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Ron Robinson, who worked for WJR for 20 years, started interviewing for the documentary in 2013. He tells The Voice, the documentary is a chronological look at the history of radio, starting with the first radio stations. Robinson hopes to complete the film this year and make it available on the Internet. Read the article HERE.

(By Mike McVay) Suddenly the question of “Have you had your vaccine,” being asked of me by some of my clients, has changed to “will we ever return to the studio?” The follow-up question is “will radio ever return to how it was pre-pandemic?”

(By Loyd Ford) What is your actual plan for helping listeners get back to normal as more and more conditions change on the ground in your market and national trends continue to elevate getting back to whatever normal will look like in the coming months?

(By Charlie Sislen) When COVID struck, few industries were hit as hard as the restaurant business. Now that America is opening up again, tremendous pent-up demand for dining out exists. So what does this mean for radio?

98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ) and The Boston Bruins have reached a new multi-year agreement extending their partnership contract. The Beasley Media station has been the flagship for the Bruins Radio Network for 12 years now.

Colorado Public Radio has released a new audio documentary that takes a close look at people working to reform policing from inside and outside the system. Systemic, hosted by CPR'S Jo Erickson, will be released in four parts on May 19. TRAILER

Pacific Media Group's Charly Espina Takahama says she'll be retiring May 28th. She been in radio for nearly 5 decades.

KQED announced that journalist Alexis Madrigal has been named co-host of KQED’s public affairs radio program Forum. Madrigal arrives at KQED from The Atlantic, where he was a staff writer.

Keyes has been named Director of Development for TroyResearch. Keyes is re-uniting with TroyResearch president Jonathan Little, having worked together previously at Z104 (WZEE), Triple M (WMMM), and WOLX in Madison, WI.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio group, BMI and the RAB have announced that the 13th annual Rising Through the Ranks program will be brought back in 2021 as a virtual event.