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The program is called Your Vote - Your Voice, a Beasley Best Community of Caring initiative designed to encourage eligible voters to cast their ballot for the upcoming election in November.

iHeartMedia Chicago has kicked off the annual Sista Strut breast cancer charity walk. The event this year is virtual and runs through the end of October.

Rochester NY community station, Jazz90.1 (WGMC-FM) has created a website for kids to learn about Jazz. The free site was created to give parents and kids another education resource during Covid times.

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council is hosting Moving Underserved Communities Forward event series. The first event, The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19 will feature a "fireside chat" with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.

Villanova Football and Basketball games for the 2020-2021 season will be carried on 95.7 BEN FM in Philadelphia. The games move over from sister station 610 ESPN (WTEL-AM).

Ideas, ideas, ideas. In the radio business ideas sell, and now more than ever, salespeople and their managers needs to be creative. With COVID-19 still very much a part of our lives, and social distancing still being touted by the experts, stations all over the country are finding new ways to engage with listeners and generate revenue from, and results for, their clients.

Rush has been off the air all week getting treatment for his lung cancer, however, he'll be back in a big way today. President Donald Trump will join Rush for what he's calling the "largest virtual rally in radio history."

Rolling Stone is out with another extensive article about pay-for-play. The latest revolves around text messages the magazine has obtained between an independent radio promoter and label executives.

WHUP 104.7 FM, the community station serving Hillsborough, NC is splitting the proceeds of its annual fall fundraiser with local musicians. Half of the money proceeds from the weeklong event will go through the Orange County Arts Commission's Arts Support Fund.

Benztown,  P1 Media Group and Radiodays Europe have announced that The Coronavirus Radio Ideas Awards Show will be held virtually Thursday, November 12 at 9:00am EST.