FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez took another opportunity to highlight what she calls an administration bent on "censorship and control" on Monday, but the lone Democrat Commissioner was selective with her other comments at NAB Show 2026. [read more]
(Deborah Parenti) There was a time in broadcasting when leadership felt less like a promotion and more like a passing of the torch. Those who ran stations had walked the same hallways, pulled the same overnight shifts, and sweated the same sales budgets as the people they now led. [read more]
Monday at NAB Show 2026 started and ended with two powerful sessions oriented toward the people running and building broadcast businesses: the Alliance for Women in Media's AWM Breakfast and a Radio Ink fireside chat with Zach Sang, hosted by the BEA. [read more]
Two radio veterans are leaving the 2026 NAB Show with MIW hardware. On Monday night, Ruth Presslaff took home the organization's highest honor, the Frances Preston Trailblazer Award, while programming consultant Mike McVay received the Erica Farber Impact Award. [read more]
(Mike McVay) The ongoing evolution of radio, including by those who tout it as audio, includes expanding its already enormous reach to almost every media platform. However, there is a valid concern about keeping radio in the car and how it looks. Yes, looks. [read more]
(John Shomby) After a Facebook post from a 40-something considering a career in radio recently turned into something much bigger: an unfiltered look at how people inside and outside the industry actually feel about it, one comment stopped me in my tracks! [read more]
Tuesday at NAB Show 2026 keeps the momentum going with a morning celebration of broadcast excellence, followed by a strong run of sessions on digital revenue, local advertising, and radio's role in one of the biggest cultural moments in American history. [read more]
MediaCo continues to stack its leadership bench on two fronts. The company has named Roberto Castro as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller while tapping Christian De La Cruz as General Manager and VP, Director of Sales for its San Francisco market. [read more]
After nearly seven years in California, Aaron Miller will return to Cox Media Group Tampa as Director of Sales, guiding sales strategy, talent development, and revenue growth. He rejoins the Tampa team after serving as SVP for Audacy Sacramento. [read more]
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Cox Media Group Jacksonville’s Hot 106-5 (WHJX) named Shawn Knight as Assistant Director of Branding and Programming. Knight will support programming and promotional campaigns while hosting afternoons on Hot 106-5 and middays on Power 106-1 (WJGL). [read more]
KHCB Media has announced Ivette Zamora as Director of Community Engagement, leading the group’s digital engagement strategy by strengthening partnerships with churches and ministries across the Greater Houston area. Zamora joins KHCB from Hope Media Group. [read more]
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez took another opportunity to highlight what she calls an administration bent on "censorship and control" on Monday, but the lone Democrat Commissioner was selective with her other comments at NAB Show 2026.
(Deborah Parenti) There was a time in broadcasting when leadership felt less like a promotion and more like a passing of the torch. Those who ran stations had walked the same hallways, pulled the same overnight shifts, and sweated the same sales budgets as the people they now led.
Monday at NAB Show 2026 started and ended with two powerful sessions oriented toward the people running and building broadcast businesses: the Alliance for Women in Media's AWM Breakfast and a Radio Ink fireside chat with Zach Sang, hosted by the BEA.
Two radio veterans are leaving the 2026 NAB Show with MIW hardware. On Monday night, Ruth Presslaff took home the organization's highest honor, the Frances Preston Trailblazer Award, while programming consultant Mike McVay received the Erica Farber Impact Award.
(Mike McVay) The ongoing evolution of radio, including by those who tout it as audio, includes expanding its already enormous reach to almost every media platform. However, there is a valid concern about keeping radio in the car and how it looks. Yes, looks.
(John Shomby) After a Facebook post from a 40-something considering a career in radio recently turned into something much bigger: an unfiltered look at how people inside and outside the industry actually feel about it, one comment stopped me in my tracks!
Tuesday at NAB Show 2026 keeps the momentum going with a morning celebration of broadcast excellence, followed by a strong run of sessions on digital revenue, local advertising, and radio's role in one of the biggest cultural moments in American history.
MediaCo continues to stack its leadership bench on two fronts. The company has named Roberto Castro as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller while tapping Christian De La Cruz as General Manager and VP, Director of Sales for its San Francisco market.
After nearly seven years in California, Aaron Miller will return to Cox Media Group Tampa as Director of Sales, guiding sales strategy, talent development, and revenue growth. He rejoins the Tampa team after serving as SVP for Audacy Sacramento.
Cox Media Group Jacksonville’s Hot 106-5 (WHJX) named Shawn Knight as Assistant Director of Branding and Programming. Knight will support programming and promotional campaigns while hosting afternoons on Hot 106-5 and middays on Power 106-1 (WJGL). 
KHCB Media has announced Ivette Zamora as Director of Community Engagement, leading the group’s digital engagement strategy by strengthening partnerships with churches and ministries across the Greater Houston area. Zamora joins KHCB from Hope Media Group.
