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Is Radio Missing Its Easiest Podcast Inroad? + End of the Road for Pineapple Street + MIW Opens Third Program Honoring Kahn
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Radio’s Big Podcasting Opportunity Is Local And Still Up for Grabs, More Layoffs As Audacy Closes Pineapple Street Studios
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Radio Headlines For Monday 06/30/25

Radio Hall of Fame Logo 2023The Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the 2025 class of Radio Hall of Fame inductees, honoring eleven influential individuals whose contributions have shaped the radio industry across genres and generations. [read more]

Podcast ListeningAs video podcasts surge in visibility and major platforms push creators toward visual formats, a newly highlighted opportunity is flying under the radar, especially for radio. One of the most significant areas of growth in podcasting isn’t national - it’s hyperlocal. [read more]



Pineapple Street StudiosRadio Ink has confirmed that Audacy is ending operations at its Pineapple Street Studios podcast arm as the company continues to restructure its audio properties. Around 30 employees will be laid off as part of the decision. [read more]



MIW Speak UpMentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio has opened applications for the third annual Speak Up! Mentorship Program, a year-long coaching initiative created in partnership with Media Staffing Network to honor the legacy of its founder, Laurie Kahn. [read more]

Loyd Ford(Loyd Ford) We have a burden in the radio business. This burden is the ever-faster daily need for sales revenue. So, if you sell radio in today’s splintering environment, what is the key to achieving now and in the long term? [read more]



Steve Allan(Steve Allan) Consider the lowly paper clip. You probably have scores of them in your desk drawer, but how often do you really use one in a PDF world? Yet in 2023 the global paper clip market was valued at $11.1 BILLION! [read more]

UBS PHX 2025Family Life Radio's annual Ultimate Baby Shower brought in a record-breaking 59,619 donated items this year, surpassing last year’s total by more than 40%. Listeners from eight states joined the Christian radio network to donate essential baby supplies [read more]



Public Media Journalists AssociationThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) to support its Editor Corps program, which provides short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms across the country. [read more]



Fox Sports NewportKORE Broadcasting of Eugene is ditching Classic Country in favor of Sports Talk as KNCU becomes FOX Sports Newport. The transition from Hank FM to national and local sports programming follows KORE's acquisition of the station from Dave Miller. [read more]

Doug KeckEternal Word Television Network President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Keck will retire from his leadership and board roles after 29 years with the global Catholic media organization, which includes more than 600 domestic and international radio affiliates. [read more]



Music and the Spoken WordBonneville International's Music & the Spoken Word will reach a historic broadcast milestone on Sunday, July 13, as the syndicated program airs for its 5,000th consecutive week, featuring The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. [read more]
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Virginia Association of BroadcastersThe Virginia Association of Broadcasters presented two of its highest honors to figures representing radio at the organization’s 88th Annual Summer Convention, recognizing both an individual broadcasting legacy and a station’s ongoing service to its community. [read more]



betterhelpPodcast advertising saw a notable spike in May, with BetterHelp leading all advertisers in monthly spend - a move that coincided with Mental Health Awareness Month. According to new data from Magellan AI, the online therapy platform spent $5.82 million, [read more]
 
 
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