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Streaming company ​TuneIn has hired Richard Stern as its new CEO. Stern replaces Juliette Morris who was promoted to CEO, from CMO, in July of 2019. Before joining TuneIn Stern led Audible’s global product and design organizations.

Before COVID-19 blanketed the United States, bringing most gatherings to an end, radio remotes were a vital tool in the arsenal of a radio sales rep. Today, as Cumulus Media's Pierre Bouvard points out in his latest blog, stations must get creative with virtual events to fill the remote void.

Westwood One will offer four distinct holiday specials designed for Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary formats. Stations can air one of the Christmas specials or all four on Saturdays or Sundays from November 28th through December 20th.

The Bud and Broadway Show is set to debut on KXXY 96.1 FM in Oklahoma City on December 1. SuiteRadio syndicates the show that is now heard in eight states.

Radioplayer is launching in three new countries. The new partnerships with broadcasters in France, Sweden and the Netherlands bring the total number of Radioplayer countries to 14.

106.9 The Fox (WAFX) and FM99 (WNOR) raised money and brought in food donations to create more than a million meals for those in need in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The food drive this past weekend will benefit the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and Eastern Shore, and the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.

Colorado Public Radio has hired Gillian Coldsnow as its new program director for CPR News. Coldsnow spent the past 27 years at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Washington, where she's been PD since 2014.

Vanessa Hale is the new midday show host on Alice 97.3, KLLC-FM in San Francisco. Hale began her on-air career at KYSR in L. A. as weekend host for a year before moving to Santa Rosa to become the afternoon drive host for KHTH.

Beasley Media Group's WCSX-FM in Detroit is now hosting its 6th Annual People Helping People. Money raised helps families in Detroit facing challenges during the holidays.

Double Elvis Productions has launched About A Girl, a new iHeartRadio Original podcast that chronicles the women behind the scenes of music’s greatest icons.