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Born in a brewery in 1955 O Bee Credit Union was literally run from a shirt pocket. Founder Ted McGill worked in Bottle House "A" of Olympia Brewery. He would walk around the brewery with membership cards, loan applications and receipts all stuffed in a pocket.

Local business owners will be able to find information, sign up for weekly newsletters and special webinars at a new website created by iHeartRadio. The Small Business Crisis Resource initiative is a one stop shop to help business owners navigate the wealth of information and resources to aid them through this crisis.

Our friends at LeadsRx have created a live heat map which shows exactly how much money has been raised so far during the Racio Cares Radiothon which was held Thursday on thousands of radio stations. It also shows which markets raised the most money, with New York City, Nashville and Minneapolis leading the pack.

(By Paul Weyland) Business owners are nervous. Some are panicking. Many are still in shock. After all, it’s only been a month or so since their world was upended. Many local business owners aren’t sure they’ll reopen. And, some are canceling their broadcast schedules because they don’t see the point in advertising at all right now.

Following a 9 week hiatus, NASCAR is back. The May 17 race at Darlington will be the first live sporting event in over a month. Motor Racing Network will be there to provide live coverage beginning at 2:30pm ET. In case you were wondering, there will be no fans in the stands.

Founder and CEO of BIA Advisory Services, Tom Buono, shares his firm's research and analysis of how COVID 19 has impacted advertising, in particular radio, and what it looks like for the balance of the year. LISTEN

Thousands of masks were distributed in Hartford, CT by 99.1 WPLR. The Connoisseur Media station teamed up with WFSB-TV Channel 3 to give away 50,000 free masks.

Memphis Made Brewing Company is partnering with 98.1 The Max and Ajax Distributing to help hospitality workers in Memphis. Memphis Made is canning some of its Fireside beer in special 98.1 The Max cans with a portion of the sales going to the Memphis Food Industry Emergency Worker Assistance Fund.

For the first time in 13 years, the professional development course which is designed to foster and educate current and emerging female radio managers within broadcast radio has been postponed. Plans for next years seminar will be announced in early 2021.

It’s been one month since Jacobs Media launched its first COVID-19 research study. When that first survey went into the field, the death toll in the U.S. hit the 5,000 mark. One month later, it’s around 60,000.