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That's what Bill Leitch writes in a column at MLB.com. Leitch says, while TV is doing the best it can to cover these unusual looking games, with radio the game sounds almost indistinguishable from the way it has always sounded. "It's the closest I have found to actually escaping into baseball during this time, legitimately finding myself soothed by the game."

Are they peaceful protests or are they riots? Bonneville's KTTH-AM Seattle host Jason Rantz was in the middle of the mayhem for ten hours this past Saturday. We spoke to Rantz yesterday to get his take on the situation.

On Monday Radio Ink published a column from long-time respected radio consultant and former Cumulus executive Mike McVay. The column, It’s Time For a Softer, Gentler Touch On The Air, detailed how hosts should look for positive news, rather than focus on the doom and gloom news of the day. That approach didn't sit well with syndicated host Tom Kent.

Mike Greenberg's new 12P-2P show on ESPN Radio begins August 17. It will be called Greeny, not The Mike Greenberg Show as ESPN had originally announced. It's been three years since Greenberg left the popular Mike & Mike morning show for Television.

Did you know there was a Broadcasters Caucus in Washington? If not, you do now. Several members of that Caucus have sent a letter to the House and Senate leadership pushing for financial relief for broadcasters.

vTrade is software to provide companies with the ability to track, manage, audit and report on trade inventory. vCreative CEO Jinny Laderer says vTrade will bring CFOs and business managers the ability to assess the value of the trade they accept and monitor its effectiveness.

Salem Media Group is joining up with the Twin Cities Salvation Army for a live fund raiser. Here to Help radiothon is set for Thursday, July 30th from 4-6 PM.

The ratings firm says leaving those markets was normal operating procedure as they are always reviewing the economic viability of doing business in all markets they are in. Here are the 9 markets that will no longer be rated by Nielsen...

Ed Gordon (left) and Roland Martin will sit down with Urban One Regional VP Deon Levingston and RBR+TVBR/Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti for a conversation covering many issues confronting the nation and media today. The Symposium is set for August 19.

Can brands launch new products during a pandemic? According to a TV and AM/FM radio campaign launched in April for a pharmaceutical brand, the answer is yes. Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard lays out all the details in his latest blog post HERE.