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Valentine in the Morninghas been launched on MOViN' 107.7 in Norfolk. The iHeart syndicated show originates in LA.

Tamron Hall will host the 2020 NAB Leadership Foundation Celebration of Service to America Awards. The hour-long event will be pre-recorded and available on line and for radio and TV broadcast in August.

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is out with another call for more opportunities for Black ownership of stations. In a statement entitled: Words Are Not Enough, NABOB addresses the lack of Black owned stations, the impact of the George Floyd incident and the impact that COVID-19 has had on Black Broadcasters.

Babbel wasn't too far behind the Insurance giant, however, with 74,436 commercials running on radio stations across America, Progressive was the top national radio advertiser last week, according to Media Monitors. Babbel ran 71,627.

Reporting $57.7 million in revenue in Q1, Beasley Media Group, which owns 64 stations in 15 large and medium markets, was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis which forced business to close across the country.

One year after launch, Ramsey Network’s program “The Ken Coleman Show” is now heard on 50 stations, including stations in Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, Denver and Cleveland.

Baltimore police say an arrest warrant has been issued for 56-year old Richard Green (pictured). They say he's wanted in the killing of WEAA-FM host Tyra Womack who was killed last Wednesday in a shooting.

(By Charlie Sislen) After a fast shutdown, the U.S. economy, and hopefully your market, is slowly opening back up. This means that a portion of the population will be opening up their wallets and relieving their pent-up desire to buy products and services.

(By Bob McCurdy) Do we prefer investing our money with a financial advisor who knows more or less about the market? A doctor who knows more or less about their specialty? A professor who knows more or less about a subject?

(By Jeff McHugh) As a lifelong fan and coach of media personalities, I am sad when talented people shoot their career in the foot. I wrote an article beginning with those words in 2017. Blending those ideas with some new advice, here's a 2020 update...