With the music industry pressing for new performance royalties and Congress nearing year’s end, radio is mounting yet another full-force defense on Capitol Hill. The National Association of Broadcasters is sending one of its own to the front lines to fight for radio. [read more]
With streaming services multiplying and habits fragmenting, radio still stands at the center of America’s daily listening. Edison Research’s Q3 2025 Share of Ear finds AM/FM commanding the majority of ad-supported audio time across every demographic. [read more]
Two major global advertising outlooks paint a picture of continued worldwide growth, driven by “creative destruction” fueled by artificial intelligence, digital innovation, and behavioral change, but reveal contrasting fortunes for traditional audio. [read more]
Cumulus Media has appointed Jeremy Price as Vice President and Market Manager for its Stockton–Modesto, CA, cluster. Price joins Cumulus from Connoisseur Media in Bakersfield, following the cluster's sale, where he served as Market Manager for five years. [read more]
(Mike McVay) A couple of years ago, during one of the Alliance for Women in Media’s Gracie Awards Luncheons, a young country artist whose history included being maligned by heavy words began her rise from the ashes by performing live in front of a media-heavy audience. [read more]
(John Shomby) Marissa Murray’s excellent book Blind Spots is built around a simple idea: leaders rarely fail because of the things they see. They fail because of what they don’t see. The assumptions, habits, beliefs, and past experiences we’ve never stopped long enough to question. [read more]
Audacy Riverside/San Bernardino’s K-FROG 95.1 (KFRG) rallied California's Inland Empire once again, raising more than $202,000 during the 24th annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers 4 Kids Radiothon, in support of pediatric patients battling critical illnesses. [read more]
Audacy New Orleans’s WWL delivered a record-breaking total during this year’s Light Up the Season Radiothon. The 14-hour broadcast featured patients, parents, doctors, and staff sharing stories of hope and healing, inspiring donations across the Gulf South. [read more]
In an upcoming webinar, the RAB is showing off a “first-of-its-kind” audience measurement system powered by Xperi's DTS AutoStage platform that the organization says, “will dramatically change how broadcasters prove value to advertisers.” [read more]
Chicagoland’s Free Country 98.3/102.3 (WCCQ/WXLC) is bidding so long to Bobby Bones, with Connoisseur Media returning a live and local morning show to the outlet in early 2026. Drew Walker will lead the program and become full Program Director after serving as APD. [read more]
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Baltimore Public Media has appointed Maxie Jackson as Program Director for WYPR 88.1 FM, WTMD 89.7, and Your Public Studios. His career includes leadership roles at Washington, DC's WETA, New York Public Radio, and WCPN in Cleveland. [read more]
After more than five decades of mornings with Steve McIntosh, Audacy Wichita’s KNSS-AM is turning the page. On January 5, Woodward and Whit debuts, pairing Ted Woodward with John Whitmer for a new take on local news, talk, and community connection. [read more]
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With the music industry pressing for new performance royalties and Congress nearing year’s end, radio is mounting yet another full-force defense on Capitol Hill. The National Association of Broadcasters is sending one of its own to the front lines to fight for radio.
With streaming services multiplying and habits fragmenting, radio still stands at the center of America’s daily listening. Edison Research’s Q3 2025 Share of Ear finds AM/FM commanding the majority of ad-supported audio time across every demographic.
Two major global advertising outlooks paint a picture of continued worldwide growth, driven by “creative destruction” fueled by artificial intelligence, digital innovation, and behavioral change, but reveal contrasting fortunes for traditional audio.
Cumulus Media has appointed Jeremy Price as Vice President and Market Manager for its Stockton–Modesto, CA, cluster. Price joins Cumulus from Connoisseur Media in Bakersfield, following the cluster's sale, where he served as Market Manager for five years.
(Mike McVay) A couple of years ago, during one of the Alliance for Women in Media’s Gracie Awards Luncheons, a young country artist whose history included being maligned by heavy words began her rise from the ashes by performing live in front of a media-heavy audience.
(John Shomby) Marissa Murray’s excellent book Blind Spots is built around a simple idea: leaders rarely fail because of the things they see. They fail because of what they don’t see. The assumptions, habits, beliefs, and past experiences we’ve never stopped long enough to question.
Audacy Riverside/San Bernardino’s K-FROG 95.1 (KFRG) rallied California's Inland Empire once again, raising more than $202,000 during the 24th annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers 4 Kids Radiothon, in support of pediatric patients battling critical illnesses.
Audacy New Orleans’s WWL delivered a record-breaking total during this year’s Light Up the Season Radiothon. The 14-hour broadcast featured patients, parents, doctors, and staff sharing stories of hope and healing, inspiring donations across the Gulf South.
In an upcoming webinar, the RAB is showing off a “first-of-its-kind” audience measurement system powered by Xperi's DTS AutoStage platform that the organization says, “will dramatically change how broadcasters prove value to advertisers.”
Chicagoland’s Free Country 98.3/102.3 (WCCQ/WXLC) is bidding so long to Bobby Bones, with Connoisseur Media returning a live and local morning show to the outlet in early 2026. Drew Walker will lead the program and become full Program Director after serving as APD.
Baltimore Public Media has appointed Maxie Jackson as Program Director for WYPR 88.1 FM, WTMD 89.7, and Your Public Studios. His career includes leadership roles at Washington, DC's WETA, New York Public Radio, and WCPN in Cleveland.
After more than five decades of mornings with Steve McIntosh, Audacy Wichita’s KNSS-AM is turning the page. On January 5, Woodward and Whit debuts, pairing Ted Woodward with John Whitmer for a new take on local news, talk, and community connection.
