Beasley Detroit Host Pulls in $40K
KISS-FM Detroit weekend host Mildred Gaddis teamed up with McDonald's, UAW and The EMG Foundation for the 2020 Drive-Thru Bed in a Bag Radiothon to raise over $40,000 to provide sleeping bags for the homeless.
CreativeReady Signs Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek Media has signed a company-wide deal with CreativeReady. That means all 50 stations will have access to CreativeReady's library of creative assets, including commercials, jingles, scripts and more.
WSOU Donates To Jersey Food Bank
WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University, raised a total of $1,050 to donate to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Students, alumni, and community members all contributed to this annual effort to fight food insecurity in New Jersey.
Big Audience For NABLF Service Awards
The 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards, which aired nationwide in August and September, reached more than 7.5 million people. The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation will once again professionally produce the event for television and make it available for stations to air next summer.
The Toys Are on The Way For Kids in Boise
NewsTalk 670 KBOI in Boise hosted a toy drive and gathered up over 70,000 toys and $27,000 in cash donations benefiting the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
WGN Sets Christmas Programming
WGN Radio is dipping into its archives for a holiday programming block. Three hours of classic Roy Leonard shows will air on Christmas Eve, followed by 27 hours of Christmas Radio Theatre, hosted by Carl Amari.
CRS 2021 Adds Another Artist
Thomas Rhett, will appear on the annual Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Rhett is a multi-platinum performer and 2020 ACM Entertainer of the Year.
Personnel Changes at Coleman Insights
Kimberly Bryant returns as Field Coordinator and Stephanie Harper as Assistant Project Manager after their positions had been eliminated due to COVID-19. Associate Consultant Jessica Lichtenfeld is leaving the company.
Christmas Special From Compass
Compass Media Networks has a special for Classic Rock Stations. Uncle Joe's Rockin Christmas Show is a four hour package.
New Host/Brand Manager For WHOM
The station with the tower on top of Mt. Washington, 94-9 HOM (94.9 FM), has a new Morning Host and Brand Manager. Jadd Naamani joins Townsquare Media from iHeart's KHFU-FM in Tulsa.
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