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(By Mike McVay) What better time to focus on reinvention and improvement than during a pandemic? It makes sense to take advantage of the situation to improve your product and to prepare for that time when we see the economy return to a point where we can take advantage of it.

(By Loyd Ford) If you are doing a morning show, you are about to graduate to 2021. The future may not resemble the past. There is no question that the landscape is shifting and changing under and around all media.

(By Charlie Sislen) Since the pandemic hit in March, selling methods have changed drastically. One of the biggest changes is the switch from in-person meetings to web-based presentations.

(By Randy Lane) Last week, Jeff McHugh outlined several ways to be a companion to listeners. As we enter the holiday season, people more than ever are craving companionship, connection, and community.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent, sits down with Mike McVay at Forecast LIVE on December 8 for a fascinating interview that will explore the pandemic from many perspectives, including its medical, social, and economic implications.

After 13 years with sports talker WJFK-FM (106.7 the Fan) in Washington, DC, Chad Dukes has been let go. Entercom's reason for the firing was “racist and other inappropriate comments” made on his podcast.

Movin' 107.7 (KMOV-FM) has seasonally rebranded to Hampton Roads Christmas Station. The iHeartMedia station will play around-the-clock holiday music.

iHeartMedia Jingle Ball Presented by Capital One will be virtual this year. The virtual event will invite music fans into the homes of top artists to share their personal holiday traditions and perform their biggest hits along with never-before-heard covers of iconic holiday songs.

Following Nielsen's Subscriber First policy announcement, Eastlan Ratings CEO Michael Gould jumped into the conversation to offer up his opinion, which he also used as an opportunity to tout his own product. Here's what he had to say.

In his emotional return to WFAN after three years away, including one year in prison, Craig Carton spent the 5 p.m. hour Thursday night apologizing to his family, the WFAN staff and listeners. He also had a message for radio hosts who might be bitter he's getting a second chance and they're out of a job.