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PMG Elevates Grimes to Lead Radio Operations Across Hawaii
Pacific Media Group has promoted Sherri Grimes to President of its Radio Division for all islands. Born and raised on Kauaʻi, Grimes joined PMG in 1999 and has…
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TelevisaUnivision Reports Q3 Growth, but US Advertising Falls
TelevisaUnivision's quarterly report is thick with World Cup numbers, but radio barely appears in it. The company again gave no results for its audio business…
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AWM to Honor ESPN’s Hannah Storm With Gracies Icon Award
Hannah Storm’s career has run through NBC Sports, CNN, CBS News, and ESPN, and now the Alliance for Women in Media is crowning it with the Gracies Icon Award…
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Brodie Brands Wolf: SummitMedia Picks Lesley for Knoxville Role
A Pop programmer is going Country in East Tennessee. Matt “Brodie” Lesley is leaving South Carolina to run SummitMedia’s four-station Knoxville cluster as…
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iHeartRadio Launches ‘Lite Mode’ for Faster App Listening
Sometimes listeners want to browse, and sometimes they just want their station. iHeartRadio is adding a toggle to its mobile app that strips the homepage down…
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SiriusXM Finds Early Success With Audacy Sports Stations
Audacy's local sports stations have been on SiriusXM for less than two months, and the satellite company is already praising the results. SiriusXM says the 24…
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Supreme Court to Consider Nielsen’s Antitrust Appeal
A ratings dispute that has rattled radio is moving toward its biggest stage yet, though not its biggest step. The US Supreme Court will take a private look at…
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Edison: AM/FM Still Tops In-Car Audio for EV Drivers
Automakers keep asking whether electric cars need a radio, and the people riding in them are still tuning in. New Edison Research data shows AM/FM remains the…
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Who’s Buying Broadcast? Forecast 2027 Follows the Money
As consolidation, valuation resets, and regulatory shifts change the math on radio deals, Forecast 2027 will put broadcast money on the line as finance…
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Google Must Answer Former NPR Host’s AI Voice Claims In Court
Can an AI voice take a radio host’s identity? A California court says the question deserves a full hearing. Former NPR host David Greene’s suit over…
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Free Jacobs Media Webinar Targets Radio Digital Sales for 2027
Broadcasters with questions about digital revenue ahead of planning for the new year can get answers next month in a free Jacobs Media webinar. The 45-minute…
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PREC 2027 Seeks Presenters and Doubles Scholarship Goal
Public radio’s engineers have a spring date in Las Vegas, and their association is already working to fill it. The annual Public Radio Engineering Conference…
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Bret and AB Land in Atlanta as Star 94 Adds Mega Mornings
Last week's mystery has an answer. The city Bret Mega and Anna Bohlmann were hinting at is, in fact, Atlanta, where the pair will now anchor Mega's syndicated…
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Cumulus Mixes Things Up In Indy For Mornings
Toni DeKeyser and Ryan Swiger are taking mornings on Indianapolis' 107.9 The Mix (WNTR) as Cumulus Media goes local for The Morning Mix. DeKeyser, previously a…
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For Radio, Women’s Sports Is Turning Fans Into Customers
As women's sports keep growing, radio and its advertisers are finding a fan base that is ready to be sold to. The Golden State Valkyries' run to the WNBA…
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Isaias Gives AM Act Backers a Case for Car Radio in the Storm
Lawmakers keep calling AM radio a public safety tool. A new in-car data set from Hurricane Isaias shows what that looks like in practice, with listening…
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The Fearless Talent: Mastering AI for Stellar Performances
(Mike McVay) While I am sure that historically there are combinations of two letters that are more feared than AI, it’s those two that are most top of mind…
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Whose Measuring Stick Are You Using?
