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 WKXW-FM/New Jersey (New Jersey 101.5), has concluded its 2019 Feel Better Bears campaign to collect teddy bears for children in emergency situations. The New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association will receive over 7,000 stuffed animals to be distributed to local law enforcement.

Paige Rockwell has been named VP of Sales for iHeart Binghamton. Rockwell joins the Binghamton market from Townsquare Media in Utica, New York, where she was the director of digital strategy/digital sales manager for the past seven years.

Legendary Pittsburgh station, KQV, 1410 AM, is back on the air. The station returned after a nearly two-year hiatus earlier this week with a beautiful music/easy listening format.

Long Island’s heritage AC station, WALK 97.5, has added The Anna and Raven Show to mornings. The duo have had the number-one rated show in Bridgeport, CT, on Connoisseur Media sister station WEZN (Star 99.9), for the last four years.

iHeartMedia Denver’s KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM has signed a five-year extension with on-air personality Alfred Williams, known as “Big Al.” 

In this week's episode of Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing hosted by Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Pittman sat down with Gerry Laybourne, a legendary former television executive for major channels such as Nickelodeon.

This ruling is a result the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit which vacated and remanded the Commission's decision to revise several ownership rules.

On Monday Nielsen announced that Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer David Anderson has resigned. A search for a successor is underway with the assistance of an external search firm.

The entire team here at Radio Ink would like to thank everyone for another great year and wish everyone Happy Holidays. As we head toward 2020, our 28th year, we'll be taking Wednesday and Thursday off and return Friday morning with your daily morning update.

Jenny Rose Gonzalez has informed Radio Ink that her dad, Billy Campbell, also known to many as the "crazy radio guy," has passed away. Campbell was 78. Jenny shared some thoughts with us about her dad that we thought we'd pass along to you.