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Entercom and Comcast have agreed on a content arrangement. RADIO.COM will now be available to Comcast Xfinity customers nationwide.

Oink Ink Radio, a NYC based radio agency, had to change plans for its annual copywriters award. The 'Dead Radio Contest' invites copywriters, worldwide, to provide their favorite, never-produced radio scripts.

A familiar voice to Twin Cities radio audiences, Kevin Plummer, has died. The 56 year old former Traffic Reporter for WCCO passed away after an 18 month long battle with cancer.

Bob Friend, host of a popular dream interpretation program in the late 80s on WAKR has died. The Dream Machine was a night-time mainstay of the station until it was cancelled in 1991 after the station was sold.

They were told by e-mail yesterday that if they make over $50,000, and have not already volunteered to take a 5% pay cut, they will be required to take two weeks off without pay.

The $2 Billion of first quarter revenue for SiriusXM was on a pro forma basis and net income came in at $293 million, compared to $162 million in Q1 2019. The company added 69,000 self-pay net subscribers. Here's how Pandora performed... .

CEO James Meyer said the company experienced a substantial disruption of its call center staffing due to the coronavirus crisis. Staffing levels fell 50% to 60%, lengthening hold times, increasing abandoned rates and reducing the company's ability to handle customer needs and support sales campaigns.

The full 2020 Smart Audio Report from Edison Research and NPR will be presented during a webinar tomorrow. The research digs into smart speaker consumer behavior in the United States.

iHeartMedia Connecticut has launched a website with resources to help residents navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. The site is called WeAreConnecticutStrong.com.

Need a 15 minute sales meeting? Matt Sunshine from The Center for Sales Strategies shares some great tips on how to manage sellers remotely, what businesses should be in your sales pipeline now, and how to make sure you're calling on advertisers with the right message. LISTEN.