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All Gen Media Partners’ Hispanic assets – including Sun Latino and GLR – are now operating under the HRN Media Network umbrella. HRN is also a Gen Media Partners company.

Three Beasley employees and two Cox employees have tested positive for COVID-19. PD Orlando Davis and DJ's Broderick Scott and Jose Fernandez work for Beasley's WILD 94.1. Mike Calta and his morning show co-host Anthony Polichemi work for Cox's 102.5 The Bone.

The team at Edison Research is hosting a webinar about...ANYTHING. It will feature Larry Rosin, Megan Lazovick, Laura Ivey, Megan Vartan, Gabe Soto, and Tom Webster. Topics to be covered include streaming, smart speakers, audiobooks and radio. Register HERE.

Grisel Barajas, Program Director for Urban One's WNOW (LaGrande 105.1) in Indianapolis, died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday.  She was riding with her boyfriend, who was the driver. He survived the crash. Barajas ws only 31 years old.

Bonneville Denver's Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan will broadcast a live forum, A Discussion on Race in Sports, Thursday. Four people will share their experiences as African American athletes and discuss the challenges for minorities in sports. Here are the panel members...

Reps. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asking The Commission to hold off on any regulatory fee increases on broadcasters. They say COVID-19 has hit broadcasters too hard for the government to be piling on. 

RadioAnimal Media Strategies has added former radio programmer Rob Morris to its consulting team. Morris' resume includes VP of Programming for CBS Radio in Tampa and Miami and PD at KDWB in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Hometown Broadcasting in Wisconsin announced on its website that a tragic kayaking accident over the weekend took the life of Tami McCauley, who listeners knew as Lexi Young. McCauley was kayaking with her sister Saturday, on the Mecan River, when something went wrong and she drowned.

Big D has joined The Big 98, New Country in Nashville. He takes over the afternoon drive slot on the iHeartMedia Country station.

Local high school and college athletes will be honored by 101.1 ESPN Peoria. The nominees and winner will be announced Friday, June 19.