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According to Nielsen's second-quarter Comparable Metrics Report, radio continues to reach a massive chunk of the U.S. population, despite the influx of new ways Americans can consume content. The report compared radio with television, TV-connected devices, PCs, smartphones, and tablets. Here's how radio scored...

As Hurricane Mathew gets ready to bear down on Florida, we checked in with several radio groups that were getting ready to do what they always do, provide vital information to the listening public. Let's start with iHeartMedia...

And that's exactly what Jeff Wilson does. Jeff has been in radio for over 36 years. He's worked on the air, as a controller, a sales manager, a GM, and now Senior RVP. He is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for Radio One's DC cluster, with additional oversight of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Wilson has been voted one of Radio Ink's Best Managers of 2016. Here is our extended interview with Jeff on his management style and what it takes to be a successful leader in the radio industry today

It’s been one year since Mary Berner took over Cumulus, and when radio executives converge on Nashville starting tomorrow, for the Radio Show, they’ll get their first full reading of how things are going at one of radio’s largest companies. Mary Berner is on the cover of our special Radio Show issue and today, in our second excerpt from that cover story interview, Berner answers the big question: How are things going one year later?

CBS Radio DFW is having one of its best years ever, with both ratings and revenue up nicely. At the helm is Market Manager Brian Purdy. According to people who work for him, Brian is more than a numbers manager, he truly cares about his employees. One of the ways he keeps his team motivated is by holding breakfasts or happy hours where the staff celebrates its "Rockstar of the Month."

In an investor presentation Wednesday, Beasley Media Group detailed how it plans to save nearly $8 million in cost synergies by detailing where those savings will come from as a result of its purchase of Greater Media. The company says the $7.9 million in annual cost savings will "be driven primarily by headcount as well as compensation/contract expense reductions." Here's how Beasley plans to make those reductions in each of the Greater Media markets.

Bill Moore fell in love with radio when he and his dad were listening to the radio while working around the house on weekends. “That introduced me to the personalities. To me, the DJ's were the rock stars and I was hooked.

On Thursday, September 22 at the Radio Show in Nashville, Radio Ink magazine will be introducing the industry to radio’s most successful Sales Managers, General Managers, Digital Sellers, and Account Executives. Thanks to the Radio Advertising Bureau, we are able to recognize these industry greats every year with awards named in honor of Wayne Cornils, who worked for the RAB for many years and was one of radio’s greatest ambassadors. Today we profile Beasley's Jenna Land.

On Thursday, September 22, at the Radio Show in Nashville, Radio Ink magazine will be introducing the industry to radio’s most successful Sales Managers, General Managers, Digital Sellers, and Account Executives. Thanks to the Radio Advertising Bureau, we are able to recognize these industry greats every year with awards named in honor of Wayne Cornils, who worked for the RAB for many years and was one of radio’s greatest ambassadors.

This is not a totally unexpected decision. In fact it's been discussed for several years by the RAB's Board of Directors and President and CEO Erica Farber (pictured here). Over time, since the RAB began reporting revenue numbers, about 20 years ago, they've gone from monthly to twice every year. And while some will speculate industry executives might not want to continue to release numbers that are consistently flat, then try to put a happy face on those numbers, the organization says that was not the reason.