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ABC News Radio will offer three hours of coverage each night of the DNC from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET. Aaron Katersky and Karen Travers will anchor with reporting from Alex Stone, Ryan Burrow, and Jim Ryan. The convention is Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27.

JJ Yorehas resigned as General Manager of WAMU in Washington DC. A position he has held for 6 years. A task force is also being established to make work culture improvements at the station.

WWJ News Radio 950, is launching Breaking Down Barriers, August 10. The Entercom station says the initiative is to elevate diverse voices in the communities it serves.

Teresa Lukens will take over as the new co-host of the 920 News Now morning show on KXLY-AM in Spokane at the end of August. Lukens has been a fixture in broadcast journalism in Spokane for 20 years.

104.5 The Zone Morning Show Producer Jonathan Shaffer has been appointed Assistant Program Director. Shaffer has 14 years of experience in the Music City market.

Applications are being taken until August 19 for the 2021 Broadcast Leadership Training program. The program is designed to prepare senior-level broadcasters to advance into ownership or executive positions.

Conservative and Christian broadcaster Salem Media only experienced a total revenue decline of 18.3% in the second quarter which is not nearly as bad as many other broadcasters.

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Report and Order eliminating the radio duplication rule for both the AM and FM services. The rule restricts the duplication of programming on commonly owned broadcast radio stations operating in the same service and geographic area.

An update on the condition of NAB CEO Gordon Smith. An MRI Wednesday night discovered that Smith did have a blood clot, however, thanks to quick medical intervention a stroke was averted. As a result, his prognosis is extremely positive and there is no permanent damage.

The national pandemic dealt a crushing blow to radio's largest operator. Revenue from iHeart's 800 plus radio station portfolio was hit the hardest in Q2, dropping 57% from $561 million to $244 million. Network revenue was down 38% and digital revenue was up 2% thanks to podcasting.