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WNYC 93.9 FM AM 820 Brian Lehrer Show will remember the start of the pandemic by reading the names of New Yorkers who lost their lives to COVID. The tribute is set for Tuesday.

The Independent Broadcasters Association will present programming consultants Jim Richards, Mike Donovan, Keith Clark, and Harv Blain of Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting Thursday March 18th at 2pm eastern for another IBA ‘members only’ webinar.

The MLB team has cut a deal to broadcast all 162 games on Bloomberg 960 AM. Last season, after the team was unable to strike a deal with any radio station, they decided to stream their games on TuneIn. They found out quickly fans wanted to hear the games on radio.

Despite wildly complicated looking infotainment screens in new vehicles, easily adaptable smartphone connections and WiFi, AM/FM radio is still king when it comes to what consumers listen to in their vehicles.

While most radio companies, outside the biggest in the industry, struggle to find a revenue generating podcast strategy, the number of consumers listening to podcasts continues to grow.

Kate Scott will make history March 29th, when she becomes the first woman to call a regular-season game for the Golden State Warriors on 95.7 The Game. Scott will be joined by Mary Murphy and Kerith Burke on a special all-female broadcast team.

Brian Orlando, morning man at Connoisseur Media’s 94.3 The Shark on Long Island is on a mission to help people struggling with depression. First Orlando wrote a song, after his hero Chris Cornell of Soundgarden took his own life in 2017.

The Independent Broadcasters Association has announced a partnership with Sedera, a medical cost sharing community that provides non-insurance healthcare options.

COVID 19: One Year Later is a special series marking the anniversary of the pandemic declaration. The series will be featured on CBS News Top of the Hour and World News Roundup broadcasts beginning March 15 through March 19.

The NAB has announced the 52 finalists for the 2021 Crystal Radio Awards. WHUR-FM Washington, D.C. will be honored with the Crystal Heritage Award. The Howard University station will be recognized for winning a total of five Crystal Radio Awards. A virtual awards program is set for April 13.