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The state Board of Regents is pulling $875,000 in funding from Iowa Public Radio for the upcoming year, according to Executive Director Myrna Johnson. That's 10% of the station's revenue. The shutdown of classes has cost Iowa school nearly $190 million dollars.

(By Charlie Sislen) I was never a Boy Scout, but I always appreciated their motto: “Be Prepared.” While that is always important, it may never be more important than the present time.

(By Bob McCurdy) Sales guru Zig Ziglar once said, “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude”, which simply means what is going on inside a salesperson’s head is the single most important variable in the entire sales equation.

Jesus Laura, President of Univision Radio, talks about the impact of COVID 19 on programming and serving the unique needs of Hispanic audiences during this time. He also shares his perspective about the impact of the crisis on radio moving forward. LISTEN

The Vikings Radio Network and Midwest Radio of Fargo-Moorhead agreed to a five-year partnership to keep Minnesota Vikings football on the air in the Red River Valley through the 2024 season.

KNUC-FM (98.9 The Bull) in Seattle gave away thousands of pounds of potatoes that would have been thrown away, because of restaurants being shutdown. The Fitz In The Morning team on the Hubbard group station greeted thousands with thousands of pounds of potatoes May 14.

A live virtual town meeting is set for today, two days before Connecticut plans to start reopening from COVID restrictions. The meeting, hosted by Nexstar Broadcasting, will be aired on the 11 iHeart radio stations across the state and two TV stations.

Educational Media Foundation CEO Bill Reeves tells us about how his team is dealing with the coronavirus crisis, and, he details the new launch of the EMF podcast network. Plus Bill shares a little breaking news. LISTEN.

Cadiz, KY based Ham Broadcasting Co., is injecting some cash into the local business community today, with Give Back Day. The one day event is part of "The Greatest Comeback Of All Time" campaign.

As we've been reporting, there's been a movement in Washington to get more money into the hands of local radio operators, in the next round of federal funding, to help them deal with revenue losses as a result of the pandemic. Now, several music organizations are calling language in the HEROES Act a bailout for Big Radio.