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Tony Zazza, of 107.1 WA1A, launched Jingle Jet 2015 to the North Pole last Monday, December 14.

Broadcasters have been waiting to be able to make sales pitches to advertisers that include both over-the-air listening numbers and online listening numbers. That product is still in the hands of Nielsen and is very close to being rolled out, according to the ratings firm. Rob Kass is Nielsen's Vice President for Digital Audio. We spoke with Kass about where the combined listening measurement stands as of today and we'll be sharing that interview with readers over the next several days. Here's part one of our interview.

77 WABC in New York has signed a new deal with Rita Cosby, making her the station’s Political Editor, just in time for the election of a new President.

Kravitz becomes Senior VP, Head of National Digital Sales and will oversee the Company’s national digital and branded entertainment sales efforts.

It's an expensive format to make work, especially in the shadow of D.C. powerhouse WTOP. The all-news station CBS (WNEW-FM 99.1) launched about four years ago has been dumped and turned over to Bloomberg Radio. It's Bloomberg's first FM station for the format and it will be called Bloomberg 99.1. CBS says all local employees that worked at the station were released Friday morning at 10 a.m.

Nassau County (Long island) police say that former Opie and Anthony co-host Anthony Cumia was arrested on strangulation and assault charges this past Saturday.

Andy Bloom was #11 on Radio Ink's 2015 Best PD's in America list. He's been in radio since the 1970's when he was a teenager. CBS sent him packing on Friday.

98.7 The Bull (KUPL-FM) helped raise over $211,438 for the Country Cares for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during their radiothon, December 15 and 16.

As part of their annual Christmas Wish program, iHeartRadio's The Johnjay & Rich Show helped nine families in need this holiday season, including one special family in Buckeye, Ariz.

Hit Country 100.5 KI, Indiana's "We Care" raised a total of $411,820.16 for 2015 for the Kokomo, Indiana, community.