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Family Life Radio has collected over 7,000 gifts during its annual Toy Drive, supporting children and families nationwide. The coast-to-coast effort helps provide holiday gifts for more than 1,400 children through partnerships with local nonprofit organizations across multiple states.

Audacy Houston’s 100.3 The Bull (KILT) supported DePelchin Children’s Center through its inaugural “Frito and Katy’s Christmas Kids” campaign in Houston. The initiative, which ran from November 10 to December 10, provided holiday support for 102 children.

Cumulus Media’s 104.1 KRBE (KRBE) has raised $200,000 during its 4th annual Houston’s Little Heroes fundraiser benefiting Texas Children’s Hospital. The event took place on December 11 and reached its final total following a last-minute in-person community donation.

Saga Communications' 92.9 KISM supported the Mount Vernon Police Department's annual Pack a Patrol Car event held December 6 in Washington state. The community effort collected toys, gift cards, and cash for over 600 local families and children in need.

Beasley Media Group partnered with the Marshall Mathers Foundation for the annual coat giveaway supporting children across metro Detroit. The event took place on December 6 at Bel Air Luxury Cinema and provided winter coats to more than 1,100 school-age children.

For 2026, “Innovation alone isn’t enough,” writes BIA Advisory Services CEO Tom Buono as the company's Forecasting and Analyst Teams identify “Radio’s Resilience Through Digital Extension” as one of the ten defining trends for the upcoming year.

Radio Ink has revealed the agenda for the 2026 Hispanic Radio Conference, signaling a sharp focus on innovation and strategy across one of broadcasting's hottest sectors. Set for May 27 and 28, the event will examine Gen Z, AI, the FCC, and plenty more letters of note.

As Santa preps his flight crew and Kevin McCallister arms his house, the Radio Ink staff takes this moment to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. In observance of Christmas Day, our regular headlines will not be published tomorrow.

Benztown President Dave “Chachi” Denes is turning the mic toward Minneapolis morning host Dave Ryan on his Chachi Loves Everybody podcast, talking Ryan's path from a goat-feeding starter job at a station in Colorado to a Marconi Award-winning talent.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is calling 2025 a “historic year” for deregulation and modernization across the nation’s broadcast and radio industries, citing hundreds of rule eliminations for local stations, even as one Commissioner raises final concerns.