Gomez Panel At NAB Insists Carr’s Broadcast Threats Won’t Hold
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez took another opportunity to highlight what she calls an administration bent on "censorship and control" on Monday, but the lone Democrat Commissioner was selective with her other comments at NAB Show 2026.
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Honoring the Past; Guiding the Future
(Deborah Parenti) There was a time in broadcasting when leadership felt less like a promotion and more like a passing of the torch. Those who ran stations had walked the same hallways, pulled the same overnight shifts, and sweated the same sales budgets as the people they now led.
NAB Show Monday Bookended By Grit and Radio’s Future
Monday at NAB Show 2026 started and ended with two powerful sessions oriented toward the people running and building broadcast businesses: the Alliance for Women in Media's AWM Breakfast and a Radio Ink fireside chat with Zach Sang, hosted by the BEA.
MIW Honors Presslaff and McVay at NAB Show 2026
Two radio veterans are leaving the 2026 NAB Show with MIW hardware. On Monday night, Ruth Presslaff took home the organization's highest honor, the Frances Preston Trailblazer Award, while programming consultant Mike McVay received the Erica Farber Impact Award.
I Saw It On The Radio
(Mike McVay) The ongoing evolution of radio, including by those who tout it as audio, includes expanding its already enormous reach to almost every media platform. However, there is a valid concern about keeping radio in the car and how it looks. Yes, looks.
If This is Reality, Why Would Anytone Choose Radio?
(John Shomby) After a Facebook post from a 40-something considering a career in radio recently turned into something much bigger: an unfiltered look at how people inside and outside the industry actually feel about it, one comment stopped me in my tracks!
What To See at NAB: Your Tuesday Show Guide
Tuesday at NAB Show 2026 keeps the momentum going with a morning celebration of broadcast excellence, followed by a strong run of sessions on digital revenue, local advertising, and radio's role in one of the biggest cultural moments in American history.
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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.
MediaCo Names Castro SVP & Controller, De La Cruz SF GM
MediaCo continues to stack its leadership bench on two fronts. The company has named Roberto Castro as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller while tapping Christian De La Cruz as General Manager and VP, Director of Sales for its San Francisco market.
Cox Media Group Tampa Welcomes Back Aaron Miller
After nearly seven years in California, Aaron Miller will return to Cox Media Group Tampa as Director of Sales, guiding sales strategy, talent development, and revenue growth. He rejoins the Tampa team after serving as SVP for Audacy Sacramento.
It’s Knight Time In Jacksonville As CMG Picks Branding Leader
Cox Media Group Jacksonville’s Hot 106-5 (WHJX) named Shawn Knight as Assistant Director of Branding and Programming. Knight will support programming and promotional campaigns while hosting afternoons on Hot 106-5 and middays on Power 106-1 (WJGL).
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.
