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KFNS-FM Morning Show Host Vic Faust was recorded calling a female co-host fat, nasty and stupid off-air during a commercial break. The nearly 5-minute verbal brawl between Faust and Crystal Cooper was leaked to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and broadcast on YouTube.

(By Randy Lane) My daughter Lauren works remotely for Bain & Company, a Global 500 business consulting firm with 15,000 employees. The majority of employees work on a hybrid or remote schedule with a small percentage required to be in the office daily.

On Tuesday Saga Communications announced that its Board of Directors declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share and a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share.

This Friday, Sept. 23, marks the deadline to apply for the CRB Lisa McKay Women in Radio Scholarship program. Applicants must fill out an online application and submit, in 500 words or less, why she should be considered for the scholarship program.

NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt will kick off the opening session of NAB Show New York with welcome remarks on October 19. Award-winning film producer and media industry analyst Evan Shapiro will provide the Keynote opening the event.

WFAE Charlotte-based NPR station will create a community hub in Uptown Charlotte. The action is the result of the station recently signing a deal to relocate the majority of its University City operations to the historic Philip Carey Building.

WMVP ESPN Chicago, is partnering with 'Bernie's Book Bank', to distribute free books to K-6th grade students. Morning host David Kaplan created the event to help the nonprofit dedicated to increasing book ownership among under-served Chicagoland children.

Colorado Public Radio is hosting 150,000 Bees. Through a partnership with Free Range Beehives, three hives have been installed on the roof of CPR Headquarters in Centennial, Colorado.

'The Ramsey Show' is celebrating its 30th year on the air. The show is hailing the celebration as 30 years of "life change"; crediting advice from Dave Ramsey that helps people pay off debt.

On Monday the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4330 - Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act, also known as the PRESS Act, which would establish protections for journalists at the federal level who reveal confidential sources except in defined circumstances such as threats to national security.