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104.1 KRBE hosts Kevin & Audrey completed their third annual Turkey Tour on November 5. The five-day collection from the Cumulus Media station gathered more than 10,000 pounds of food for Houston-area food banks.

Conservative columnist and commentator Kevin McCullough is bringing That KEVIN Show to the Salem Radio Network beginning November 24, as Salem Media Group replaces The Eric Metaxas Show across its nationwide affiliate network.

Ad executive and former IAB chair Peter Naylor is joining Nielsen in the newly created role of Chief Client Officer. Naylor most recently served as Netflix VP of Global Advertising Sales, where he built the company’s first ad sales, research, and creative teams.

A new study paints a stark picture of how America’s youngest media consumers view news, but for radio broadcasters, the findings point to a generational opportunity: teens aren’t rejecting journalism itself; they’re rejecting how it’s delivered.

This morning, for the 23rd year, decision-makers from Midtown Manhattan to Main Street, USA, are joining together in a commitment to the future of the radio industry, as we stand on the precipice of a new era of deregulation and redefinition.

(Paige Nienaber) On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving in 2009, I was at Entercom in Denver. The Marketing Director, in preparing to hit the road before rush hour, dropped me off at the airport. With three hours before my flight, the usually busy airport was in a lull before the storm.

Skyview Networks announces a multi-year partnership with MusicMaster for network audio sales beginning January 1. The agreement gives Skyview exclusive access to advertising inventory across MusicMaster’s affiliate network, expanding its coverage and enabling new sales opportunities.

Media Services Group is expanding its brokerage leadership team with the addition of the Pittsburgh-based media broker Roger Rafson as a Managing Director. Rafson brings more than four decades of experience across radio sales, ownership, consulting, and brokerage.

McVay Media President Mike McVay has partnered with licensed psychotherapist and broadcaster Kelly Orchard to launch "Flipping the Format on the Fear of Failure," a project focused on helping radio pros navigate industry change through emotional intelligence.

Streaming aggregator TuneIn is being acquired by Stingray Group in a transaction valued up to $175 million. The agreement will see TuneIn, which will continue to operate under its existing brand, integrate its streaming and ad platform with Stingray’s distribution network.