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Benztown will host a free webinar for voiceover pros Friday at 3:00 PST. The topic is the current state of the art of radio imaging and production in the post-coronavirus environment. The webinar will be hosted by Marice Tobias. Register HERE.

Salem Media Group and Chicago journalist Amy Jacobson have filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois, asks the court to take immediate action to allow Jacobson back into the Governor's Press Briefings.

Adding more than 13,000 commercials to its schedule bumped Progressive from third to the top spot on the Media Monitors national radio advertiser chart last week. The national insurance chain ran 72,079 commercials on radio stations all across the country.

Since 2018 Cumulus has been seeking approval from the FCC to allow foreign investment in the company up to 100%. FCC rules prohibit more than 25% foreign investment. On Friday The Commission approved Cumulus' request.

Scott Beels, professionally known as Bumper Morgan, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 24, at the age of 59 after living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for one year. Scott was surrounded by his wife Kim of 32 years, and his children.

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The following was posted to The Randy Lane Blog on Sunday....When a tragedy like the George Floyd murder happens, some on-air shows say, “our station won’t let us touch topics like this,” or “our show is a haven from negative topics.” 

He once declared he was done with talk radio but it appears Joe Walsh cannot resist being on the radio. Global American Broadcasting is bringing back the former Salem radio host who tried to run against President Trump for the highest office in the land.

(By Charlie Sislen) This column is typically focused on hints and strategies to help a broadcast sales rep increase sales by attracting new advertisers to radio. For that reason, we have not focused on GRPs and CPP, the currency of our industry. In normal times, these metrics are used by existing advertisers to negotiate rate.

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the popular WTMX-FM Chicago morning show host sold the Hinsdale mansion for $100,000 les than he and his wife purchased it for back in 2012. They originally listed the six bedroom home for $3.3 million.