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The company continues to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts through the American Red Cross, with local stations setting up additional donation drives, radiothons, and fundraisers. Amarillo’s The Eagle (KXGL) and KGNC-FM partnered with Street Volkswagen to get pet food and supplies to families and animal shelters in Dallas and Houston.

More Hurricane Harvey relief from the radio industry. Cat Country 98.1 will host the concert starring Lindsay Ell, whose newest album The Project debuted at #1 in the country, Wednesday, September 20. Tickets are $10 each, and 100% of the ticket proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross.

In a show of industry unity, 25 Houston radio stations will simultaneously air a fundraiser to support the Houston Food Bank in order to feed those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10.

The atmosphere is upbeat and the setting is spectacular as the 2017 Radio Show began Tuesday afternoon in downtown Austin with a cocktail reception and several afternoon sessions.

John Ellis is the founder and Managing Director of Ellis & Associates and the former global technologist for Ford. Ellis helped develop the Sync platform for Ford. And he was on a panel that focused on the connected car at the Radio Show in Austin, Tuesday afternoon. Here's what he said about how broadcasters can continue to control the dash...

Several groups made last-minute decisions to keep their managers in place rather than go to Austin for the Radio Show, as the Category 5 hurricane targeted the state of Florida. Others were shopping for one-way tickets back to the state in case they need to head home early.

Radio is just as pervasive among black and Hispanic consumers as the rest of the population, it was noted in the new report “State of the Media – Audio Today: Ethnic Audiences.” Nearly 75 million weekly radio listeners are black and Hispanic, a third of the total national audience, and these folks spend more time with radio each week than any other ethnic group.

The RAB and NAB have announced several sessions will be streamed live during the conference now taking place in Austin. They will also be archived at www.radioshowweb.com for viewing anytime, anywhere. Here's the complete list of sessions to be streamed...

Dick Broadcasting is expanding its footprint from two stations in Greensboro-Winston-Salem, NC, to 20 stations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Alpha markets Dick Broadcasting is picking up are: Greenville/New-Bern, Myrtle Beach and Savannah/Hilton Head. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

On Tuesday the company launched the “I’m Listening” campaign for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. A two-hour on-air special that will be broadcast live from Seattle on World Suicide Prevention Day, Sunday, September 10 across all Entercom platforms.