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As many schools welcome back students, COVID precautions mean water fountains have been turned off. In South Portland, ME, a radio station has raided its prize closet for reusable water bottles to donate to the schools.

Billings, Montana Police are trying to equip the departments 95 officers with body cams. Hosts of the KCTR Cat Country 102.9 morning show have raised $50,000 for the project.

Entravision has started a public service campaign to reach out to newly naturalized Hispanic Americans, to encourage them to register and vote. Vota Conmigo 2020 (Vote With Me) is being done in partnership with National Partnership for New Americans.

Sunny 102.7 (WGUS-FM) has debuted in Augusta. Beasley Media Group has flipped the 6K watts Southern Gospel station to Soft AC.

On Tuesday, September 15 in a Live Virtual Event on Facebook and YouTube Radio Ink will present the 2020 Radio Wayne awards. It's the 28th year Radio Ink will present Radio's most prestigious awards in sales, marketing, and management. The 2020 Radio Wayne awards are sponsored by Nielsen. Here are the 2020 finalists.

As we get closer to the 2020 Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards, which will be held virtually September 15th sponsored by Nielsen, we’ll be spotlighting finalists every day up until the event. Today we profile Cumulus Nashville Market Manager Allison Warren.

One full hour of dead air on a radio station would typically get a radio host in some hot water. In San Luis Obispo, CA it was done with permission of station management Wednesday night.

Chris Brown, Buffalo Bills multimedia reporter, has been sidelined for reportedly violating new rules surrounding how to cover training camp. The One Bills Live host has been absent from daily coverage since August 17.

Benztown and Yamanair Creative are now offering free audio imaging and spot production to stations in U.S. markets affected by Hurricane Laura. The offer runs through Friday, September 11. Contact Masa Patterson at Benztown by e-mail at [email protected] 

Sports Radio 680 The Fan will be the flagship station for a high school football scoreboard show. The Dickey Broadcasting Company station, Southern Sports Today Network, along with the GHSA and the Georgia News Network have agreed to a production partnership.