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(By Mike McVay) Fathers’ Day was this past weekend. It gave me a moment to reflect on the lessons I have learned from my parents, but also the lessons I have learned from my children.

(By Loyd Ford) I hear it. Do you? Of course, you’ve heard conversation about things opening up and people returning to their habits pre-pandemic, but are they really? What if they return to new habits?

Andrew Barrett was an FCC Commissioner from 1989-1996. Barrett has written an op-ed piece for Chicago Defender touting the importance of geo-targeting stating it's the solution to the continued inequities minority broadcasters face.

(By Buzz Knight) There is excellent news if you're a provider or creator of audio content. Audio is cool and it is not only available on-demand but it is in demand.

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Are you ready to make money podcasting? Radio Ink and The Podcast Business Journal are teaming up to help you maximize the revenue potential from your podcasting strategy. Our keynote interview is The Podfather himself Adam Curry.

Nielsen announced that the hardware stations use to encode their signals, which sits in a station's equipment rack, will now be available in equipment stations typically purchase from vendors.

Salem Media Group is partnering with film director Dinesh D’Souza on a new documentary that shines light on attempts by left wing social media giants to silence the views they disagree with on the right.

The ratings firm reports that in the May 2021 PPM survey the industry saw gains in listening across the aggregate of markets as the country continues to reopen and consumers fall back into their routines. According to Nielsen radio’s weekly reach is now at its highest levels since March 2020

Data shared with the industry on Wednesday from Edison Research’s Share of Ear shows that 47% of all Americans age 13 and older now subscribe to at least one paid audio service. Thats over double what the total was in 2015, when 23% had a paid subscription.