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The event was broadcast live on Facebook by RBR+TVBR and hosted by our Publisher Deborah Parenti and Urban One's Deon Levingston. The all-star panel included Karen Slade, Chesley Maddox Dorsey, Omar Thompson, Roland Martin, Ed Gordon and Dujuan McCoy. If you missed it, watch it now HERE.

The Detroit News has a nice write-up on the 100th anniversary of WWJ Radio which went on the air with a 200-watt transmitter set up in the corner of the sports department of William E.Scripps' newspaper. The station, now owned by Entercom, remains one of the most trusted news sources in Detroit.

As COVID-19 continues to beat up small businesses, Beasley Media Group is lending them a helping hand. WJBR-FM in Wilmington is awarding $50,000 in advertising grants to assist small businesses in need in that market.

In the 2020 edition of Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio we have a special interview with Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, who, up until this year, was on our power list every year since the list was launched in 1996.

With the devastation from the storms last week still impacting many parts of Iowa, Townsquare Media Waterloo is helping the Cedar Valley community. A donation drive is being held to collect donations for those in need after the devastating storms.

NuVoodoo has launched Consumer Insights. The product focuses on collecting local samples to use in setting up meetings and closing deals with prospective advertisers. They also released results from a survey of 400 listeners in Chicago to see how they recalled a Dunkin Donuts ad.

Erazno​y La Chokolata will now be syndicated into Mexico City, MX. Erazno y La Chokolata's popular afternoon show will launch this ​Saturday on ​LA Mejor 97.7, Mexico City, MX.

Syndication company Key Networks will now rep Rock morning show The Billy Madison Show. The show airs flagships from KISS-FM in San Antonio. It's also heard in Palm Springs, Corpus Christi and Salisbury.

Former Ravens players Dennis Pitta and Obafemi Ayanbadejo will join Ravens play-by-play announcer Gerry Sandusky, who returns for his 14th year as the voice of the Ravens. The games are heard on WBAL and 98 Rock in Baltimore.

Jules Riley has been named Operations Director for Cox Media Group Jacksonville. Riley moves to Cox from iHeart in St. Louis where she was SVP of Programming.