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The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 Washington D.C. will end this spring. The NPR station says the show will end production April 1.

KMJ in Fresno listeners stepped up on Human Trafficking Awareness Day January 11. Listeners donated nearly $30,000 to help fight the problem that has affected the San Joaquin Valley.

(By Buzz Knight) Digital health, gargantuan TVs, mobile technology, automobile sizzle, and of course quirky robots. These are some of the key product lines on display at CES 2021, which had to move from displaying on 2.9 million square feet in Las Vegas to its first ever virtual event.

And that record year covers multiple platforms, according to Premiere Radio Networks. The company says the FOX Sports Radio Podcast Network had over 221 million listens in 2020, more than double the total from 2019. Many of the network’s podcasts experienced double and triple-digit gains in 2020 vs. 2019...

Media Monitors is out with its top advertisers list of 2020. While the US Government held on to radio's top spot airing 5.9 million commercials in 2020, Proctor & Gamble was a solid second with 5.3 million. Jumping from 9th to 3rd was Progressive Insurance with 2.7 million ads. Here's a look at the top parent companies and the top advertisers for the year.

(By Gary Berkowitz) Have you ever looked at the ratings and wonder; How do certain AC’s always come out on top? There is a reason. Do a “programming x-ray” on the most successful and consistently high rated AC stations, you quickly see the common elements that make them winners. 

New York’s Country 94.7 (WNSH-FM) in partnership with Support Our Troops has started a campaign to send letters to active military members this Valentine’s Day. This is the second year of the effort to boost morale of active duty troops.

AdLarge Media has has signed a deal with The Podcast Exchange for exclusive Canadian ad sales representation of its cabana podcast portfolio.

KFI-AM 640 correspondent Steve Gregory and iHeartMedia Los Angeles’ KFI-AM 640 are launching an iHeartRadio Original News Documentary and Podcast, The Death and Life of Kobe Bryant.

The Independent Broadcasters Association has established a legal hotline service for the IBA with its association legal counsel, Telecommunications Law Professionals. For an annual fee of $100 IBA members will be offered the opportunity to sign up for a legal hot-line service staffed by TLP.