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On Friday Cox Media Group Atlanta's 5 radio stations will host a virtual food drive benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank as part of the Stronger Together ATL campaign. Listeners will be able to make monetary donations on the station websites.

KOSI 101.1 in Denver brings Christmas to the morning March 27. The Bonneville station becomes the latest station, to help listeners cope with COVID-19 using Christmas music.

The partnership between the two companies is aimed at bringing together brands with non-profit organizations that are helping fight the Coronavirus pandemic.

The one-hour programs, ready to air this weekend, are: CBS Special - Coronavirus: Changed Forever, hosted by Gil Gross and CBS Weekend Roundup Special Report on the Coronavirus, hosted by correspondent Allison Keyes.

Christine Travaglini is President of Katz Radio Group, the nation’s largest radio representative. Her team is spread over 14 regional offices, serving as the national sales partner to more than 4,000 radio stations and their digital audio platforms. Christine has served as president of Katz Radio Group since 2018. LISTEN

This could be the first cross-company collaboration of its kind. In Seattle Bonneville's news station KIRO-FM and three Hubbard music stations have announced a partnership that will result in the music stations airing hourly local news updates about the coronavirus from KIRO.

(By Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw) We are in the midst of a crisis. It’s incredibly painful to our business, as it is to countless other industries. Our communities are reeling. This crisis is going to end.  But radio’s troubles didn’t start a few weeks ago.

Chuck Knight has created a list of ideas you can talk about during the pandemic. All of them are relevant to the world-wide crisis and local enough to keep your listeners tuned in. Check out all 19 HERE.

(By Rick Fink) I think we can all agree that the past two weeks have been as far from “business as usual” as we have quite possibly ever seen. Words most used to describe our current state are uncharted, nightmare, challenged, uncertainty, new normal, and others.

Second Street has come up with a list of promotions to keep your audience engaged with your radio station. Everything from a home office photo contest to a best take-out restaurants bracket. Check out all 11 promotions HERE.