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The National Association of Broadcasters has joined the COVID Collaborative, a national assembly of experts and organizations working on unified action against the COVID-19 pandemic. NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith will serve on the Collaborative’s National Advisory Council.

Beasley Media Group has unveiled a special 60th Anniversary logo in celebration of the company’s six decades in broadcasting. The company will be celebrating the year-long event leading up to the actual anniversary day in December both on the air and online.

Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw is now the Vice Chair, Townsquare COO Erik Hellum takes over as Finance Chair and Cumulus EVP for Corporate Marketing and President of Westwood One Suzanne Grimes is added to the RAB Executive Committee.

El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns several radio stations in Victor Valley, California, has launched a hyper local news website called HDdailynews.com. The site will deliver news from Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Adelanto and all the cities of the high desert.

For a second week in a row, State Farm is at the top of the Media Monitors list of national advertisers. State Farm aired 84,157 commercials.

Christopher Gould, Senior VP of National Program Development/Ministry Relations, will be relocating to Colorado Springs where he'll continue in his existing role, and add GM duties at KBIQ-FM, KGFT-FM and KZNT-AM/FM, as well as oversight of the Colorado Springs division of Salem Surround.

Shelly Easton was told by Entercom that December 31st was her last day with the company. Easton programmed several stations in Philadelphia over her 11 years in the market and has been on Radio Ink's Best Program Directors in America list for many years. 

News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY in Albany is bringing in Doug Goudie to co-host the morning show with Kelly Lynch. Goudie fills the vacancy created in December after former co-host Chuck Custer retired after more than 36 years with WGY.

News 93.1 KFBK, has named Mike Luery, longtime Sacramento news reporter, as a host. Luery will also become KFBK Assistant News Director for iHeartMedia’s Pacific Region.

670 The Score (WSCR-AM) in Chicago is adding Leila Rahimi middays. She will be heard alongside Dan Bernstein on Bernstein and Rahimi, weekdays from 9 AM to Noon.