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Entercom's WAAF-FM 107.3, Boston raised more than $75,000 in a three-day radiothon that ended Monday December 10.

Community Broadcasts' WHWY-FM in Fort Walton Beach held its Bikes or Bust event recently and collected more than 2,000 bicycles for Toys For Tots. Afternoon host Bo Reynolds spent four days living atop a 30-foot platform raising awareness for the 8th annual running of the event.

Alpha’s KLGR/Redwood Falls, CA, and Kohl’s Weelborg Ford collected 23,857 pounds of food with the 15th Annual Freezing for Food event, which took place December 5-7. Listeners were encouraged to bring cash or food donations to Kohl's and four other drop points.

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, home of the Kim Komando Show, Komando.com, and the podcast network PodNet.com, has announced that on January 5, 2019, the Kim Komando Show will begin airing on the Bloomberg Television Network.

He had maintained his innocence right up until a jury found him guilty of running a ponzi scheme that cost investors millions. on Friday, former WFAN morning host Craig Carton posted an apology to his TwitLonger account.

(By Randy Lane) I encourage talent to share stories and life experiences. Vulnerability is a powerful way to connect with the audience. However, if you are a new show or a new character on an established show, be careful about revealing too much too soon.   

(By Bob McCurdy) Taking a different approach to make the same point is often effective. Frequently in sales it is necessary to communicate the same thing, only differently, so that the message remains fresh, registers, and is not ignored.

Congrats to Entercom's WLZL-FM "El Zol" in Washington, DC for raising $442,578 during its annual Children’s National Radiothon. This is the 11th year that El Zol 107.9 has partnered up with Children’s Hospital, raising over 4 million dollars.

Chaz & AJ — 99.1 PLR/Connecticut’s morning team — hosted their annual “Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet and Lexus Toy Drive” on Friday, from 5:30 a.m. – 10 a.m., at Jordan’s Furniture in New Haven. And they gave Santa a run for his money, raising $192,638.56 in toys and cash.

This advertiser success story is from KCLR-FM, a Zimmer Radio Group station in Columbia, MO. According to Megan Black at Second Street, the company that helped KCLR execute the idea, the client took in $9,000 from the idea, over 75 hot leads and 240 opt-ins. And for KCLE it was a $2,500 sale. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).