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SBS on-air talent Felix Castillo said he feels completely vindicated. He says the fight with SBS was worth "every second and every drop of sweat.” Back in March, eight employees of SBS in L.A. were fired. SAG-AFTRA says the firings were in retaliation for exercising their right to unionize. On Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA said a deal was reached worth almost half a million dollars.

iHeartMedia Boston announced that WBZ-AM NewsRadio will now be featured on KISS 108’s HD-2. iHeart also announced that Evolution 101.7, "Boston's Source For All Things Dance," will simulcast on 101.7 The Bull’s HD-2, and WRKO AM 680, "The Voice of Boston," will simulcast on 100.7 WZLX’s HD-2.

Magic 94.9 (WWRM/Tampa) held their 18th Annual Magic Toy Drive with the Marines, collecting donations for Toys for Tots, Friday, December 8, 5 a.m.–7p.m. 94.9’s Danielle, from Magic Mornings, did a live broadcast for 14 hours as four U-Haul trucks full of new, unwrapped toys were collected for local kids.

Nationally syndicated morning show Bob & Sheri once again helped make coming home for the holidays memorable for nearly 4,000 troops as part of USO’s annual Operation Exodus. Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch show their support by welcoming troops as they transit through the Charlotte airport on their way home for the holidays. 

SOS Radio hosted a special Christmas party for children with incarcerated parents in Las Vegas. It was a partnership with HopeForPrisoners.org which helps men and women coming out of prison re-enter society. The stats show children with incarcerated parents have a higher probability of going to prison themselves unless there's intervention in that family cycle.

Spencer, Cassiday and Brando of 106.5 The Arch's Spencer’s Neighborhood delivered more than 21,000 holiday cards to the troops at the three St. Louis VA hospitals, Monday, December 18. The station hosted their second annual "10,000 Cards for the Troops" campaign.

Orman has signed a deal with PodcastOne to produce and distribute a new program in 2018 that focuses on personal finance. The certified money expert and podcast fan will also be able to spontaneously turn on the microphone, inform and help people whenever it matters most in today’s rapidly changing world.

With the first court date scheduled for Thursday in the Cumulus Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, two objections have been filed. One is from Merlin Media. Merlin states that Cumulus agreed to purchase WLUP-FM and WIQI-FM for $50 million and then, after that agreement was reached, Cumulus sought to negotiate a lower price.

Smart speakers are all the rage these days and there's no doubt Santa will be delivering quite a few around the country in less than one week. Is your radio station prepared for the smart speaker revolution? Veritone is leading the way with state-of-the-art technology and we're going to discuss that technology in a free webinar today at 1 p.m.

John Skipper has stepped down as president of ESPN and co-chair of the Disney Media Networks. A portion of his resignation letter read: "I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem." The substance Skipper is addicted to was not reported.