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The NAB says CEO Gordon Smith suffered a stroke Tuesday night and was admitted to the hospital. The NAB says he is "responding well to treatment, is stable and alert, and is resting comfortably. His prognosis is good, and he is expected to make a full recovery."

48 hours before reporting second quarter earnings to Wall Street, Entercom CEO David Field updated employees on the business climate as the country continues to struggle through the COVID-19 crisis.

That's the world we live in these days, when being down under 30% is a win. Saga is the latest public radio company to confirm that April was the revenue bottom caused by the pandemic.

That new position will be filled by Bill Smee, who's worked at CNN, NBC News and Slate. Smee is charged with enhancing the Entercom news brands. Entercom owns some of the most successful news stations in radio, including 1010WINS and WCBS in New York, WBBM in Chicago and KNX in L.A.

Whether you're promoting events, pushing out content or communicating with listeners, social media is easy, it's fast and it's free. That doesn't mean it won't get you into trouble. Broadcast Attorney David Oxenford recently conducted a webinar about the legal issues surrounding social media. Everyone should check it out HERE.

COVID canceled the Newport Jazz Festival this year, but 88.3 FM WBGOis bringing the festival to the air. Jazz Festival broadcast archives will be used to fill eight hours of programming on August 8 and 9.

95.5 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM) hosted a two day radio event at the end of July to raise money for the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The 20th annual event brought in more than 1.5 million dollars.

Boston's NPR News station, WBUR, is looking for applicants for a year-long, paid fellowship. The WBUR Newsroom Fellowship will provide hands-on training in every aspect of public media journalism.

102.3 KRMG is the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network in Tulsa. The Cox Media Group station will be adding the defending Super Bowl champs broadcasts to their lineup September 10.

As we've seen so far in Q2, revenue at radio companies, big and small, have been severely impacted by the pandemic. In addition to revenue losses of 50% or higher, employees have been furloughed, fired, or had their salaries cut.