NAB Radio Forum Celebrates Big Opportunities In Small Markets
Independent broadcasters gathered on a Sunday at NAB Show 2026 to tackle AI guardrails, digital sales strategies, and more of radio's biggest problems together during a program built around the operators who, as was proudly stated, "make the industry go round."
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Nautel Forum Showcases What Good Radio Metadata Is Worth
Radio has the reach. Now, speakers at Sunday's Nautel Radio Technology Forum argued, it needs the visuals, the data, and the metadata discipline to convert that reach into digital advertising dollars before automakers fill the dashboard with something else.
What to See at NAB: Your Monday Show Guide
Monday at NAB Show 2026 delivers wall-to-wall sessions for radio broadcasters. From a fireside chat with one of broadcasting's most innovative voices to the latest on the First Amendment from an FCC firebrand, here are the sessions worth building your day around.
Were You Seen at Cocktails & Conversation for NAB Show 2026?
Golden hour on Sunday evening saw another packed house of radio industry leaders and professionals at The Capital Grille in Las Vegas for Cocktails & Conversation, the annual networking event famous for candid conviviality held alongside NAB Show.
Rethink Rejection In Sales
(Loyd Ford) You hear all the time that people’s worst fear is public speaking. Just ask someone to go sell for a week. You’ll find out it's sales. Not public speaking. This is largely true because people hate rejection. But rejection is not the enemy in radio sales.
A Great Program Director
(Steve Allan) I recently went through my archives in an attempt to reduce clutter. I found this article, “A Great Program Director,” which was previously published in Radio Ink (October 30, 1995). It is reproduced here for historical and educational purposes.
Help Shape CRS: 2027 Agenda Committee Apps Now Open
Country Radio Broadcasters is looking for volunteers from across the Country radio industry to help develop panels, discussions, and workshops for the next Country Radio Seminar. Applications are now open for the CRS 2027 Agenda Committee, with a May 1 deadline.
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Hispanic Radio Conference Sets Executive Super Session Lineup
There has never been a better time to be in Hispanic radio. There has also never been a more complicated one. Who better to learn the path forward from than the executives who built the format? You'll get the chance at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference.
Lost in Translation? Here’s What It Takes to Reach U.S. Hispanics
Language is not a strategy; it's a starting point. But for too many advertisers, it has become the destination. Radio Ink asked the Medallas de Cortez Marketer of the Year finalists about the biggest challenges in reaching Hispanic consumers. Here's what they said:
Your Show or Digital: What Matters Most?
(Randy Lane) Today’s personalities are expected to do everything: host a radio show, a podcast, a YouTube channel, and stay active on all the socials. “Is our show or digital more important?” That’s a question I hear often from talent and programmers.
Sacramento’s 98 Rock Moves Kanan to Morning Drive
Audacy’s 98 Rock (KRXQ) Sacramento has reshuffled its weekday lineup, moving Abe Kanan from afternoons to morning drive with the debut of Abe Kanan Mornings. KRXQ newcomer Michael “Marty” Whitney will steer afternoon drive.
‘Bob & Tom’ Show Co-Founder Bob Kevoian Dead at 75
Bob Kevoian, co-founder of the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, died Friday following a three-year battle with gastric cancer. He and Tom Griswold built the Indianapolis-based morning program into one of the most widely heard in the country.
Slay Stays In Nashville’s Zone With Cumulus Continuation
ESPN and SEC Network College Basketball Analyst Ron Slay has signed a multi-year deal to remain on Cumulus Media Nashville's 104.5 The Zone (WGFX) next to Brent Dougherty and Dawn Davenport on 3HL, continuing the former UT player's five-year stint on the show.
Xperi’s DTS AutoStage Adds Premium Tier With Premium Features
Xperi is giving radio stations their first look at near-real-time competitive rankings by daypart with the new DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal Premium, as the broadcast tech company adds a premium tier to its DTS AutoStage platform, first launched in 2023.
ENCO Upgrades SPECai With Multi-Voice and Video Capability
ENCO, Benztown, and Compass Media Networks are coming to NAB Show with an upgrade to AI-powered spec ad platform SPECai: multi-voice generation with emotion control, integrated sound effects, and a new plug-in that converts finished radio spots into video.
vCreative Links Cloud AutoDub to WideOrbit Aurora, ZettaCloud
Broadcast workflow software provider vCreative has added Cloud AutoDub integrations with two of radio's most widely deployed automation systems. The technology's synthesis is now live with WideOrbit Aurora and RCS's ZettaCloud.
