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On Tuesday, Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti interviewed 5 Townsquare '30 And Under Superstars' about why they chose radio as a career. If you missed it live, you can watch it now on FACEBOOK.

And superstar media personality Megyn Kelly is one of those big names. The former Fox News and NBC journalist, and now popular podcaster, has interviewed Presidents, Prime Ministers and other internationally recognized leaders.

With Q3 revenue coming in at $196.4 million in Q3, Cumulus, like every other company in America, continues to struggle through a national pandemic. To offset the steep revenue decline, the company continues to slash spending. $85 million in cost-savings is expected this year.

(By John Garziglia) The FCC has authorized voluntary all-digital AM radio operations for all AM broadcasters. This presents AM stations with an opportunity to greatly enhance their audio quality and thus join the magical world of “FM”, envisioned by the 1978 Steely Dan hit of the same name.

For the radio industry staying on top of technological changes that impact how consumers take in audio is vital. The old fashioned radio is being replaced by smart speakers and mobile devices and as Edison Research reported yesterday that trend is continuing.

(By Buzz Knight) Dynamic, engaging, unique, creative, entertaining, intimate, purposeful, resilient. As radio heads towards its centennial celebration, those are just a few of the words to describe the business fans adore, advertisers respect, and we all love. What will make radio stronger for the next 100 years. Here are 40 ways you can make that happen...

Starting with the October PPM reports Nielsen will adjust its estimates to account for headphone listening to encoded AM, FM and HD-multicast streams. The ratings firm says the change will increase radio's AQH by 2-5%.

Midwest Communications, Princeton Broadcasting, Fleur De Lis Broadcasting, Lafayette Broadcasting and Mitchell Community Broadcasting all had their license renewal applications suspended for failing to certify their public files were compliant with FCC rules as it relates to requests for political advertising.

Is iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman still the most powerful person in radio? Did someone knock him out of the #1 position, which he has occupied for the last 9 years. With six executives bumped off the list, who are the new faces that made the list?

We've been reporting on it for the last two weeks. A government mandated shut-down of so called non-essential businesses due to the pandemic put the brakes on advertising and totally eliminated all events. The days of radio being a $17 billion industry seem so far away.