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A Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Broadcaster is setting up a fund that will provide a grant that he hopes will bring diversity to the broadcast booth. The fund is an effort to put black broadcasters behind the Minor League mics.

KNBR 104.5/680 AM raised more than $100,000 to help a San Francisco area non-profit aid families impacted by COVID-19. The Cumulus Media station partnered with Giving In Motion for the GoFundMe online campaign.

The COVID-19 related struggles continue for radio companies. As some states move quicker than others to open their economies back up, radio companies with clusters spread across the country also have to deal with slower moving states, which means a longer wait for advertisers to ramp up and spend money.

KUMU-FM in Honolulu will be hosting a live on-air forum on systemic racism, inequality, and hate violence. The forum titled, Hawai‘i Matters: Black Lives Matter, will air Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. [HST].

Bob Adams has been the Market Manager for Saga in Portland for a little over five years. On Monday he was taken to lunch and he never returned. We understand his replacement has been hired and could be announced by Saga any day. Here's what the company said about the change.

National Association of Broadcasters Executive VP of Conventions and Business Operations Chris Brown announced on Tuesday that the NAB New York show originally scheduled for the Javits Convention Center in New York City will now be a virtual meeting.

107.7 The End in Seattle is selling branded face masks to raise money for nurses. The Entercom Alt Format station will send a portion of the proceeds to the Washington State Nurses Association.

The Cox Media Group Tulsa cluster has stepped up to aid community partners with fundraising efforts during Covid times. More than $2 million dollars has been raised during the first half of 2020.

Washington D.C. based Yamanair Creative wants to hear from freelance creative talent. The company has seen an uptick in demand and needs help to serve the 500 radio markets it works in.

As part of RAB’s Business Unusual initiative, RAB’s next Open for Business live-video series features Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein. The 10:00 a.m. Central session today is called Five Reasons Radio Should Be Developing Podcasts Now. Register HERE.