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TALKERS News Notes

WCCO-AM Raises Funds for Homelessness Charity. 830 WCCO in Minneapolis raised $374,607 during its 23rd “Interrupt Homelessness” radiothon, benefitting Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities. This brings the total amount raised to just shy of $5 million since the radiothon began in 2003.

MLB-ESPN Deal Keeps ESPN Radio National Audio Home for Baseball. ESPN and Major League Baseball agree to a multi-faceted agreement featuring a broad range of national rights, plus local out-of-market rights and in-market rights. As part of the agreement, ESPN Radio continues to serve as national audio home of MLB, including the World Series.