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Erskine Faush, Sr. and his partner Shelley Stewart were broadcast pioneers in Birmingham. Shelley and Erskine partnered as radio station owners at Ebony Broadcasting —“the authentic voice for African Americans in Birmingham”—for nearly 20 years, until they sold WATV(AM) to Sheridan Broadcasting in 2004.

Entercom SVP of Live Events and Experiences Jennifer Morrelli joins the RAB's Business Unusual live-video series this Wednesday. The name of the session, which takes place at 10AM Central, is “Creating Audience Engagement.

J. Steele has been promoted to Assistant Program Director at 105.1 WMGC The BOUNCE in the Motor City. The afternoon drive host joined the station in April 2019.

Westwood One Nashville is offering a Summer Kickoff with Dustin Lynch special. The four hour program is a special salute to the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

The West Virginia Radio Corporation was part of a 'Giving Tuesday', May 5 effort to restock depleted food pantries throughout the state. Country Roads Statewide Food Drive raised more than $53,000.00 and 24 tons of food.

The Edge Media Group based in Western Kentucky is one of three media organizations in the state to win a journalism project grant from Facebook. More than $16 million in funding was awarded to media outlets for local news coverage of COVID-19.

iHeart's early commitment to podcasting seems to be paying off. CEO Bob Pittman says podcasting revenue for the company grew 80% in the first quarter of 2020 and it's expected to grow 100% in Q2. He also said podcast revenue is growing at a faster clip than listener growth.

Podcasting's biggest conference will now be held in October, rather than August, thanks to the coronavirus crisis. The team at Podcast Movement explain the change HERE. The new dates for the Dallas show are October 19-22. 

The Cool Radio Stories podcast launched this week, which is aimed at small and medium market broadcasters. Episode one is called None Of Us Are As Smart As All Of Us and features Dean Sorenson. The show is hosted by Tom Dobrez. LISTEN

Saluting National Nurses Day on May 6, WDRV-FM's Sherman & Tingle Show partnered with the American Nurses Foundation to present “Healthcare Heroes” – a charity event to collect donations for the Coronavirus Response Fund.