Every great sales story in radio has a second story running underneath it: the log that got rebuilt at 4:45, the spot that got cut an hour before the deadline, the revision nobody saw coming. The people who handle those moments rarely get the credit. They get the blame when something slips, and silence when everything works. [read more]
Radio's station count dipped for a third straight quarter, and the pressure is landing on AM. The FCC's newest totals show commercial stations on both bands still shrinking, with noncommercial FM growth no longer enough to keep the overall radio tally from sliding. [read more]
Allen Power's retirement as Salem Media President of Broadcast has set off a leadership shuffle at the NAB Radio Board. The association has named a new first vice chair of the executive committee and appointed a new director, filling the two seats Power held. [read more]
Podcasting just mapped how a casual listener becomes a superfan, and radio programmers may recognize the route. New research says the path runs through the host, daily habit, and direct access, with a sizable group of near-superfans needing only a nudge to cross over. [read more]
(Paige Nienaber) This week I sent all my clients pages and pages of Thanksgiving ideas, which, in the real world, is pretty late. If you can be working 90-120 days out, then that increases the chances that you might actually get a package sold. [read more]
Radio Ink is hiring a part-time, fully remote Editorial Assistant to support daily digital coverage and assist with production of its monthly print magazine. This is a fast-paced newsroom role serving radio executives and sales professionals nationwide. [read more]
Not everyone who keeps radio on the air works at a station, so Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio and the NAB Leadership Foundation are now inviting women at technology vendors and partners to apply for the year-long LAUNCH engineering mentorship. [read more]
Fear is doing more to shrink ad budgets than any competitor ever could. So who's pushing back? In October, Radio Ink features the people who keep showing up: the 2026 Radio Wayne finalists, a new leader for New York, and a one-man shop informing rural Nevada. [read more]
Philadelphia public media provider WHYY has picked Fred Vigeant, a Harrisburg programming executive, as General Manager of the central Pennsylvania television and radio outlet, which keeps its name and call letters after leaving Penn State. [read more]
What if a radio station sold itself as a growth partner for local businesses instead of a place to buy spots? That question drives the Q4 sales event from The Radio Rally podcast, hosted by Rainmaker Pathway's Loyd Ford and CD Media Consulting's Chris Fleming. [read more]
Every Story Counts: Trust RBR+TVBR Forever Media is trimming more stations from its stable, and two FMs serving the "Mon Valley" region due south of Pittsburgh are being sold. Who's the buyer? The details are in the RBR+TVBR Afternoon Headlines E-mail.SubscribeHERE!
Rochelle, Illinois, listeners spent more than four decades hearing Rick Green read local commercials and host the weekly Trading Post. Rochelle Broadcasting Company's SuperHits 93.5 (WRHL-AM) and 102.3 The Coyote (WYOT) are mourning the radio personality, who died at 74. [read more]
Alice Cooper is adding a satellite gig. The host of syndicated Alice's Attic and Radio Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper will launch his own weekly program on SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage, the rock channel created by Stevie Van Zandt. [read more]
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Every great sales story in radio has a second story running underneath it: the log that got rebuilt at 4:45, the spot that got cut an hour before the deadline, the revision nobody saw coming. The people who handle those moments rarely get the credit. They get the blame when something slips, and silence when everything works.
Radio's station count dipped for a third straight quarter, and the pressure is landing on AM. The FCC's newest totals show commercial stations on both bands still shrinking, with noncommercial FM growth no longer enough to keep the overall radio tally from sliding.
Allen Power's retirement as Salem Media President of Broadcast has set off a leadership shuffle at the NAB Radio Board. The association has named a new first vice chair of the executive committee and appointed a new director, filling the two seats Power held.
Podcasting just mapped how a casual listener becomes a superfan, and radio programmers may recognize the route. New research says the path runs through the host, daily habit, and direct access, with a sizable group of near-superfans needing only a nudge to cross over.
(Paige Nienaber) This week I sent all my clients pages and pages of Thanksgiving ideas, which, in the real world, is pretty late. If you can be working 90-120 days out, then that increases the chances that you might actually get a package sold.
Radio Ink is hiring a part-time, fully remote Editorial Assistant to support daily digital coverage and assist with production of its monthly print magazine. This is a fast-paced newsroom role serving radio executives and sales professionals nationwide.
Not everyone who keeps radio on the air works at a station, so Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio and the NAB Leadership Foundation are now inviting women at technology vendors and partners to apply for the year-long LAUNCH engineering mentorship.
Fear is doing more to shrink ad budgets than any competitor ever could. So who's pushing back? In October, Radio Ink features the people who keep showing up: the 2026 Radio Wayne finalists, a new leader for New York, and a one-man shop informing rural Nevada.
Philadelphia public media provider WHYY has picked Fred Vigeant, a Harrisburg programming executive, as General Manager of the central Pennsylvania television and radio outlet, which keeps its name and call letters after leaving Penn State.
What if a radio station sold itself as a growth partner for local businesses instead of a place to buy spots? That question drives the Q4 sales event from The Radio Rally podcast, hosted by Rainmaker Pathway's Loyd Ford and CD Media Consulting's Chris Fleming.
Rochelle, Illinois, listeners spent more than four decades hearing Rick Green read local commercials and host the weekly Trading Post. Rochelle Broadcasting Company's SuperHits 93.5 (WRHL-AM) and 102.3 The Coyote (WYOT) are mourning the radio personality, who died at 74.
Alice Cooper is adding a satellite gig. The host of syndicated Alice's Attic and Radio Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper will launch his own weekly program on SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage, the rock channel created by Stevie Van Zandt.
