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When Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada had to cancel its main fundraiser due to COVID-19, there was an estimated $150,000 the organization raises every year that was lost. That's when KBUL-AM afternoon host J.J. Christy decided to take off most of his clothes.

KOSI 101.1 has kicked off a Chromebook for Kids Campaign. The Bonneville station is giving away three Chromebooks each weekday through September 11.

Next Wednesday at 1p.m. Central the Country Radio Broadcasters will present the next installment of CRS360, titled, The Workplace Ain’t What It Used to Be. Now What?

WNYC Studios is adding one of its podcasts to the weekend on-air lineup. The United States of Anxiety will air as a radio show on public radio WNYC 93.9 FMand AM 820beginning August 23.

The event was broadcast live on Facebook by RBR+TVBR and hosted by our Publisher Deborah Parenti and Urban One's Deon Levingston. The all-star panel included Karen Slade, Chesley Maddox Dorsey, Omar Thompson, Roland Martin, Ed Gordon and Dujuan McCoy. If you missed it, watch it now HERE.

The Detroit News has a nice write-up on the 100th anniversary of WWJ Radio which went on the air with a 200-watt transmitter set up in the corner of the sports department of William E.Scripps' newspaper. The station, now owned by Entercom, remains one of the most trusted news sources in Detroit.

As COVID-19 continues to beat up small businesses, Beasley Media Group is lending them a helping hand. WJBR-FM in Wilmington is awarding $50,000 in advertising grants to assist small businesses in need in that market.

In the 2020 edition of Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio we have a special interview with Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, who, up until this year, was on our power list every year since the list was launched in 1996.

With the devastation from the storms last week still impacting many parts of Iowa, Townsquare Media Waterloo is helping the Cedar Valley community. A donation drive is being held to collect donations for those in need after the devastating storms.

NuVoodoo has launched Consumer Insights. The product focuses on collecting local samples to use in setting up meetings and closing deals with prospective advertisers. They also released results from a survey of 400 listeners in Chicago to see how they recalled a Dunkin Donuts ad.