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iHeartMedia and The CW have signed a new multi-year agreement for The CW to remain the exclusive TV and video streaming partner for both the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival and the annual holiday iHeartRadio Jingle Ball event. The CW and iHeartMedia have been partners on these events since 2012.

Beasley Media Group’s "22nd 92.5 XTU Annual Toy Truck Parade & Concert" in Philadelphia raised $8,000 for local charities. Along with the concert proceeds, hundreds of toys were collected.

KBOI-AM in Boise and the US Marine Corps teamed up for the fifth year to put on “Idaho’s Largest Toy Drive.” It was the best year for toy collections so far with 38,822 toys and $36,213 colelcted.

Burks Broadcasting in Dyersburg, TN collected more than 20,000 canned goods to help feed the hungry this holiday season. The three-station company worked with area schools on "The 15th Annual Reason for the Season Food Drive."

"How To Make 2022 Your Best Year Ever" will be a two-part presentation in January. The sessions are set for January 12 and 19, 2022.

ESPN Radio was a key part to ESPN’s Giving Tuesday efforts as part of the overall 15th annual V Week earlier this month. $380,000 will help fund cancer research.

George Noory, host of “Coast to Coast AM,” is partnering with Premiere Networks on a project. Coast to Coast AM Paranormal Podcast Network will feature a slate of podcasts focused on the paranormal, supernatural and unexplained.

The Baltimore Ravens have extended their current agreement with WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM/101.5 FM and 98 Rock WIYY-FM/97.9 HD2. The agreement will continue through the 2026 Season, and extends to Hearst Television-owned WBAL-TV.

Don Martin is the new Executive Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Sports. Martin most recently served as SVP Programming for FOX Sports Radio and SVP of KLAC-AM/Los Angeles.

The NAB supports a regulatory fee structure that would make companies that benefit from FCC actions pay their fair share for those services. Big tech companies oppose this and have been pressing hard against a fee structure.