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KRBE (104.1 FM) in Houston raised over $122,000 for a local children's hospital during its "Houston's Little Heroes" radiothon. The charity event took place on December 15 with a live broadcast of KBRE's morning show The Roula & Ryan Show.

Cumulus says Alexis "Lexi" Ziccardi has been hired to serve as the mid-day host at Buffalo alternative rocker WEDG (103.3 FM, The Edge). A native of Western New York, Ziccardi comes to the station from Jacksonville, where she worked as a morning producer and on-air personality there.

iHeartMedia's Denver-based world class rock station KBCO (97.3 FM) says its mid-day host Ginger will be retiring at the end of the month. Ginger has been introducing music lovers to new songs and artists on the Denver airwaves for four decades.

Audacy says its Philadelphia sports radio outlet WIP-FM (94.1 FM) will launch a new mid-day show with Joe Giglio and Hugh Douglas. Giglio is moving from evenings to mid-day to host the program, while Douglas — a former National Football League defensive end — is re-joining the station.

Slate gets into the True Crime end-of-year list fun with the staff at the magazine putting together their favorites, including Death of an Artist, The Trojan Horse Affair, Mind Over Murder. Read the full list HERE.

Building upon Play On Shakespeare’s mission to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance, Play On Podcasts bring timeless tales directly to modern audiences.

SOS Radio and Hope for Prisoners hosted the 101 Christmases event in Las Vegas to help children with incarcerated parents. The initiative allowed more than 100 families to celebrate the holidays together.

Cox Media's adult contemporary station WSB (98.5 FM) collected more than 300 gifts for families in the Atlanta area. The gifts were fulfilled thanks to donations by listeners and a local pest control company. Families also received a $100 Publix gift card.

Radio broadcast deal volume reached $68.7 million during the third fiscal quarter of 2022, according to a report published by S&P Global Market Intelligence on Tuesday. Taken together with TV M&A, the broadcast industry saw more than $83 million in deals during Q3 2022.

The Center for Sales Strategy has named several radio executives among its 2022 Talent Superhero winners. The award winners include executives from iHeartMedia, Cox Media Group, Townsquare Media and Bonneville International, among others.