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If you listened to Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins on his earnings call, you might come to the conclusion that he believes the Classic Hip Hop format -- or BOOM, as Radio One calls it -- has run its course. Radio One created the Classic Hip Hop format, and yesterday Liggins said, "We invented the format and we're the first to exit the format. It is not a sustainable long-term ratings getter."

The streaming pure-play is banking on the fact that millions of American consumers, who've gotten into the habit of not paying much, if anything at all, for music, will pay a monthly fee for their service. And Pandora CEO Tim Westergren is very confident he has the product those consumers will pay for.

Hubbard Radio COO Drew Horowitz is one of the most well respected executives in the radio industry today. His rise to COO is one many young broadcasters would be wise to study. It's ripe with hard work, focus, drive and a commitment to winning.

There was always speculation buzzing around the industry that Entercom CEO David Field wanted at least the opportunity to make a pitch for Greater Media before the company was sold to Beasley. This week Field wound up with a small piece of Greater Media when Entercom announced it was purchasing three Greater Media stations in Charlotte as part of Beasley's planned divestiture of the four GM Charlotte stations in order to comply with FCC ownership regulations.

The 50th Annual CMA Awards will air live on Wednesday, November 2, 8-11 p.m. on ABC. And radio will get things rolling in advance with a two-hour special on ABC Radio, October 28.

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."