Radio's digital revenue hit $2.3 billion in 2025 and is helping to stabilize the industry, but sellers might still not be dreaming big enough, Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell told NAB Show attendees during the digital benchmarking session held with the RAB. [read more]
The ballot is set for one of radio's highest honors. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named 24 nominees for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame class, with nearly 1,000 industry members set to begin voting Friday, April 24. [read more]
NAB Show 2026 had plenty of industry business on the agenda on Tuesday, but the We Are Broadcasters program made room for reminders of why the work matters from Mo Rocca and Nate Bargatze, who were both honored and shared stories on the Main Stage. [read more]
A longtime iHeartMedia programming executive is stepping out of commercial radio and into a calling. Gator Harrison is leaving iHeartMedia to become Chief Media Officer at Educational Media Foundation, taking the helm of the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. [read more]
(Paige Nienaber) KSFM in Sacramento once did something that I refer to as “undorsement”. As opposed to trying to lure the audience with photos of smiling, surgically perfect demo members who look like something out of The Stepford Wives, they took the opposite tack: [read more]
(Josh Brown) When your mission is helping other businesses grow, your attention naturally shifts outward. When sales teams are chasing new clients and working for their current ones, self-promotion can quietly become an afterthought. That doesn’t work today. [read more]
The newest voice in the NAB's Radio Hall of Fame hasn't just been on the air for more than 25 years; he's also created one of the most memorable themes in sports. John Tesh was inducted into the NAB Hall of Fame on Tuesday night as part of the annual Awards Dinner. [read more]
Veteran California market operator Bill Smith has been picked up by Cumulus Media to run its Oxnard-Ventura cluster. Smith, who was previously General Manager of American General Media's Bakersfield stations, takes over as VP/Market Manager. [read more]
Leadership isn't a title. It's a decision made daily in the moments no one else sees. In April, Radio Ink turns its full attention to the leaders defining and defending the future of radio. From multicultural growth to the halls of Congress, here's what you'll find in our latest issue. [read more]
Following Morning Edition host Mike Lamp’s 25-year run concluding last September, Colorado Public Radio has found a successor with Bazi Kanani as Senior Host starting April 27. Kanani has co-hosted CPR’s daily news podcast Colorado Today since 2024. [read more]
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Farm and Ranch Media will expand its weekday show, Agriculture of America, to weekends, starting May 1. First launched by FARM and NAFB Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Adams in 2018, the show features conversations with key voices in agriculture. [read more]
The top of the podcast charts hasn't changed much, but plenty has shifted beneath it. Edison Research has released its Top 50 Podcasts in the US for Q1 2026, drawn from Edison Podcast Metrics and ranked by reach among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+. [read more]
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Radio's digital revenue hit $2.3 billion in 2025 and is helping to stabilize the industry, but sellers might still not be dreaming big enough, Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell told NAB Show attendees during the digital benchmarking session held with the RAB.
The ballot is set for one of radio's highest honors. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named 24 nominees for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame class, with nearly 1,000 industry members set to begin voting Friday, April 24.
NAB Show 2026 had plenty of industry business on the agenda on Tuesday, but the We Are Broadcasters program made room for reminders of why the work matters from Mo Rocca and Nate Bargatze, who were both honored and shared stories on the Main Stage.
A longtime iHeartMedia programming executive is stepping out of commercial radio and into a calling. Gator Harrison is leaving iHeartMedia to become Chief Media Officer at Educational Media Foundation, taking the helm of the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks.
(Paige Nienaber) KSFM in Sacramento once did something that I refer to as “undorsement”. As opposed to trying to lure the audience with photos of smiling, surgically perfect demo members who look like something out of The Stepford Wives, they took the opposite tack:
(Josh Brown) When your mission is helping other businesses grow, your attention naturally shifts outward. When sales teams are chasing new clients and working for their current ones, self-promotion can quietly become an afterthought. That doesn’t work today.
The newest voice in the NAB's Radio Hall of Fame hasn't just been on the air for more than 25 years; he's also created one of the most memorable themes in sports. John Tesh was inducted into the NAB Hall of Fame on Tuesday night as part of the annual Awards Dinner.
Veteran California market operator Bill Smith has been picked up by Cumulus Media to run its Oxnard-Ventura cluster. Smith, who was previously General Manager of American General Media's Bakersfield stations, takes over as VP/Market Manager.
Leadership isn't a title. It's a decision made daily in the moments no one else sees. In April, Radio Ink turns its full attention to the leaders defining and defending the future of radio. From multicultural growth to the halls of Congress, here's what you'll find in our latest issue.
Following Morning Edition host Mike Lamp’s 25-year run concluding last September, Colorado Public Radio has found a successor with Bazi Kanani as Senior Host starting April 27. Kanani has co-hosted CPR’s daily news podcast Colorado Today since 2024.
Farm and Ranch Media will expand its weekday show, Agriculture of America, to weekends, starting May 1. First launched by FARM and NAFB Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Adams in 2018, the show features conversations with key voices in agriculture. 
The top of the podcast charts hasn't changed much, but plenty has shifted beneath it. Edison Research has released its Top 50 Podcasts in the US for Q1 2026, drawn from Edison Podcast Metrics and ranked by reach among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+.
