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Each year, Radio Ink's Forecast closing panel features the visionaries and ultimate deciders of the broadcasting industry’s future direction. This Executive Super Session, as it has come to be called, is your opportunity to hear from those who wield the power to chart broadcasting's course. Where do they see radio headed in 2024?

If you were hoping advertisers would walk away from Facebook over its recent data breach, think again. According to the latest "State of Media" data from buying platform 4C Facebook's Q1 ad revenue rose over 60 %.

Shelli Sonstein, co-host of Q104.3’s Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show in New York City led a team of listeners up 104 stories on the first Tunnel To Towers World Trade Center Climb in 3 years. The team has raised over $20,000, with Shelli alone raising over $13,000, 

American Urban Radio Networks has signed a renewal agreement with Nielsen Audio. AURN will continue its participation in RADAR, which provides commercial ratings for networks.

A new report from the ratings company says that Radio reaches more Black and Hispanic consumers each week than any other platform measured by Nielsen. More than 75 million Black and Hispanic consumers tune in to radio every week, according to the new report.

On Wednesday night, the National Association of Broadcasters held the 2023 NAB Marconi Radio Awards at the Javits Center as part of the NAB Show New York. Hosted by sportscaster Rich Eisen, here’s a full list of this year’s winners:

Our thanks to Rod Schwartz in Pullman, Washington for introducing us to Chris Clark, owner of Windermer Real Estate. Clark has been in real estate sales for 15 years and says he's been consistently using radio to build his business, and sell himself, and the fact the he does has everything to do with the relationship with Rod Schwartz. Here's our Monday morning advertiser success story with Chris Clark. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).

Progressive has moved back into the top-five on the Media Monitors list. The insurance giant leaped from 60th place last week to first place this week.

(By Randy Lane) We’ve written extensively about hosts and cohosts roles, but what about 3rd, 4th, and 5th mic roles? Aside from the traditional two-player show, three-player shows are a prevalent show design that exemplifies the Rule of 3.

...to get in the holiday spirit. Jim Hampton's radio soundtrack of holidays past and present is celebrating its 10th anniversary. An Original Christmas features over 250 tracks of holiday music intertwined with the Golden Days of Radio and celebrity guests.