The September issue of Radio Ink Magazine is out now and packed with power moves, fresh voices, and big ideas shaping radio’s future.
You’ll hear from Audacy’s new CEO, two small-market titans that built empires from BLT beginnings, and the industry’s best managers getting candid about leading through chaos. Plus, new rules for selling, surprising AI trends, and the one thing tech still can’t beat: human connection.
Here’s what Radio Ink subscribers will find today:
Our Cover Feature: Audacy CEO Kelli Turner
In her first interview since becoming Audacy CEO, Kelli Turner opens up about building her leadership team, applying business lessons from Martha Stewart and Dick Parsons, and using data as radio’s secret weapon. Wall Street. Hollywood. Music Row. She brings that experience to Radio Ink Magazine as she reshapes one of radio’s largest companies in real time.
The Best Managers In Radio
Enjoy a front-row seat to how radio’s elite General Managers, Station Managers, and RVPs are navigating a pivotal year. See their biggest challenges, how they protect station culture in a cost-cutting era, and the moments that reignited their passion for the business.
BLT at 25: A Quarter Century of Building Broadcast Leaders
25 Years. 430 Graduates. 60 Station Owners. The NAB’s Broadcast Leadership Training program quietly became one of the most powerful pipelines in media. Now, two small-market titans open up about what it taught them – and what comes next.
“Ties That Bind”
Radio Ink President and Publisher Deborah Parenti makes the case that radio’s biggest competitive advantage over its digital rivals is something simple but increasingly rare: human interaction. A wake-up call for broadcasters to lean into what tech giants can’t replicate.
“10 Unwritten Rules Of 21st Century Selling”
Loyd Ford gives you a sales reset for the modern marketplace – not theory or fluff, but practical, field-tested behaviors that boost revenue in today’s ultra-competitive, info-saturated environment. It’s about how to stand out when your prospects have seen it all.
“Turn Connections into Listeners: Growing Your LinkedIn Audience”
Grace Agostino breaks down exactly how to turn LinkedIn from a networking site into a sales pipeline with the right posts, engagement, and follow-through – strategies you can start using today.
“Beyond Google: How Perplexity Is Rewriting the Future of Search”
Perplexed by Perplexity? Dara Kalvort explains how this AI tool is beating Google at its own game. It’s a must-read for marketers looking to adapt strategies, businesses aiming to stay discoverable, and anyone curious about the future of search in an AI-driven world.
Plus more money-making wisdom from Paige Nienaber, Roy H. Williams, Mike Jensen, & more.
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