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Last week we reported that the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles were launching their own radiothon for charity. Well the results are in and a total of $201,632 was raised for the Eagles Charitable Foundation with the help of radio station 94WIP.

Brian Wieser, Senior Media Analyst From Pivotal Research Group, is downgrading his projections for 2017. He says there will be tough 2016 comps as the year turned out to be much better than expected. Wiser told investors, “We are revising our 2017 forecast to a +2.0% growth rate for the year ahead." His original forecast was an increase of 2.8%. Wieser says 2016 grew 5%, the ad industry’s best year since 2005.

The National Association of Broadcasters has created an advisory committee to the NAB Board of Directors that will provide insights and suggestions on diversity, equity and inclusion issues.

Fanpage, a startup whose app allows users to create fan pages, connect with others based on compatibility, and compete to become the biggest fan, has raised $3 million and is partnering with Townsquare and iHeartMedia. The company plans to spend a major portion of the money on user acquisition, including radio, digital, and live event campaigns with iHeart and Townsquare.

(By Roy Williams) You know what needs to be said. You’re just not certain where to start. Today I’m going to teach you what to say first. By the time you’re finished reading this, you’re going to know how to cause people to be delighted to give you their full attention.

This was a stand-alone event for 101.1 ESPN in Peoria. The station held a one-day radiothon last week and raised $10,000 for the Peoria Area Food Bank.

From the US' largest radio operator to college radio, stations across the country are banding together to recognize the invaluable and irreplaceable contributions of women to the industry for International Women's Day and Women’s History Month.

Red Zebra Broadcasting made the announcement late Thursday that Tony Kornheiser would be leaving the Washington, D.C., sports station. Kornheiser says he'll be launching a podcast in September. His final show will be in late June. The station will be announcing plans for his 11-1 shift shortly.

Knock Knock, hosted by Jason Jones, has been selected as the first winner of Self Made Podcast Edition, PodcastOne's competition to find the next big podcasting star.

A filing with the SEC states iHeart is not able to file its 2017 annual report on time due to a delay in the completion of the financial statements from Clear Media Limited, which is an indirect subsidiary of the company with shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company says several employees of Clear Media are part of an ongoing investigation for misappropriation of funds.