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The one-hour programs, ready to air this weekend, are: CBS Special - Coronavirus: Changed Forever, hosted by Gil Gross and CBS Weekend Roundup Special Report on the Coronavirus, hosted by correspondent Allison Keyes.

After Christopher Smith vanished from California, e-mail messages supposedly from him continued to land in the inboxes of his friends and family for months assuring them he was safe and traveling the world. That was not the case.

Christine Travaglini is President of Katz Radio Group, the nation’s largest radio representative. Her team is spread over 14 regional offices, serving as the national sales partner to more than 4,000 radio stations and their digital audio platforms. Christine has served as president of Katz Radio Group since 2018. LISTEN

This could be the first cross-company collaboration of its kind. In Seattle Bonneville's news station KIRO-FM and three Hubbard music stations have announced a partnership that will result in the music stations airing hourly local news updates about the coronavirus from KIRO.

(By Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw) We are in the midst of a crisis. It’s incredibly painful to our business, as it is to countless other industries. Our communities are reeling. This crisis is going to end.  But radio’s troubles didn’t start a few weeks ago.

Chuck Knight has created a list of ideas you can talk about during the pandemic. All of them are relevant to the world-wide crisis and local enough to keep your listeners tuned in. Check out all 19 HERE.

(By Rick Fink) I think we can all agree that the past two weeks have been as far from “business as usual” as we have quite possibly ever seen. Words most used to describe our current state are uncharted, nightmare, challenged, uncertainty, new normal, and others.

Second Street has come up with a list of promotions to keep your audience engaged with your radio station. Everything from a home office photo contest to a best take-out restaurants bracket. Check out all 11 promotions HERE.

iHeartRadio Honolulu has launched Support808.com, an online directory for local businesses that are still open and operational on Oahu during the coronavirus crisis. It also serves as a directory of local businesses that are hiring and seeking volunteers.

TV and radio stations throughout Illinois are uniting in a statewide fundraising drive to combat hunger and food bank shortages in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.