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NuVoodoo Media Services conducted a Quick Turn Study on the impact of the Delta Variant on live events. The results showed the impact on attendance is significant.

Steve Perrault has been hired as Senior Producer for Major League Baseball Content for Audacy's new 2400Sports podcast studio. Perrault joins Audacy from Barstool Sports.

Adriene Hill has been hired to lead the California Regional Newsroom, a public radio collaboration among KQED, KPBS, CapRadio, KPCC/LAist, KCRW, along with NPR. She has been serving as the interim head of the collaborative effort.

The latest episode of 'Beyond The Business' hosted by Caroline Beasley covers changes in the industry and how to navigate them. The Beasley Media Group CEO has a candid discussion with Rishad Tobaccowala.

Audacy has announced André Yancey is the new producer of the 'Scott Shannon in the Morning with Patty Steele' show on WCBS-FM 101.1. Most recently Yancey worked with Nick Cannon Radio and he also served as Director of New Media for United Stations.

What happened to local news? The latest episode of Borrell's Local Marketing Trends features an interview with Patch news site President Warren St. John. The hyper-local news site provider has managed to stick around for 14 years.

SiriusXM is teaming up with Marvel Entertainment for Marvel Podcasts Unlimited. The premium subscription will be available on the new Marvel channel on Apple Podcasts.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications Hall of Fame ceremonies will be hosted by Chicago radio personality and Hall of Famer Jonathan Brandmeier. The in-person event is set for October 28th in Chicago.

That was the accusation from musicFIRST Chairman, former Congressman Joe Crowley, during a press briefing Monday morning. Crowley also says radio is no longer where consumers go to discover music, it's now streaming services Pandora and Spotify. And, he says, the NAB does not represent local radio.

And the company reported last night that it's safe to use. RadioTraffic is Marketron's cloud-based traffic and billing system. Marketron was hit with a cyberattack over the weekend that CEO Jim Howard says came from a Russian organization called Blackmatter.