(John Shomby) Radio gives us plenty of opportunities to compare: ratings, market size, salaries, time slots, awards, social followers. Those measures can tell…
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Rob Wagman to Lead SonicTrek’s New AI CCM Format
AI-assisted radio is heading to Contemporary Christian, and the pitch is that localized does not have to mean expensive. Manna offers stations an alternative…
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Country Competition Enters Philly As Audacy Flips WTDY
The Hot AC sound is gone from 96.5 in Philadelphia, replaced by Country music's current stars. The new US 96.5 arrives with a commercial-free launch window, a…
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Westwood One NFL Study: Radio Wins Online Gaming Buyers
When it comes to NFL fans, ads that talk like the game pay off, especially on radio. A case study of an online gaming company's football-themed audio spots…
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Ed Lenane To Lead K-LOVE’s Global Expansion With TWR
K-LOVE's next international chapter has a new point person. The Christian broadcaster appointed Ed Lenane as Vice President of K-LOVE Global, putting him in…
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Tulsa’s Roy D. Mercer Creators Named To OAB Hall Of Fame
The two voices who made Roy D. Mercer a Sooner State radio staple will be inducted into the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Phil Stone and…
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Julie Koehn: Local Radio Is A Mission, Not A Slogan
It doesn't take being in a big market for a radio station to make a big difference. That's the message from Lenawee Broadcasting Company President Julie Koehn…
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Grassley Maps The AM Act’s Hopes To Pass Through Senate
After weeks of calls to finish the job, the AM Act finally has a map for the Senate. A co-sponsor lays out how the bill could move, what it needs from his…
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Warshaw, SFM Spar Over What Survives Of CEO Promise Claim
Jeff Warshaw says he is not chasing the Audacy CEO job in court. Soros Fund Management says his own complaint suggests otherwise, and it is asking a judge to…
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Problem-Solving Selling: Find the Real Problem First
(Loyd Ford) The best salespeople don't just sell advertising. They solve problems. That begins before you walk into an advertiser’s business. Do your homework…
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Bait Your Commercial’s Hook to Engage the Listener
(Jeffrey Hedquist) If the characters, voices, and situations in your commercial are ones your intended audience can identify with, root for, or relate to, then…
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Fresh Air’s Terry Gross Earns RTDNA’s Top Honor
Five decades after joining Fresh Air, Terry Gross has been selected to receive the Radio Television Digital News Association's 2026 Paul White Award. In…
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BFOA’s Media Mixer Tour Brings Pittman To Chicago
The Broadcasters Foundation of America brought its 2026 Media Mixer tour to a conclusion in the Windy City on October 7 at the Museum of Broadcast…
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Lehigh Valley Station Gets Dominican-Focused Flip
The sister station to Allentown's Mega 101.7 (WTKZ-AM) now has a new name. VP Broadcasting has rebranded Latina 106.5 into La Kalle 106.5 (WAEB-HD3), a…
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La Poderosa 990 Named FIU Flagship Radio Station In Miami
La Poderosa 990 (WMYM-AM) is the new flagship radio station for FIU football, with its play-by-play blending English and Spanish. Home men's basketball games…
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Connoisseur Sends Pennsylvania’s WQCM To Family Life
The ongoing reshuffle of former Alpha Media stations has now reached the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Connoisseur Media Hagerstown's WQCM is being sold to…
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Forecast 2027 Bringing Radio’s Most Candid Talk To Harvard Club
With eyes and ears everywhere looking for an easy scoop or twisting words for a headline, every press release, earnings call, or statement must be scrutinized…
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Bless Up: ‘Super’ Martinez Named GM Of Miami Christian Outlet
After a career spent programming commercial Spanish-language radio, Jose "Super" Martinez is putting his faith at the center of the job. Great Commission…
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Katz: Spanish-Language Radio Doubles As Cultural Anchor
Brands chasing Hispanic consumers have a double bonus on Spanish-language radio: reach and culture. A new Katz Radio Group study finds listeners see their…
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Get Interactive
(Randy Lane) When I start coaching a show, talents often say, “Nobody calls anymore,” or, “Listeners in this market don’t call radio shows.” That’s…
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Nebraska Radio’s Team Jack Radiothon Raises $210K
Nebraska radio stations turned their airwaves toward childhood brain cancer research again last week, and listeners answered by topping last year's total. The…
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Blast From The Past: Allen Power
Happy Friday! This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from the very recently retired Allen Power. Send your Blast From The Past story and photo to…
