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iHeartMedia Chicago has kicked off the annual Sista Strut breast cancer charity walk. The event this year is virtual and runs through the end of October.

Rochester NY community station, Jazz90.1 (WGMC-FM) has created a website for kids to learn about Jazz. The free site was created to give parents and kids another education resource during Covid times.

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council is hosting Moving Underserved Communities Forward event series. The first event, The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19 will feature a "fireside chat" with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.

Premiere Networks President Julie Talbott will be honored at the 2020 Kentucky Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting Awards today. She'll receive the Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian Award.

On Something, a podcast from Colorado Public Radio, will host a live, virtual storytelling event on October 15. Audio from the event, "My Family, On Something", will be used to create a bonus episode of the podcast.

Villanova Football and Basketball games for the 2020-2021 season will be carried on 95.7 BEN FM in Philadelphia. The games move over from sister station 610 ESPN (WTEL-AM).

Rick Carmean is the new General Sales Manager for Entercom's Sacramento group. He comes over from Townsquare Media in Boise, ID.

Ideas, ideas, ideas. In the radio business ideas sell, and now more than ever, salespeople and their managers needs to be creative. With COVID-19 still very much a part of our lives, and social distancing still being touted by the experts, stations all over the country are finding new ways to engage with listeners and generate revenue from, and results for, their clients.

Rush has been off the air all week getting treatment for his lung cancer, however, he'll be back in a big way today. President Donald Trump will join Rush for what he's calling the "largest virtual rally in radio history."

Rolling Stone is out with another extensive article about pay-for-play. The latest revolves around text messages the magazine has obtained between an independent radio promoter and label executives.