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Nielsen has renewed Waterloo Media/Sinclair Telecable for PPM measurement. Waterloo Media/Sinclair is Based in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Virginia, and Austin, Texas. This is a renewal in Austin and a new multi-year deal in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Virginia and includes TAPSCAN.

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..

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 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.

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.

With this agreement, AdLarge continues its participation in RADAR, the Nielsen audio service that provides commercial ratings and forecasts audience delivery for networks.

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.

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 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!

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.