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ALT Rock 99.3 turns mornings over to The Woody Show, August 3. The show has been in national syndication since 2017.

WLMI-FM has flipped from CHR to Greatest Hits. Cruisin' 92.9will play the greatest hits from the late 60's through late 70's.

iHeartMedia Milwaukee has launched Brilliantly Black. The community resource initiative is designed to support local Black-owned businesses, restaurants and non-profits.

Charlie Cooper spent only a few short years on WKAZ-AM in the 70s, but he is being remembered as legendary by friends and colleagues. Cooper,74, died this week after a battle with cancer.

(By Buzz Knight) As many of us grieve the loss of our dear pal Bob McCurdy, I started thinking about W W B D….What Would Bob Do? One of Bob’s many great traits that I was fortunate  to witness first hand in my time working with him at Beasley Media Group was his leadership skills.

While the Q2 revenue numbers presented by Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins Thursday were expected, they were still shocking to hear. An overall revenue decline of 37.5%, local radio down 61.2%, national down 49%. The days of grumbling over a 1% increase or decrease in revenue seem so far away.

And, the CEO says, that has to do with the climate of social justice that's gripping the nation. Specifically, Liggins singled out Proctor & Gamble who he says is committed to spending more ad money to reach the African American community.

We know the Gen Z generation does everything on their mobile device. They were practically born with one. That includes listening to audio. And data released by Edison Research this week shoots down the theory that kids don't listen to the radio.

Ben Holsen, one half of the now defunct Ben and Dana Show, on GO 96.3 FM (KQGO-FM) Minneapolis, wonders if radio is still in his future. The 39 year old got his first taste of the business at 15.

iHeartMedia Seattle’s 95.7 The Jet, says the inaugural Jodi & Bender’s Fill the Truck Food Challenge raised over 220,000 meals to benefit Food Lifeline, a food network powered by Feeding America which distributes food to over 300 food banks, shelters and meal programs.