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ESPN Chicago’s David Kaplan raised more than $74,000 for Bernie’s Book Bank with the Walk as One Initiative. Bernie’s Book Bank is an organization that sources, processes, and distributes free, quality children’s books to under-served children.

97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) has added Jon Jansen as a morning show co-host. Jansen will join Mike Stone and Heather Parks as part of Stoney and Jansen, October 5.

Paul R. Beane, radio veteran of 60 years, will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in November. Throughout his career he has been a reporter, anchor, talk show host and News Director.

Finger Lakes Radio Group, based in Geneva, NY, has promoted Terry Owen to Market Manager/Chief Revenue Officer. Owen has been with the company since April 2019.

Tommy McFLY and Kelly Collis, displaced from morning radio in Washington D.C. by a change in ownership and format, have re-imagined The Tommy Show. The show and additional content are now part of a curated digital platform, Real.Fun.DC.

On Friday The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would take up the long-running legal dispute over whether the FCC can loosen U.S. media ownership rules. A lower court has prevented the FCC's efforts to revise the rules since 2003.

The House has passed The Heroes Act, which includes provisions to expand eligibility for SBA loan access to broadcasters. Before you get your hopes up that financial relief is on the way, it has no chance of being approved by The Senate and signed by President Trump.

Adams Radio Group CEO Ron Stone says his company has moved its  national rep partnership to IBA Radio Sales which is managed by GenMedia Partners. Stone created the Independent Broadcasters Association which now has close to 3,000 radio stations.

Cadence13 has launched the trailer for The Edge, a series outlining the Astros cheating scandal. The Houston Astros, once the worst team in baseball, became World Series Champions in 2017. Major League Baseball determined the team devised a plan to steal signs from their opponents to help them win. TRAILER.

During this week's Hispanic Radio LIVE "It's a Wrap," a discussion that started with the kick-off session on political advertising continued, including conversation about ad "environment." What's the impact of opinions expressed by personalities on the air and in social media by advertisers and agencies? Here's how we address that in week two.