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COVID canceled the Newport Jazz Festival this year, but 88.3 FM WBGOis bringing the festival to the air. Jazz Festival broadcast archives will be used to fill eight hours of programming on August 8 and 9.

One of the most well know DJs of the 60's in Seattle, Pat O'Day has died, he was 85. O'Day is most remembered for ruling the afternoon airwaves at KJR-AM.

95.5 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM) hosted a two day radio event at the end of July to raise money for the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The 20th annual event brought in more than 1.5 million dollars.

Boston's NPR News station, WBUR, is looking for applicants for a year-long, paid fellowship. The WBUR Newsroom Fellowship will provide hands-on training in every aspect of public media journalism.

102.3 KRMG is the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network in Tulsa. The Cox Media Group station will be adding the defending Super Bowl champs broadcasts to their lineup September 10.

As we've seen so far in Q2, revenue at radio companies, big and small, have been severely impacted by the pandemic. In addition to revenue losses of 50% or higher, employees have been furloughed, fired, or had their salaries cut.

KTSU Public Radio is launching Urban Alternative The Vibe this fall from the campus of Texas Southern University. The station will target Millennials and Gen-Z with a mix of Hip Hop, R&B and Neo-Soul. Funding for the station is from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

ESPN's syndicated radio star Dan Le Batard has apologized for a Twitter poll that asked if it was funny that Orlando magic forward Jonathan Isaac tore his ACL after being the first NBA player to stand during the NBA season.

New York Yankee radio play-by-play man John Sterling is out of the hospital and feeling great after being treated for a blood infection (he tested negative for COVID-19). He's planning to be back calling games starting Wednesday. Neil Best spoke to the 82-year old broadcaster for an article in Newsday .

QUU's technology enables stations to take control of the RDS/HD in-car stereo display with the ability to monetize it through ad augmentation. Earlier this year, Steve Newberry joined the company as CEO. Beasley Media Group is among the company’s investors.