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The National Association of Broadcasters sent a letter to members on Wednesday that included a link to the NAB's "Ten Steps to Disaster Preparation and Recovery" guide. The 4-page document details everything from staff safety to programming continuity to reviewing your risks. You may want to print it out and study it if you are in Florence's path. HERE it is.

And this one will not be sitting in the prize closet. Morrissey Boulevard in Boston is the home to Beasley's 92.9 FM, 96.9 FM, and 105.7 FM. A UPS package arrived to the building that contained what authorities believe to be 20 bags of marijuana.

Local advertising spending in New York City will exceed $11.5 billion in 2018, spread across TV, cable, direct mail, radio, mobile, and nine other media, according to BIA. Radio's over-the-air piece of that $11.5 billion pie will be $769.7 million, according to BIA. That's down from $780 million in 2017.

BMI says it has once again broken revenue records by generating $1.199 billion for its fiscal year that ended June 30. From that revenue, BMI distributed and administered $1.118 billion in royalties to its songwriters, composers, and publishers, an increase of $95 million (9%). So where did all this new revenue come from?

The Deja Vu Show, featuring the top-rated afternoon host on New York’s WBLS-FM, has launched into syndication. In her new show for Urban AC music formats, Deja Vu will provide female listeners a mixture of entertainment, lifestyle, and positive affirmation.

Savannah’s Hot 98.3 in Greensboro, NC, has a new show — Jared and Katie in the Morning. The duo are joined on air by Man Kisser Matt (Matt Wells), intern Hugs O'Houlihan (Thomas Marvin), and Jason Goodman. 

As election season heats up, Crossover Media Group Sales, a new cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales rep firm has added four new political Talk programs to its roster.

The big question is who would want to purchase a ratings firm. A Wednesday morning press release states that all options are now on the table regarding the company, "including continuing to operate as a public, independent company; a separation of either Nielsen's Buy or Watch segment; or a sale of the company." Read the full release HERE.

Thanks to Jeff Bentoff for sharing this great community service event the station pulled off. Students at a school assembly received more than 7,000 supplies, including 2,500 crayons and 1,600 pencils thanks to Radio Milwaukee's "No Empty Backpacks" drive which collected more than 50,000 supplies to benefit eight schools.

If you want to get a deal on registration to attend the 50th Anniversary of Country Radio Seminar (CRS 2019), you have until Tuesday, Sept. 18 to get the discounted rate of $549. Starting Sept. 19, the price will increase to $599.