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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.

Radio One in Washington, D.C. has announced the reunion of Tony Perkins and Donnie Simpson. Effective January 16, The Donnie Simpson Show featuring Simpson and Perkins, can be heard on MAJIC 102.3 and 92.7 FM Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The popular news show will see Mary Louise Kelly succeed Robert Siegel as co-host starting January 17. She will partner up with Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro. Kelly replaces Kelly McEvers, who has been co-host of both All Things Considered and the Embedded podcast.

Dave Fogel is joining Kim Berk to co-host mornings on WLS-FM in Chicago. Berk’s former morning co-host Brant Miller, a local TV weatherman, will anchor weather on WLS-FM and WLS-AM. Fogel co-hosted mornings at the station from 2010 through 2013. He joins WLS-FM from WJMK-FM in Chicago, where he co-hosted mornings for the past five years.

Beasley Media Group have announced that T Gentry will be returning home as Operations Manager and Program Director of Kicks 99 for the company’s Augusta-based cluster on Monday, December 18. Gentry spent the past three years serving as Beasley's Tampa Operations Manager and Program Director at 99.5 WQYK-FM.