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Beats 1 has been renamed Apple Music 1, and two new Apple radio stations have launched, Apple Music Hits, songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, and Apple Music Country where Ty Bentli will host a shift.

According to new research from Nielsen, when Americans were told to stay home by the government due to COVID-19, they stayed with radio to stay informed.

As we reported on July 30th, industry executive Bob McCurdy passed away after a battle with cancer. Bob's friends have announced they would like to see a new rehab basketball facility built in his name in Norwalk, CT. Bob was a standout college basketball player and a big supporter of an organization called Full Court Peace.

Airing over 47,000 commercials on radio stations across the country kept Progressive Insurance at the top of the Media Monitors chart of national advertisers for the week of August 10th.

The Salem Radio Network is geared up for convention coverage, COVID style. This weeks Democratic National Convention and next weeks Republican National Convention will be 100% virtual/online because of the pandemic concerns.

Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) is presenting the latest in a series of Town Hall broadcasts to help New Jersey parents prepare for the start of the new school year. It's set for Thursday August 20.

The Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Resource Center provides media companies with resources to create and sustain a diverse, inclusive workplace. The NAB's Leadership Foundation effort connects organizations with associations and consultants with expert knowledge of diversity and equity issues.

This month marks the 20th Anniversary of Fox Sports Radio. The Premiere Sports Network/FSR partnership started in 2000.

Happy Birthday to the Under The Hood radio show which is now 30 years old. The syndicated show is heard on more than 220 stations nationwide.

The results are in for the 2020 class of Radio Hall of Fame inductees, who will be honored Thursday, Oct. 29 during a live radio broadcast. Additional details about the exciting event to honor radio’s best and brightest will be coming soon. Here are all the inductees