Rush Interviews The Breakfast Club
Two massively successful radio shows, with hosts that probably agree on very little politically, got together for a national discussion about race relations Sunday.
Smith Wants Violence Against Reporters To Stop
Another aspect to the George Floyd protests around the country are acts of violence against journalists. NAB CEO Gordon Smith says he's gravely concerned about what's happening to those that are attempting to cover the story. Here's Smith's full statement...
Bonneville Suspends Afternoon Host
Grant Napear is sidelined from his Sacramento radio show on KHTK-AM for a comment he posted to Twitter after former player DeMarcus Cousins asked Napear what he thought of the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Field Praises News Stations
In a staff memo shared with Radio Ink Monday Entercom CEO David Field commented on the violence taking place around the country following the death of George Floyd and praised his team for the work they are doing covering the story.
MPR To Focus On Community Healing
In the aftermath of George Floyd's death while being detained by police in Minneapolis; Minnesota Public Radio is presenting a Call To Mind virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, June 3. The Zoom event will focus on how the racial and cultural trauma affects people.
“New Normal” Toolbox
The team at Research Director has put together some information to help stations move forward from COVID. The free download is a recovery "toolbox" of ideas and information to help boost sluggish revenue streams.
What Is Your Role?
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, Gracie Interview Series will focus this week on the role of on-air talent during these challenging times. Mike McVay, President of McVay Media will host the virtual discussion Thursday June 4, with syndicated host, Elaina Smith.
Feeding The Community Campaign
Radio One and Reach Media have launched We Are One: Feeding the Community Campaign. The campaign is running on 53 stations in 15 markets across the nation.
Benztown Hosting Voiceover Webinar
Benztown will host a free webinar for voiceover pros Friday at 3:00 PST. The topic is the current state of the art of radio imaging and production in the post-coronavirus environment. The webinar will be hosted by Marice Tobias. Register HERE.
Progressive Jumps To Number One
Adding more than 13,000 commercials to its schedule bumped Progressive from third to the top spot on the Media Monitors national radio advertiser chart last week. The national insurance chain ran 72,079 commercials on radio stations all across the country.
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