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NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith is updating broadcasters on the 2020 NAB show. In a letter, posted on the NAB Show Website, Smith announced the start of NAB Show Express.

St. Louis Cardinals baseball fans are going to get a chance to fight the Baseball Spring Fever. Starting March 23 KMOX Baseball starved fans can relive the amazing 2011 comeback season.

Classic Rocker WDRV-FM in Chicago has launched a television marketing campaign associated with the COVID-19 National Emergency. The series features all of WDRV's hosts. Watch one of the spots HERE. The station has also sent a letter to its thousands of Classic Rock fans...

Tery is the Market Manager for Queen B Radio in Spokane where she's responsible for seven stations. Her positive attitude and great personality keep things humming during these very interesting times. Listen to Episode #4 on iHeartRadio HERE.

On our daily morning podcast Monday, RAB President and CEO Erica Farber joins Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti. The two radio leaders will discuss how the RAB is helping stations through this crisis, what salespeople should be doing now, why creative is so important and much more.

Grace Broadcast Sales has launched a series of customizable :30-second audio features, called We’re All In This Together. The features offer listeners some relief from the barrage of negative coronavirus news and the impact its having on businesses and communities. 

In light of NASCAR pressing the pause button on the 2020 racing season, Motor Racing Network is diving into its archive to present replacement programming for its 600+ radio affiliates. 

Galaxy Media in Syracuse and Utica has reduced staff at the office to ensure the safety of everyone and in order to continue its live & local shows. The stations have also seen a significant spike in smart speaker usage, so they are promoting the daylights out of that. But wait, there's more...

With nothing in the format to discuss, other than the upcoming NFL draft, sports talkers around the country have to be creative every time they flip on the mic these days. AL.com interviewed a number of sports hosts from around Alabama to discuss how they are balancing the news of the day with what little sports stories there are to talk about. 

National Radio Talent System President Dan Vallie said it is with regret, "but also great concern for the health of all involved that we are postponing all the Institutes scheduled for this summer."