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Forbes has a lengthy piece on how sports stations around the country are trying to adjust their programming with no sports activities to cover. The article also covers how managers are working with their advertisers to try to keep them on the air...with more sensitive creative.

At its 21 stations covering 6 markets, Bonneville President Darrell Brown says all employees, except for essential personnel are working remotely, and there are no plans to cut jobs. Plus Bonneville stations all around the country have increased their commitment to community.

The 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner ceremony has been rescheduled for September 3rd due to the coronaviris crisis. The event, which is being held at The Westin In Nashville, was to be held June 24th.

Working from home, like everyone else in America, CMG EVP Bill Hendrich is doing everything he can to keep his troops pumped up and ready for action when it's safe to resume normal activity in the world. We caught up with Bill yesterday to get the details for episode #18 of our daily coronavirus update. LISTEN

The Feed the Need Radiothon will be held in Pittsburgh to benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The radiothon will be broadcast on four stations Tuesday, April 14 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. 

The program is called Fight Back Give Back and the goal is to help local charities raise awareness and funds during the COVID-19 crisis. The Hubbard West Palm stations are donating up to $1 Million worth of airtime in April & May for the cause.

Two classic final rounds of the Masters Tournament are being offered by Westwood One Sports. The final rounds of the 2004 and 2019 tournaments will air Saturday and Sunday, April 11, 12.

Kevin Sucher has been named executive director of non-comm WYMS-FM 88Nine Radio in Milwaukee. Sucher has run his own Milwaukee-based management, production and consulting agency, Sucher Entertainment, since 2008.

Football fans will get a chance to listen to some of the greatest postseason games in NFL history. Starting April 9 and running on Mondays and Thursdays, Westwood One Sports will rebroadcast playoff games and Superbowls.

KCBS-AM / KFRC-FM, San Francisco, Entercom and Westwood One News, Cumulus, have been recognized with prestigious National Headliner Awards. The Awards, presented by the Press Club of Atlantic City, are part of one of the oldest and largest annual contest recognizing journalistic merit in the communication industry.