadcasters has recognized 760 WJR as Radio Station of the Year for the fifth time in six Years. The Cumulus Detroit station also received 17 Excellence Awards and seven Merit Awards in multiple categories.

The National Association of Broadcasters has sent an e-mail to attendees and exhibitors outlining COVID-19 protocols for the NAB Show in Las Vegas next month.

Consultant Alan Burns says his Social Radio format is a music-and-talk hybrid based on listeners telling stories via text and phone. The format is on several stations in Canada and he's now launching it in the U.S.

FMR Associates, a consumer qualitative research company, announced Tuesday it will now provide research to small markets and small towns in large market DMA's.

ESPN Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to extend their radio rights agreement. The station has served as the official radio broadcast home of the Lakers since 2009.

iHeartMedia's WBTP-FM (The Beat) in Tampa is teaming up with 1-800-411-PAIN / Path Medical to give away gas to 97 cars on Wednesday. They will disclose the location Wednesday morning.