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Radio's Most Influential Women & The On-Air Connections That Matter + FCC Says Yes To Simple DIRS + $66K For Kids In Charlottesville
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Radio’s Most Influential Women On the Moments That Matter, FCC Vote Streamlines Disaster Reporting for Broadcasters
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Radio Headlines For Thursday 05/21/26

CMTAA music industry trade group representing Christian and Gospel labels is asking the FCC to draw a hard line between FM and AM in its pending ownership review, arguing the two bands face different enough competitive conditions to warrant different rules. [read more]

Air Talent GenericRadio has enough raw statistics and data to keep us occupied until the end of time. Ratings measure reach. Revenue measures impact. But neither captures what actually happens between a host and a listener in the moments that matter most. And that's real radio. [read more]



FCC Seal LargeThe FCC unanimously approved four items at its May open meeting, including modernization of the Disaster Information Reporting System, consolidating a decade-old filing structure long flagged as a bottleneck for radio during active disaster recovery. [read more]



UVA Saga RadiothonThe dollars keep climbing. Saga Communications' Charlottesville Media Group closed out its 11th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon with $66,446 raised for UVA Health Children's, topping last year's total and pushing the event's lifetime fundraising past $660,000. [read more]

Hispanic Radio Conference 2026Your competitors would prefer you don’t show up. They don’t want you to soak up the information and engage in the conversations about the future of Hispanic radio. Your colleagues will be sorry they missed you at the 16th Hispanic Radio Conference. [read more]



Radio Ink May 2026In this month's Radio Ink Magazine, how Edgar "Shoboy" Sotelo built a coast-to-coast bilingual movement, the 2026 Medallas de Cortez finalists, the mental health toll of radio's vanishing manager role, and the World Cup revenue opportunity radio can't afford to miss. [read more]

Andie MacDowell GraciesThe Alliance for Women in Media Foundation celebrated its 75th anniversary in style Tuesday night, presenting the 51st Annual Gracie Awards at the Beverly Wilshire and honoring women reshaping journalism, podcasting, entertainment, sports, and indie media. [read more]



FIFA World CupTelevisaUnivision is really for La Radio del Mundial, partnering with Fútbol de Primera to carry live, play-by-play FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage across its flagship stations in New York, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago, running June 11 through July 19. [read more]



Chuck DamicoChuck Damico already runs two of Philadelphia's biggest stations. Now he's adding a third. Beasley Media Group has tapped the WMMR and WMGK Program Director to take on WXTU as well, following the retirement of longtime Brand Manager Mark "Razz" Radziewicz. [read more]
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In a chat with JPMorgan, SiriusXM CFO Zac Coughlin outlined the four pillars of the satellite giant's latest rebuild, and gave details on what's likely to be the fifth. The RBR+TVBR Afternoon Headlines E-mail has the details first. Subscribe HERE!

Ben CatheyA meteorologist who's reported from wildfire zones in Tierra del Fuego and every type of natural disaster on the map has joined Minnesota Public Radio. Ben Cathey succeeds Paul Huttner as Chief Meteorologist at MPR News in St. Paul after a national search. [read more]



Triton DigitalComedy, News, and Society & Culture held their ground at the top of the podcast rankings to open 2026, but there's more climbing beneath them. Triton Digital's Q1 2026 US Podcast Ranker shows two particular genres not in the top three posting the strongest reach growth. [read more]
 
 
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