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Art Vuolo reports that Veteran DJ and VO legend Jerry Bishop passed away this week. Bishop had been hospitalized for several weeks. Using the name Bill Bishop, Jerry worked at San Diego’s KCBQ in 1963. He came to L.A. in 1965 to work at KLAC.

We should get a very real look at how bad the coronavirus has impacted radio's largest company at the end of the day on Thursday, May 7 when iHeart reports earnings. The Q1 report will include January, February and March.

Rockcastle Media Networks is joining the Feeding America Emergency Radiothon being held across the country on April 30th. The network is donating all of its barter inventory to the radiothon on the day of the event plus additional inventory in the days leading up to the event.

Chesley Maddox-Dorsey shares how AURN, the nation's leading African American audio network, is using their vast news and entertainment resources to help stations provide information that best targets the communities they serve. She also offers her perspective on how the radio landscape might be altered after the pandemic. LISTEN

Entercom's says it's expanding its partnership with Sonos. Sonos Radio, the company's free streaming radio service, will now include all of Radio.com's stations.

The flip takes place in West Palm on 93.3. The former format was Country Wave 93.3, the new format is Throwback 93.3 FM. The music comes fro the 80's, 90's and 2000's 

The longtime Dodger broadcaster, who's 92, fell in his California home this week. In a statement released by the team, Scully said, "I won't be doing anymore headfirst sliding." Scully broadcast Dodger games for 67 years and retired in 2016.

Uno Radio Group has 14 stations in Puerto Rico. The agreement means that the Uno stations will share iHeart’s promotions and contests for events such as the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina in Miami and the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The 14 Uno stations will also be available on iHeartradio.

Michael Banks is the new General Manager for Connoisseur's 2 stations in Frederick, MD WFRE-FM (Country) and WFMD-FM (Newstalk). Banks gets the big chair in Maryland after a 4-year run as GSM for Connoisseur on Long Island.

Cox Media Group says Joe Pesh is joining Y100 San Antonio's Beth Chandler as the new co-host of the station’s morning show. The format of the station is New Country.