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Businesses in the Luverne, Minnesota area got a big boost from a Radiothon put on by Alpha Media stations K101 and KQAD. More than $250,000 was raised to help Rock county businesses in the SW corner of the state.

As sports fans across the country anxiously await the return of professional sports, Westwood One is trying something new and unique. The network will air the original CBS Radio broadcast of Super Bowl I on Memorial Day. Do you remember who battled in that game?

If sports ever does return, Temple Athletics will continue to be broadcast on 97.5 The Fanatic and WPHT-AM in Philadelphia. The college announced a new four-year deal has been signed to continue broadcasting men's football and basketball.

How has the Coronavirus impacted political advertising for radio? What markets will be hot, and when politicians can't "shake hands," will more dollars shake into radio coffers ? All this and more on Radio Ink's Coronavirus podcast with Katz Radio Group SVP/Political Strategies, Patrick McGee. LISTEN

The Senate Judiciary IP subcommittee will hold a staff briefing on May 27th called “Scope of Music Rights within the DMCA.” The briefing will be conducted through Skype. NAB COO Curtis LeGeyt (pictured) will testify during the briefing.

NuVoodoo Media Services is sharing their latest survey information on radio audience perceptions during the pandemic. The data, that the company has been compiling since early March, is being presented on demand.

Big Horn Radio Network is keeping the annual Girl Scout Cookie drive in the Cody, Wyoming area from crumbling. The traditional method of selling the cookies was hindered this year by COVID restrictions.

An estimated 40,000 participants have accessed the inaugural NAB Show Express since the online event launched on May 13. According to the NAB more than 1.6 million minutes of video content was accessed through the event's broadcast channels, on-demand videos and social media streams.

This is a follow-up to our story from yesterday about Randi Kirshbaum's criticism about how she was laid off from her job with Saga's Portland Radio Group. Saga executives tell Radio Ink they do not appreciate the company being dragged through the mud in the press and social media and are fighting back.

Governor J.B. Pritzker has revoked longtime Chicago reporter Amy Jacobson’s access to his daily press briefings. The Governor claims Jacobson is not an objective reporter. Jacobson co-hosts morning drive on Salem's AM 560 with Dan Proft.