Beasley’s Fayetteville Stations Raise $186,177
The money will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital following the 34th Annual Country Cares and Urban Cares St. Jude Radiothons which took place December 10-11th..
James To Host Afternoons on WORD
Charlie James is the new afternoon drive host for 106.3 WORD (WYRD-FM) in Greenville, SC. James will take over for longtime station veteran Bob McLain, who recently announced his retirement.
Bank Battles Bristol For Top Spot
Bank of America aired 69,579 commercials on radio stations across the country last week nudging out Bristol Myers Squibb-Pfizer (65,524), to take over the top spot on the Media Monitors weekly chart.
Berkowitz To Work With IBA
AC programming consultant Gary Berkowitz and the Independent Broadcasters Association will be working together to offer programming and content services to IBA Members. Berkowitz will be part of the IBA's vendor discount program.
Nielsen Renews AdLarge
With this agreement, AdLarge continues its participation in RADAR, the Nielsen audio service that provides commercial ratings and forecasts audience delivery for networks.
Hubbard Chicago Hauls In $22,000 For Pets
Hubbard's WDRV-FM Chicago Sherman & Tingle show surpassed their donation goal of $20,000 during the fifth annual Operation: Santa Paws on Saturday, December 12th. The event, which benefits the ASPCA, included a full week of online donations and an all-day live on-air event.
Bold Gold Shower Brings in $30K
Pennsylvania based Bold Gold Media GM, Michael Stanton, once again took to the tub on Main Street in Honesdale, PA. The 19th annual Shower For Charity event raised more than $30,000.
Beasley Toy Drive Breaks Record
Beasley Media Group Tampa announced that WiLD 94.1 FM’s Freak Show Personality and PD Orlando Davis’ 9th Annual Toy Drive Tower to benefit The Children’s Home Network, broke a new record, collecting 568 bikes, $110,417 in gift card donations, and 3 pods filled with toys!
Ramsey Pays Off Millions in Debt for 8,000 People
Dave Ramsey’s company, Ramsey Solutions, took on $10 million in debt of 8,000 people across the country and completely forgave it. The company purchased the unpaid medical and car debt from two private debt collection companies in order to forgive it.
Holiday Programming From Entercom
Four programs covering Top 40, Hot Adult Contemporary, Alternative and Country formats are being offered. The programs will be available starting December 18.
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