National Radio Day: Why Radio Is Worth Celebrating
In honor of National Radio Day, Radio Ink put one question to a mix of executives, association leaders, and voices from across the industry: What makes radio worth celebrating? Their answers, in their own words, follow.
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Silence Your Inner Critic
Self-talk is the conversation you have with yourself. It shapes how you handle stress, motivation, mistakes, and everyday challenges. For creative media personalities, that conversation is especially critical.
Audacy: Hometown Voices Fuel Radio’s Live Sports Boom
Sports fans have more ways than ever to follow their teams, from linear TV and streaming services to apps and social platforms. Yet radio play-by-play is having a moment, according to new Audacy research, thanks to the enduring power of the hometown voice.
Salem Media Goes Private as WaterStone Completes Acquisition
Salem Media's sale to Christian nonprofit WaterStone has officially closed, ending the Christian conservative broadcaster's almost three-decade run as a public company and crystallizing the relationship both organizations have been building toward since 2024.
Court Nixes Nielsen Rehearing; Clock Ticking On Cumulus Edict
A federal appeals court has denied Nielsen's rehearing bid to stop an injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media. Now Cumulus wants a mandate about pricing within the week, as it races to preserve access to Nationwide ratings before September.
WTOP Leader Joel Oxley To Recieve NAB National Radio Award
A career spent turning one Washington newsroom into the country's top-billing radio station is earning Joel Oxley one of the industry's highest honors. NAB will present the President and GM of Hubbard Radio Washington, DC, with the National Radio Award.
FCC OKs New Cumulus Owners; Berner Pledges Newsroom Stability
Cumulus Media has cleared its biggest remaining hurdle to exiting bankruptcy. The FCC has granted the broadcaster's applications to transfer control of its licenses to its new shareholders, following a pledge from CEO Mary Berner that newsroom staffing will hold steady.
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Radio’s Best Managers Say It All In Two Sentences
Radio's Best Managers have limited time for theoretical discussions. They operate in a fast environment and are expected to act even faster. So when Radio Ink asked them to sum up their management philosophy for our September issue, we kept it quick: two sentences.
IAB: Audio Has Entered Its ‘Accountability Era,’ On Par With Digital
A new IAB Media Center report finds that identity resolution and attribution tools are finally bringing traditional over-the-air radio, which still reaches 87% of US adults weekly, into the same measurement frameworks used across digital media, and marketers need to know it.
Radio Keeps The Tower; Why Not The Talent?
(Erik Cudd) I understand why talent must create video, understand social media, produce podcasts, and develop followers across multiple platforms. But I keep coming back to one question: At what point does being good at radio stop being what radio values most?
Hubbard Names Declan Moore to Lead DC Cluster After Oxley
Hubbard Media That Connects has found the next leader of its Washington, DC operation in Amazon's podcast division. Declan Moore will be the next President and Market Manager for WTOP, Federal News Network, and the 2060 Digital agency, succeeding Joel Oxley.
Salem CFO Evan Masyr Lands At K-LOVE After WaterStone Sale
Evan Masyr is trading one Christian radio giant for another. K-LOVE and Air1 parent K-LOVE, Inc. has named Masyr its new Chief Financial Officer on the same day that Salem Media, where he spent more than 26 years, confirmed its own sale to WaterStone.
Audacy’s St. Louis Sale Sends JR Ammons Back to Atlanta
As Audacy prepares to let go of St. Louis, the broadcaster is swapping the Gateway to the West for Atlanta as part of JR Ammons' domain as Regional Brand Manager, adding the market to a portfolio that already spans stations Kansas City and Houston.
SiriusXM Rings In New Era With WWE Radio
Ahead of SummerSlam, SiriusXM and WWE are launching WWE Radio on channel 156, the new official audio home of WWE. Starting July 27, the channel will feature daily programming from key talent and live play-by-play of WWE’s Premium Live Events.
World’s Largest EV Maker Adopts DTS AutoStage
The world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer is getting hybrid radio and video entertainment built in. Chinese automaker BYD is adopting Xperi's DTS AutoStage as its exclusive in-car media platform, becoming the fourteenth major automaker to sign on.
TM Studios, Mix 96.5 Reunite For New Jingle Pack
TM Studios and Mix 96.5 Brand Manager JR Ammons are working together again, this time on a new jingle package for Audacy's Houston Hot AC station. The package, called "Mix Hot AC 2," is already on air on KHMX and is now available for syndication.
