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The company said Nick Cannon, who is the host of the TV show Wild ‘N Out, promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on an episode of his podcast Cannon's Class. Cannon also hosts mornings on Meruelo's Power 106 in Los Angeles.

As part of the Open for Business series, RAB’s next live-video presentation, Thinking and Budgeting Like an Owner addresses revenue declines due to COVID-19 and how to budget for 2021. Bonneville's Melissa Mitchell is the guest July 29 at 12 p.m. Central

SB Nation will now be called SportsMap Radio Network. Gow Media has owned the network for over ten years, when it acquired the assets of Sporting News Radio. Gow then rebranded the network to Yahoo Sports Radio for 5 years, then SB Nation Radio for 4.

Kiss 108 (WXKS-FM), iHeart Media, Boston, is hoping to help fill the technology gap in schools. The station is partnering with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and the Massachusetts Department of Education to purchase Chromebooks for local students to use at home and in the classroom.

Before the coronavirus pandemic stifled economic growth in the United States, the IAB projected podcast revenue would grow nearly 30% in 2020. That number has been revised to 14.7% due to the impact of COVID-19.

How many times have morning show hosts been told by consultants over the years to run that money giveaway in the 7:00 hour, or to break that big news in the 7:00 hour? COVID-19 has thrown a monkey wrench into all of that thinking.

Dianna Ploss brokered time from Russell Broadcasting's WSMN in Nashua, New Hampshire. Following a Facebook Live rant where she yelled at workers that they needed to speak English in the United States, WSMN dropped her program issuing a statement that said they will not tolerate discrimination. TMZ has the Ploss video HERE.

Jumping up from 7th two weeks ago, Babbel was radio's number one advertiser last week, according to Media Monitors. The language learning site aired just under 70,000 commercials on radio stations across the country. Here are the top five...

Voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization in advance of the November 2020 election is the behind an effort being championed by Atlanta's Black Radio stations. Here are the details on Black Radio United For The Vote.

Like many other 2020 events, ARKCON 2020 has been canceled, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state association will instead host a virtual sales and management media summit July 22nd – 23rd. Read the letter from Executive Director Luke Story.