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Hoosier first responders and essential workers are getting a boxed lunch boost from the Indy based The Bob & Tom Show. The show is teaming up with a bank chain and a local restaurant company to raise funds to buy boxed lunches for those on the frontlines of fighting the COVID-19 virus.

(By Rick Fink) “New Normal” is the new catchphrase these days, but what will the “new normal” look and sound like? If you have stepped up your reading game in the past five weeks, you have seen and read all the new predictions.

On Monday another letter was sent to President Trump urging him to help local media outlets devastated by extreme advertising revenue declines. The letter, authored by Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Flores (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Fred Upton (R-MI) now has over 240 signatures.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) spoke on the Senate floor Monday, urging her colleagues to make local media outlets eligible for funding through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. Watch Cantwell HERE. Read the transcript HERE.

Josh Spiegel is part of the Justin, Scott and Spiegel Show on 98 Rock in Baltimore. We reached out to Josh to discuss how he's been able to weave a sense of humor into all of this coronavirus craziness. And, he's done it in a very respectable, smart way. LISTEN

What's the right mix between covering the coronavirus crisis and delivering normal programming? Do programmers run the risk of losing listeners if there's too much crisis coverage? Why are listeners tuning in to their favorite radio station? Let's find out...

Media Monitors says Progressive ran 61,517 commercials on radio stations across the country last week. The US Census Bureau was second (56,931), followed by Lowe's (46,691), The Home Depot (41,290) and Quicken Loans (40,340).

The Spanish-language radio company has signed a multi-year agreement with the ratings firm. The renewal covers national and local measurement of all 58 of Univision’s owned stations in 15 markets.

Salem Surround, part of the Salem Media Group, is bringing experts on marketing and advertising to a series of free webinars. The Group is teaming up with Borrell Associates for the events.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group is extending the application window for its 2020 MIW Mildred Carter Mentoring Program to May 1.