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News Anchor & Multimedia Journalist
Joplin, MO – One of Mid-America’s leading local news operations is growing. Since 2006, NewsTalk KZRG has earned the trust of listeners across the Four…
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Race Taylor Exits Mornings at Audacy New York’s 101.1 CBS-FM
Morning drive at Audacy New York's Classic Hits 101.1 CBS-FM (WCBS) is open again. Race Taylor told listeners Friday that he is leaving the station's wake-up…
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Black Radio Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2026 in Charlotte
Stevie Wonder, Shirley Caesar, and Charlemagne Tha God were among the names called in Charlotte as the National Black Radio Hall of Fame inducted its Class of…
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Cavaliers Go All-iHeart With 19-Station Radio Network
In a new exclusive deal, iHeartMedia Cleveland becomes the only radio home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, with every game airing solely on iHeart-owned stations…
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Yankees’ Waldman, NYSBA’s Donovan Join Chachi Podcast
Before they are honored by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation as Giants of Broadcasting, Suzyn Waldman and David Donovan sat down with Benztown…
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Zeb Norris Comes Full Circle at Santa Barbara’s KTYD
Zeb Norris is going home. Point Broadcasting has named him Program Director and morning host at Santa Barbara's Quality Rock station 99.9 KTYD, returning him…
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NRB’s Troy Miller Sees Radio’s Analog Benefits in the AI Era
Christian radio ministries may welcome AI as a faster, cheaper production tool, but NRB President and CEO Troy Miller warns the risks grow as the technology…
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Your Car Radio Is Still the Best Disaster Alert, Xperi’s Jury Says
When cell towers fail in a disaster, emergency alerts can arrive hours late or not at all. Xperi's Jeff Jury argues the fix is already sitting in most new car…
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Why Managers Matter
(Deborah Parenti) This month’s issue celebrates managers: the guardians of the license, occasional arbiter between programming and sales, and station…
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Radio Beats TV, Social In New NFL Fan Attention Study
Football season means one thing for sports radio: the deepest, most attentive fanbase across any platform. Yet again, a nationwide study has found NFL diehards…
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Go Analog!
(Randy Lane) Jerry Seinfeld wrote every episode of Seinfeld longhand, on a yellow legal pad, with a blue Bic pen. He still writes that way. He's said the…
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Richmond’s Newsradio WRVA Hits Back At Prostate Cancer
Audacy Richmond's Newsradio WRVA (WRVA-AM) teamed up with Virginia Urology, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, and Fans for the Cure to host the second annual…
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NRG Media Sells Its Hometown Cluster In Iowa Deal
Not even NRG Media's home turf is safe from its ongoing sell-off. The Mary-Quass-led company has agreed to sell its Cedar Rapids-Waterloo cluster, the market…
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K-LOVE Names Oracle Alum Sethmajhi As New CTO
A former Oracle executive is taking her enterprise technology background into Christian radio. K-LOVE, Inc. has named Debashree "Dee" Sethmajhi Chief…
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Bobby Bones Gives Back to Arkansas Schools With DG Literacy
iHeartMedia syndicated Country radio personality Bobby Bones returned to his Arkansas hometown school district for National Literacy Month, surprising the…
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Cumulus Promotes Erie’s Sheffield To PD Of 97 Rock Buffalo
Cumulus Media has bumped Mike Sheffield up from Programming Ops Manager in Erie to Program Director of Buffalo's 97 Rock (WGRF) and Erie's Z102.3 (WQHZ) while…
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BionicVO Picks Yaman Coskun For Business Development
Yaman Media Group founder Yaman Coskun has signed on as the exclusive business development partner for an AI voice platform, tasked with pitching the roster of…
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Ad Buyers Now Rank ‘AI Slop’ A Top Concern, Study Shows
Low-quality AI content is muddying discovery for advertisers, and buyers are naming it a top-tier concern for the first time. IAB's newest ad spend outlook…
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Fresno’s KISS Country Raises $103K For Kids’ Hospital
Cumulus Media's 93.7 KISS Country (KSKS) wrapped its 28th annual KISS Country For Kids Radiothon on September 10, raising $103,608 to benefit children and…
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Familiar Radio Feature Formats for Commercials
(Jeffrey Hedquist) As you search for viable formats to use for your commercial stories, don’t ignore ones with which you and your audience are familiar. Here…
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Asking Versus Telling
(Randy Lane) In the era of loud, fast-talking announcer DJs, my radio mentor, Todd Wallace, asked my fellow DJs and me, “Would you talk to your neighbor over…