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(Randy Lane) Covid continues to inflict instability on all of us, including morning radio. Cume is down as much as 50%, tune-in has shifted forward 75 minutes and the 8 and 9 AM hours now have the most listeners.

Beasley Broadcast Group will report its 2020 second quarter financial results tomorrow before the market opens. The company will host its Q2 earnings conference call at 10:00 a.m. Q2 was when the radio industry was hit the hardest from COVID-19.

The NAB has been working the halls of Congress on this item since 2007, at times adding two or three members. As of Friday, 223 House reps now support a resolution opposing a performance royalty tax on radio stations. And, it's bipartisan, a rarity in Washington.

Victor Valley California radio stations Y102 102.3, La X 103.1, Kat Country 100.7 , HD96.3, 106.5 The Fox, and Talk960 gave away 500 sling bags Saturday filled with school supplies to Victor Valley students.

WLMI-FM has flipped from CHR to Greatest Hits. Cruisin' 92.9will play the greatest hits from the late 60's through late 70's.

iHeartMedia Milwaukee has launched Brilliantly Black. The community resource initiative is designed to support local Black-owned businesses, restaurants and non-profits.

(By Buzz Knight) As many of us grieve the loss of our dear pal Bob McCurdy, I started thinking about W W B D….What Would Bob Do? One of Bob’s many great traits that I was fortunate  to witness first hand in my time working with him at Beasley Media Group was his leadership skills.

While the Q2 revenue numbers presented by Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins Thursday were expected, they were still shocking to hear. An overall revenue decline of 37.5%, local radio down 61.2%, national down 49%. The days of grumbling over a 1% increase or decrease in revenue seem so far away.

And, the CEO says, that has to do with the climate of social justice that's gripping the nation. Specifically, Liggins singled out Proctor & Gamble who he says is committed to spending more ad money to reach the African American community.

We know the Gen Z generation does everything on their mobile device. They were practically born with one. That includes listening to audio. And data released by Edison Research this week shoots down the theory that kids don't listen to the radio.