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Myrtle Beach station WAVE 104.1 (WYAV) held their Marathon for Meals, November 12-18, in support of the Myrtle Beach-based Helping Hand and Community Kitchen organizations. The result? A massive 13,000 pounds of food donations collected.

Spanish Broadcasting System has named Richard Lara as the company's Executive VP and General Counsel. Previously, Lara practiced law at Mase Lara, P.A., a boutique trial law firm based in Miami.

As the new the Creative Services & Imaging Director for iHeartRadio, Andy West will oversee a network of producers to develop and produce fresh format-specific on-air content as it relates to the iHeartRadio app.

47 year veteran programmer Chris Kampmeier is retiring from the radio business in less than two weeks. His final position in the business was Region VP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s North Florida Region. Before he sprints out the door into retirement, we had a chance to ask him about his career as a star programmer and leader. In part two of our interview we asked Chris if he would share some secrets that lead to his many years of management success. Luckily for all of us, he said yes.

That's according to a revised forecast from MoffettNathanson Research which now says traditional media will see a 6% decline in total advertising next year. Most of that decline is on the TV side. Radio will be down 1.5%...and that's good news when compared to other media.

39-year old Jean Paul Guerrero (known on the air as DJ Jinx Paul), was killed in Brooklyn Monday night. Guerrero worked the 7 p.m. to midnight shift for Mega 97.9 in New York City. Here's what the police know so far...

And as a result of Nielsen's November connectivity problem that impacted December ratings, the Media Ratings Council says it is withholding its accreditation for the affected markets.

There’s a new show on PodcastOne called Beyond the Darkness – and fans of the paranormal are in for a treat. The show has been added to WWE star Chris Jericho’s podcast network, under the PodcastOne umbrella, and will feature enlightening and entertaining conversations with world-renowned researchers and experiencers, and challenge listeners' thinking on paranormal mysteries.

As a result of the long-term deal, Nielsen will provide ASCAP with expanded U.S. radio airplay data along with metadata and unique identifiers for recordings. ASCAP says this will allow it to provide members with, "unprecedented transparency as ASCAP brings together the verified recording information with its authoritative data on the underlying works."

Ken Roberts is the new VP of Sales for Cumulus' Washington, D.C. stations WMAL-AM/FM and WRQX-FM. Roberts was previously Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia’s D.C. and Baltimore stations. Prior to that, he was D.O.S. for Bonneville in Phoenix. He's also been the GSM for Susquehanna/Cumulus in Dallas.