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99.5 The Wolf (KPLX-FM) and New Country 96.3 KSCS (KSCS-FM), brought Broken Bow Records artist Dustin Lynch to Cowboys Red River Dance Hall in Dallas, Tuesday, September 12, to raise money for the American Red Cross Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Babies don’t change their natural habits, even in a disaster. So when myTalk 107.1/Twin Cities donated 215,000 diapers, blankets, baby clothes, and cash for the people affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, it was a very big deal – and a welcome one.

The Las Vegas station partnered with Zappos For Good, Lyft, and the Salvation Army for a three-day broadcast September 6-8 to collect items for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. At the end of the three days, Chet Buchanan & the Morning Zoo filled five semi-trucks with donated supplies

Sports Radio 850 (WTAR-AM)/Norfolk, VA, has a new daily lineup that includes Clay Travis’ Outkick the Coverage, The Dan Patrick Show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Nick Bailey Show, and The Rich Eisen Show.

That's according to the FCC's latest report on Hurricane Irma which pounded The Florida Keys and the entire west coast of the state. Hundreds of thousands are still without power and the cleanup will take months. 25 of those stations are in the state of Florida and one is in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the most part in Southwest Florida, radio stations were simulcasting TV coverage of the storm.

Jeanne Griswold is the National Sales Manager for Cox Media Group in Orlando and Miami. She's been in radio for 26 years, working the national side of the business for the past ten. One of Griswold's former managers tells Radio Ink Jeanne has been a successful NSM because she displays leadership in every aspect of her job. "She excels at training and leading local staffs in negotiation, agency skills, and developing large accounts. And she's proactive with her peer group in developing innovative ways for Cox to set ourselves apart from other broadcasters."

In the FCC's continuing crackdown on pirate radio stations, four Boston-area residents were given 10 days to respond to the Commission and shut down their illegal operations. The Commission alleges that two pirate radio stations were being run on the same road in Dorchester, only two doors apart. Here are the details.

Perhaps Harvey and Irma pushed the United States government into action. The Senate has passed the ‘‘Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017," also known as The SANDy Act. As far as radio is concerned, it's added to the list of essential services during federally declared emergencies.

Pandora's interim CEO, Naveen Chopra, spoke at The Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference this week and said the company sees new platforms like Amazon's Alexa where both listener and advertiser growth will come from. In the automobile, not so much.

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in the position until March 31, 2023. Smith joined the NAB in 2009. He's a former two-term United States Senator from Oregon (1996-2008).