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In part two of our week-long series on the future of radio, we turn to MVP Capital Managing Director Elliot Evers to get his thoughts on where the radio industry is headed now that Cumulus is over the bankruptcy hurdle and iHeart is about to cross the finish line.

What drives a programmer that wears multiple managing hats, to be successful with so many tasks to complete, and only seven days to check them off? What are their biggest challenges? How do they find fresh talent? And, how do they manage their team? Here are the answers to those questions...

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith is on the cover of the current issue of Radio Ink Magazine. Smith is the 2019 Radio Executive of The Year. In our interview we asked Smith about the controversial subject of deregulation. Here's an excerpt from that interview.

You have to wonder if pirate radio operators have been given at least a temporary reprieve during this lengthy government shutdown and the FCC being closed for business. Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko isn't too keen on allowing that to happen.

iHeartMedia has filed a document with the bankruptcy court requesting an extension, "within which the debtors may remove actions." The company is requesting they be given until at least June 7 to resolve time-sensitive matters critical to their restructuring. iHeart has received approval for several similar extension requests.

The ban was for 12 hours for the syndicated host and the reason Twitter gave Larson was hate speech. Larson says he was simply replying to an activist who lashed out at Portland police.

(By Buzz Knight) As you are reading this our team from Beasley Media Group, along with 180,000 of our closest friends, are descending on Las Vegas for our annual trek to CES, and we couldn’t be more pumped. 

The changes began back in October of 2017 when Steven Price stepped aside as CEO and Bill Wilson and Dhruv Prassad (pictured here) were appointed co-CEO's. On Wednesday Prassad announced he was leaving the company he co-founded with Price.

National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon Smith is Radio Ink's Radio Executive Of The Year. The NAB scored some very big victories for radio in 2018. Gordon Smith and his team at the NAB are responsible for those accomplishments.

Noble Financial Director of Research Michael Kupinski has upgraded the company from market perform to outperform. He believes the stock could go as high as $14.00. Cumulus closed at $10.71 Tuesday. In a note to investors this week Kupinski highlighted Cumulus' restructured debt, and advertiser guarantees as reasons for his upgrade.