Humanity has always advanced by talking. From the Roman Forum to the salons of Paris, the setting changed with the century, but the engine never did: smart people in a room, agreeing and disagreeing productively, ideally for the betterment of all.
Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR‘s Forecast has always closed in that grand tradition. The next generation of the Executive Super Session, “The Future Starts Here: A Visionary Closing Conversation,” sponsored by Madhive, puts the leaders of Hearst Television, Audacy, Gray Media, and Townsquare Media in one conversation you won’t find anywhere else.
Hearst SVP and Hearst Television President Michael J. Hayes, Audacy Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero, Gray Media President/Co-CEO Pat LaPlatney, and Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson will share candid, forward-looking insights on where radio and television are headed next year and beyond, and what it will take to win in a fast-changing media world.
Gray Media COO Sandy Breland moderates.
Join us at Forecast 2027, set for November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York City. Forecast limits seating to keep the room intimate, so secure a seat via the Forecast website. Forecast is closed to press, so these conversations will not be posted online or covered in the Radio Ink or RBR+TVBR headlines.
Additional sessions include:
- “The Future of Local TV and Radio”: NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt in conversation with Colorado Broadcasters Association President and CEO Justin Sasso on advocacy, innovation, audience engagement, and what’s next in D.C. for broadcasters.
- “The View from the C-Suite: Lessons Learned from Two Decades Covering Disruption, Recessions, and Reinvention”: ABC News Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis in conversation with ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy.
- “The Future Belongs to Those that Can Hear It Coming”: Marketer and best-selling author Larry Bailin delivers a keynote on digital disruption.
- “Broadcast on the Docket: Power, Policy, and Pressure in Washington”: A panel on how Washington’s broadcast decisions get made, moderated by Frank Montero with Nic Anderson, Joe Di Scipio, and Rick Kaplan.
- “Converged Broadcast: The Cross-Media Radio, TV, and AI Playbook”: A panel on braiding newsrooms, sales, and AI into one operation, moderated by Heidi Raphael with Caroline Beasley, Tanya Vea, Phil Brooks, and Brock Berry.
- Revenue leaders from Cox, Hearst, BIA, and WPP Media: They break down where 2027 broadcast growth is coming from and how stations can capture it through AI targeting, data-driven selling, and digital and CTV expansion.
- Lifetime Leadership Awards: Honoring Harvey Nagler and Valari Dobson Staab, presented jointly by Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR.
- Broadcast Leadership cocktail hour: Honoring Radio Ink’s 40 Most Powerful People in Radio and RBR+TVBR’s Top Broadcast Television Leaders.
About Forecast
Now in its 24th year, Forecast brings together station owners, CFOs, group executives, and Wall Street analysts for a full day of data-driven sessions on the business of radio and television. Angela Yee and Fred Toucher will MC.
