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NRG's KFGE-FM (Froggy 98) in Lincoln hosted its 17th annual St. Jude Country Cares Radiothon Feb. 5th and 6th. A record $93,361 was raised by the radio station and its volunteer helpers

Carl and Jeri Goldman, owners of KHTS AM & FM in Santa Clarita, CA, are under a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan. The quarantine was put in place near the tail end of a 16-day cruise through Southeast Asia, when several passengers were diagnosed with the coronavirus.

RAB President and CEO Erica Farber and the RAB’s Executive Committee have agreed to a contract extension that will keep her in the position through April 2023. Farber has been CEO since April 2012.

WTOP was recognized by the American Academy of Radio this week and awarded the 2020 World Radio Day Award. The award was created by the Spanish Academy of Radio to promote World Radio Day (February 13). 

Turbulence in the radio job market is impacting a lot of people. There's anger, frustration, and anxiety. If you're working through what you should do next, this free webinar, hosted by respected programming expert Buzz Knight, is exactly what you need.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created by Congress in 1967. It distributes funding to 1,500 locally owned public radio and TV stations across the country. In his proposed 2021 budget President Trump calls for the elimination of CPB over a two-year period.

(By Jay Stevens) In response to Monday's Jeff McHugh column (Why You Should Not Tease), there's an art to teasing and promoting upcoming content on your radio station. Here's what I mean...

ABC Audio has launched ABC Power Portal, the first on-demand original video service for distribution to radio station websites, apps, and social media platforms.

Entercom has entered into a multiplatform content distribution partnership with NBC across all broadcast channels, websites, and social media platforms. KYW-AM Newsradio, NBC10 Philadelphia (WCAU), and Telemundo62 (WWSI) are all part of the new partnership.

National ad sales for Medallas de Cortez finalist Erazno Y La Chokolata will be handled by the Sun Latino division of the Sun Broadcast Group.