NAB Show NY Gives First Look at Sessions as Registration Opens
Radio has a fresh lineup of sessions on AI, streaming, and broadcast innovation to look forward to in Manhattan this fall. Registration is now open for NAB Show New York, returning to the Javits Center on October 21 and 22 with roughly 80 hours of programming.
Radio’s Greatest Threat? Itself
(Randy Lane) "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Walt Kelly's famous Pogo line perfectly captures how radio executives and owners engineered their own crisis. It applies just as well to other legacy media companies, like Paramount and The Washington Post.
Blast From The Past: KFBK Sacramento
Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast From The Past takes us back to the 1970s at KFBK 1530 in Sacramento. Send your Blast From The Past story and photo to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured in Radio Ink.
FDA Prepares An ‘Economically Significant’ Change for Radio
The regulatory threat to one of radio's most profitable verticals is now a formal entry on the federal rulemaking calendar. Classifying the change as "economically significant," the FDA is moving to eliminate a policy that has shaped broadcast drug ads since the 1990s.
Connoisseur Media Brings In Former IMRE and McCann HR Head
Connoisseur Media is bringing a name from the agency world into its newly created Vice President of Human Resources role. Lorraine Hirsh joined the company on June 29, arriving with HR leadership experience at IMRE and McCann.
iHeartMedia Settles FCC Payola Probe Over Free Artist Sets
A US senator's complaint to the FCC accused radio stations of trading airtime for free artist performances. Eighteen months later, that tip has landed iHeartMedia in a settlement, in which the company pledges to overhaul its sponsorship disclosure practices.
As WZBA Sells, Borneman in as General Manager at WRNR
As Times Shamrock sells Baltimore's 100.7 The Bay (WZBA) to K-LOVE, the station's President and General Manager has found a new home. Steve Borneman will join Cortona Media's 93.5 WRNR (WYRE-AM) in nearby Annapolis as GM, starting September 1.
Every Decision Ripples: Radio’s 40 Most Powerful on Duty
Every move of radio's most powerful sends ripples through stations, markets, and the people who depend on the industry to survive and grow. Radio Ink talked with those at the top about what they see as the most important duty of those holding power within radio.
McGhee, Wayne Up for Revenue Warfare In Radio Rally Q3 Event
Two Florida market leaders are sharing their revenue playbooks in The Encouragers: The Radio Rally's Q3 Radio Sales Event. Cox Media Group's Brian McGhee and ADX Communications' Jeff Wayne headline "How Local Radio Wins The Next Revenue Battle."
Paul Cramer Out at Veritone in 25% Workforce Cut
Paul Cramer's decade at Veritone has come to an end. The former SVP of Sales for Media, Entertainment and Sports confirmed to Radio Ink that he is among the employees affected by a company-wide layoff, which is expected to cut at least 25% of Veritone's workforce.
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