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(Randy Lane) In the heart of the pandemic, I wrote an article about the need to increase brand loyalty. Loyalty continues to be the crucial component to keep your brand thriving as we are hopefully moving toward some semblance of normal.

On Monday iHeartMedia Nashville’s 107.5 The River will reveal a mural in honor of healthcare workers and a fundraiser for TailGate Brewery’s Vanderbilt Healthcare Worker Pizza Donation Program.

Tom Hamilton has been named Market Manager for WSJS, WMFR and WPCM in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point market. This is his second stint with Raleigh, NC based Curtis Media Group.

Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins hopes to have a major investment in what would be the only black owned casino in the country. His company is one of six bidders for a new casino in Richmond and Liggins says, if they're granted the gaming license, the incoming revenue could rival Urban One's radio and TV business.

During "unprecedented work conditions," Urban One rallied in the 4th quarter of 2020 to post a better year than it had in 2019. With $11.5 million in Q4 revenue, Urban One posted a 7.3% gain, the first positive quarterly number we've seen from a radio company in a long time.

The new shows will shine a light on the "curious tales, historical oddities and stranger-than-fiction true stories that are often left out of history books."

The iHeartMedia CEO is out with a new episode of his podcast Math & Magic. His guest on this spiesode is Brad Gerstner, Founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital. Gerstner details how attending Burning Man changed his worldview, what his kids inspired him to do and how his company enables entrepreneurs to do good.

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1620 AND 1180 The Zone Omaha will remain the radio home for the Kansas City Royals. The agreement covers the 2021 and 2022 seasons and gives The Zone exclusive rights to broadcast play-by-play for all home and away games.

Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) will present the latest in a series of Town Hall broadcasts to help New Jersey deal with the ongoing pandemic. “A Year with COVID” will look back on the last year and ahead to what many hope will be a normal summer.