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Cumulus Media’s 98.1 The Max (WXMX) raised more than $1 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis during its annual radiothon. The total marks a record-breaking second consecutive year the event surpassed the $1 million mark.

Audacy Dallas's NewsRadio 1080 KRLD-AM raised more than $30,000 for children facing critical illnesses during its Make-A-Wish North Texas community radiothon. Morning host Joe Kelley broadcast live from Grandscape, encouraging listeners to support Make-A-Wish.

Industry leaders, executives, professionals, and students gathered at New York City's Tribeca 360° for the Alliance for Women in Media Gracies Leadership Awards on Tuesday, highlighting eight women whose work continues to shape broadcast and digital media.

Cumulus Media's latest Podcast Download report may show YouTube driving podcast discovery, but radio is the one perfectly positioned to capture meaningful growth with a diverse wave of newcomers and advertisers buying at record levels.

(Paige Nienaber) The Market Manager for my client in Omaha has a 120-day goal in terms of planning ahead for Sales promotions. That’s lofty, but something to shoot for. Another client in Victoria, BC, last week, has a 90-day window. By the logic of both, then, New Year's is almost last-minute by this point.

(Josh Brown) In the world of radio, we all know one timeless truth: the more people who listen, the more revenue we generate. But in 2025, growing an audience and keeping them engaged requires more than a great signal and strong programming.

Audacy has promoted Chase Daniels to Vice President of Programming for its Cleveland market, expanding his leadership across Star 102 (WDOK), 98.5 WNCX, Q104 (WQAL), 92.3 The Fan (WKRK), and CHANNEL Q (WQAL-HD3).

South Central Kentucky is mourning the sudden loss of longtime air talent and community voice Chris Bratcher, who passed away earlier this week. Bratcher was the Midday Host on Seven Mountains Media's 105.3 The Goat (WPTQ) in Bowling Green.

After naming Mark Handwerger as Market Manager of the former Alpha Media flagship cluster in October, Connoisseur Media is making more leadership changes across its Portland stations, including positions at KXL, KINK, Live 95.5, and 98.7 The Bull.

Christian radio operator Hope Media Group has announced dual promotions and hires across its digital division. Moises Vergara and Rebecca Malonson have been raised to Manager of Video and Manager of Social Media, respectively.