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The 2020 NYF Radio Awards international Grand Jury evaluated entries submitted from 40 countries around the globe and selected finalists that will advance to the medal round of judging.

(By Ed Ryan) While it's hard to tell how much the coronavirus crisis will impact your station today, as time goes on, and everyone is asked by the government to continue to hunker down, it's inevitable that advertising will take a hit. So, what's the plan?

SupeRadio Networks has shows in the Urban, Urban Adult, Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic, Talk, Country, Hot AC, Rock, Dance, Alternative, Gospel and Oldies formats. The company says it is offering free programming to stations if they need it during the coronavirus crisis.

Kristin Okesson is the SVP of Connoisseur Media and is responsible for managing Connoisseur’s entire Connecticut operations, which cover the Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford/Norwalk markets. Kristin fills us in on the coronavirus situation in Connecticut and how her cluster is covering it.

The company was scheduled to release Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings this morning. That has been pushed back to Friday morning to allow the company's accounting firm to complete its audit.

In 1990, Joe O’Rourke was handling sales for a new radio station in town when an order for Ryan Imported Car Repair crossed his desk. The morning guy knew the owner, Joe Ryan, and he told O’Rourke, “Get to know Joe Ryan, he already knows your car.” Our weekly advertiser success stories are sponsored by SPECbyte.com

With the NCAA’s March Madness playoffs cancelled due to the coronavirus, Westwood One will rerun 15 Great Games in NCAA Tournament History to help college basketball fans experience the madness of March.

Top 40/Hot AC show In The Mix With HK is now available free of charge and with no contractual commitment to non-affiliated stations that are understaffed or in need of programming content due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

No tours for the kids, no picking up prizes, no listeners dropping by to say hi to their favorite DJ's. Those are the new rules implemented by Midwest Communications in Sioux Falls, and most likely radio stations all across the country as they do their part to flatten the coronavirus curve. Midwest has even posted the new rules on their website.

Sun Broadcast Group has implemented a plan to protect its workforce across the country through what it's calling a Smart-Work initiative. Employees across SBG’s five locations began a phased transfer into a telework scenario until at least April.