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A pretty amazing effort from the Beazley's Boston crew which sorted and packed 12,206 lbs. of food that will provide 10,172 meals or feed a family of four for 2.3 years.

Liggett owned the Liggett Broadcast Group for over 30 years. He also owned and operated The Grosse Pointe News, Big Boy Restaurants, Speed Connect before recently selling all of  companies. He passed away of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Keeping to his word to crack down on pirate radio stations, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's enforcement team was is it again, this time notifying four pirates in Florida and one in Queens to shut down their illegal operations. Everyone in the latest notice has 10 days to respond to the Commission about what they were doing running radio stations without a license. Here are the details.

ABC TV will air its ninth annual pre-CMA Awards special, Living Every Day: Luke Bryan, Monday, November 6, 10-11 p.m. ET. Presented by Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, Living Every Day shares an intimate look at the life and career of country music superstar Luke Bryan who welcomes Roberts to his Tennessee farm.

'Good Friend,' is a new weekly podcast exploring friendship through unscripted conversations with new and old friends of the host. The iHeartRadio Original Podcast premieres July 15.

Fox Sports Radio Philadelphia (WDAS) will carry Villanova Football. The agreement with the iHeartMedia station also covers Wildcat Men's Basketball games.

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith continues to make the rounds to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast. The NAB launched the campaign this Summer.

(By Charlie Sislen) Successful radio stations have done a tremendous job of building unique brands in their market. Whether it is “more music,” “great giveaways,” or the “news source,” these brands let the listeners know what to expect. Delivering on this expectation is another issue.

Kids missing out on the fun of Summer camp this COVID Summer will get a chance to virtually attend camp with some special camp counselors. iHeartMedia is bringing in some top names in music for a special four-week series.

Grace Broadcast Sales has produced a series of 30-second vignettes commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Pullman, WA based company has produced the vignettes each year since 2002.