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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.

WIRK West Palm hosts Tim & Chelsea and their listeners collected more than $11,000 for their annual “Friends Feeding Friends” Food Drive. The event was held virtually with both hosts broadcasting from their homes as Tim recovers from COVID-19 himself.

The Leger newspaper in Central Florida named Boss Hogg Radio the winner of Favorite Radio Station in their Best of Central Florida 2020 competition. Owner Ferris Waller said, “How about that, a small little radio station running with the big dogs.”