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Dolly Parton and Elton John are among the Latest additions to the Can't Cancel Pride relief benefit special. The iHeartMedia live-streamed event, hosted by Elvis Duran, is tonight.

George Beasley may have stepped away from the CEO role in 2016, however, he continued as Executive Chair of Beasley's Board of Directors until the day he died. It was a long broadcast career filled with success, recognition and accolades for a job extremely well done, and a legacy that will carry on in radio for a long time to come. 

Compass Media Networks is taking over affiliation and marketing responsibilities for the 2-hour weekly show in addition to advertising sales, effective immediately.

Yes he has a big family (5 children, 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren) and many have followed in his footsteps into the radio industry. George Beasley, who died Wednesday at the age of 89, also had a lot of long-time employees who considered him family and who will miss him very much.

It's one of the biggest radio deals we've seen in awhile. Sinclair is selling KOMO-AM & FM, KPLZ-FM, "Star" 101.5 FM, and Talk Radio KVI-AM to Lotus for $18 million.

CEO Mike Gould shared the news Wednesday. The deal between Eastlan and FreeWheel will deliver access to all Eastlan data automatically to users of FreeWheel’s Strata platform.

The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced the Class of 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees. This list includes four off-air radio broadcasters and four on-air radio personalities.

As founding members of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Community Corps, the NAB is urging all local radio stations to help kick off a National Month of Action beginning June 4 to provide COVID-19 vaccine education and help ensure all Americans understand the importance of getting vaccinated.

iHeartMedia Louisville will host the first annual Community Voices Town Hall. The virtual event is set for June 10.

Meredith Tiger is the new Director of Corporate Communications and PR for Audacy. Tiger joins Audacy from WarnerMedia, where she most recently led publicity efforts for HBO Max.