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Foundation Helping Those Affected By The Freeze

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:59 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/foun...by-the-freeze/

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is providing emergency aid to
broadcasters who've been hit hard by the recent extreme weather conditions
in Texas and the surrounding states. More than 20 requests have come in
over the past 5 days.

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Entercom Q4 Revenue Down 23%

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:37 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/ente...venue-down-23/

But again, much like Cumulus reported Tuesday, Q4 2020 was better than Q3
2020 and in 2021 February was stronger than January and March better than
February.

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Westwood, Sony Promoting Special Olymmpics

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:49 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/west...ial-olymmpics/

Westwood One and Sony Music Nashville have announced a partnership to build
support for the 2022 Special Olympics Games which are being held June 5-12,
2022, in Orlando. Kane Brown helped launch the collaboration this month;
Luke Combs, Adam Doleac, Old Dominion, Ryan Hurd, LANCO, Kameron Marlowe,
Maren Morris, Jameson Rodgers, Matt Stell, Mitchell Tenpenny, []

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Premiere Hosts Headed To Florida

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:07 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/prem...ed-to-florida/

Premiere Networks-syndicated personalities Buck Sexton and Ben Ferguson
will broadcast live from the conservative CPAC conference in Orlando where
former President Trump will be a speaker. The event takes place Thursday
and Friday.

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Breakfast Club Hits Omaha

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:27 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/brea...ub-hits-omaha/

Power 106.9 (KOPW-FM) has added The Breakfast Club to the line-up. The move
shifts the daily schedule on the NRG Media station.

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IHeartMedia Teams With Novel

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 08:36 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/ihea...ms-with-novel/

Novel, a UK based independent podcast company, is partnering with
iHeartMedia to co-produce a series of programs. The partnership calls for
eleven new, original podcast series over the next three years.

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BMI Hires DEI Officer

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 08:32 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/bmi-hires-dei-officer/

Sandye Taylor is joining BMI as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Officer. She will be a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

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Rush in The Center of Florida Flag Fight

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:16 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/rush...da-flag-fight/

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he will order flags flown at
half-staff in honor of Rush Limbaugh. That has become a political
controversy in the state in which Rush lived. DeSantis is a Republican and
appeared several times on Rush' program

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Morgan Wallen Tops The Chart - Without Radio!

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:48 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/morg...without-radio/

Is this the new reality of how and where fans find and consume music these
days, or, is it fans rejecting a cancel culture that has run amuck?
Banned-from-radio Morgan Wallen is the best-selling artist of 2021, he has
the most Spotify streams and biggest album sales.

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Podcast Movement University Now Free - FOR LIFE

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:17 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/24/podc...free-for-life/

That decision was announced Tuesday after the management at Podcast
Movement sent around an e-mail that said, after the first month, the
University has not grown very much.