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Santa Monica public station KCRW-FM is eliminating 28 jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The station is expecting a 30% reduction in its operating budget due to a big drop in corporate sponsorships.

Two days after Minnesota Public Radio’s Marianne Combs quit her 23-year job, after accusing management of covering for a DJ at sister station The Current, that DJ Eric Malmberg was fired.

The radio industry loves conferences. For decades radio conferences have been a great way to get a few days of relief from the stress of hitting budgets, improve skills, network and meet up with old colleagues. When will the time be right to send an employee out the door, on a plane and into another city?

The staff at Sun Broadcasting's 93X were called in at 11AM and notified they were no longer needed as the station flipped to Trump Country. There are already two country stations in the market (iHeart and Renda). Sun is using a Trump impersonator as its announcer for now. LISTEN

Power 93.5 (KDGS-FM) morning co-host Greg "The Hitman" Williams is expected to be back on the air soon. He was recently released from the hospital where he battled COVID-19 and pneumonia.

National Association of Broadcasters innovation initiative PILOT, is continuing its Media Technology and Innovation Scholarships program. Up to four more $2,500 scholarships will be offered in 2021.

The 2020 Radio Ink Radio Wayne awards, sponsored by Nielsen, were handed out on Facebook Live Tuesday morning. It was the 28th year we've recognized radio's best in sales and management. Here are the 2020 winners...

How America votes in the presidential election will reshape the FCC no matter what happens. If President Trump wins, the exit of a big radio deregulation proponent is all but certain. If Joe Biden wins, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will likely be succeeded by one of two Democratic Commissioners.

A nationwide coalition of Christian radio networks will join forces Saturday to present a two-hour special program titled WHERE IS AMERICA HEADED? Finding Faith in a Time of Fear from 8:30PM-10:30PM Eastern time.

eMarketer is out with a new projection for radio revenue. Back in March eMarketer first predicted a revenue decline for radio in 2020 of 1%. As a result of the pandemic that prediction is now 25%.