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No Kidding? Me Too! teams actor Joe Pantoliano with daughter Daniella Pantoliano. The pair examines the ups and downs of mental illness with familiar names in the entertainment industry and mental health care professionals.

Devin Steel is the new PD at Hot 107.9 (WHTA-FM). Steel joins Radio One Atlanta from iHeartMedia Media Memphis where he was SVP Programming.

Bloomberg Radio and Key Networks are teaming up on a month-long daily series marking the first anniversary of the COVID-19 being declared a pandemic. A year Like No Other starts daily programs March 15.

Mississippi based New South Radio raised more than $440,000 for Childrens of Mississippi in Jackson. Over the last 20 years listeners have raised more than Seven Million dollars during the radiothons.

The new smart radio partnership between Radioplayer and BMW covers new BMW cars across Europe. BMW will use official broadcaster metadata from the Worldwide Radioplayer API.

Tim Herbster is taking over as Director of Music Programming and Brand Manager for Entercom in Philadelphia. Herbster is coming over from iHeartMedia’s Pacific Northwest region where he was SVP Programming.

PodcastDC is a podcast app built specifically for the Washington DC Region. The new mobile app showcases podcasts that feature voices, topics and stories that are rooted in the nation’s capital.

Former Fox News host and current Newsmax TV anchor Greg Kelly is joining the weekday lineup at WABC in New York City. The New York Post is reporting that starting tomorrow Kelly will take over the 1P-3P slot.

The latest print issue of Radio Ink mails today. Digital subscribers will have access to the issue this afternoon. In addition to our annual list of Future African American Leaders, Nick Cannon graces our cover. He's back on the radio in L.A. and catching fire across the country in syndication with Skyview.

(By Mike McVay) March 11th is the one-year anniversary of the day that the World Health Organization announced that the Coronavirus was officially a pandemic. March 13th marks one-year since America shutdown.