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A year long Golden Anniversary Celebration for American Top 40 kicks off Fourth of July weekend. Host Ryan Seacrest will relive some of the unforgettable moments on the chart from the last 50 years and artists will share their own personal AT40 memories.

The 45th Annual Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, will be streamed virtually on September 10. The 2020 honorees will now be celebrated through a series of digital acceptance speech montages along with a virtual awards ceremony.

ESPN commentator Pablo Torre will become the new, full-time host of the ESPN Daily podcast in August. The added job is part of a new, multi-year contract extension with the network.

Steve Tuzeneu is the new GM/Chief Engineer for WIHS 104.9 FMChristian radio. He starts his new job with the Middletown, CT station July 15.

Drew Murphy is the newest member of the American Public Media Group Board of Trustees. Murphy is Sr. VP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Edison International.

U2 X-Radio channel is set to hit the digital stream July 1. Programming kicks off with a two-hour mix-tape experience curated by the band.

NAB CEO Gordon Smith, Chris Lytle, Sean Luce and others will be part of the Rising Above Summit hosted by P1 Learning, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations and The Swagger Institute July 22-23.

In comments submitted to The FCC Monday, regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to raise regulatory fees on broadcasters, the NAB says The Commission has failed to explain how and why they are raising those fees.

That's what Westwood One/Cumulus Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard wants you to know. In his latest blog, Bouvard points out that many advertisers have brand-purpose initiatives with a goal at bettering the world. And, those companies can find consumers to preach their message to by using radio because radio is committed to those same issues.

Back on June 14, Ray Watkins was charged with killing Entercom Wichita host Don Hall (pictured) in a drunk driving crash. A police affidavit shows that Watkins had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.