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Julie Donaldson, a veteran covering Washington sports for NBC, reportedly will join the radio broadcast crew for Washington's NFL franchise. Donaldson will replace Larry Michael who abruptly retired last week after sexual harassment allegations.

Dr. Ed Cohen was recently released from his position with Cumulus as VP for Ratings and Research. With his many years at Nielsen and Arbitron, in addition to Cumulus, we wanted to pick his brain on what he sees happening across the radio landscape.

71-year old Charley Steiner was gearing up to call his 16th season of L.A. Dodger Baseball with Rick Monday from the radio booth when his doctor told him he was out of his mind. Steiner has medical issues that put him at high risk of the coronavirus.

Media Monitors reports that learning language site Babbel was radio's number one advertiser for the week of July 1, 2020. Progressive (52,296) and GEICO (45,829) are fighting it out to sell insurance to radio listeners, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer of P&G recently discussed national advertising opportunities with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. Several members of NABOB were invited to a recent Webex meeting where Pritchard invited the attendees to submit advertising proposals.

WCSX-FM Beasley Media Morning Show Host Big Jim from Big Jim’s House will drive 27 hours on a rockin’ road trip from Detroit to Minnesota to raise $50,000 to benefit Gleaners Food Bank with help from rock recording artist Bob Seger. 

An effort by Cumulus Media Atlanta to aid businesses suffering from pandemic fall-out has resulted in more than $1 million in airtime and creative services.

ESPN Cleveland, KeyBank and the Cleveland Cavaliers have teamed up to help a local business advertise. Area businesses can enter the contest with an essay as to why their business deserves to win.

The 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony has been put on hold indefinitely. The annual event was initially scheduled for June 24, then re-scheduled for September 3.

According to Media Monitors, Insurance Providers were the big spenders on radio during Q2, airing 803,954 more commercials than they did in Q2 2019. Six of the top 10 advertisers are new to the list in 2020, including the U.S. Census Bureau, which ranked fourth.