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The RAB has added an additional webinar to its Business Unusual webinar series. Solution Selling Promotions - Even In Crisis featuring Second Street will be April 6th (11:00 a.m.- 12 p.m. C.S.T). The webinar will feature Second Street’s Ruth Presslaff, Liz Huff and Julie Foley.

At the NAB Show 2024 Diversity Symposium, leaders from radio and television convened to discuss both best practices and pain points as the industry works to expand its efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The new company is called Great Lakes Media. Its CEO is veteran broadcaster Tom Langmyer and the plan is to purchase stations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. But why those markets?

Red Apple Media's WABC (770 AM) in New York is wrapping up its centennial celebration. The station first signed on the air in October 1921, and WABC hosts, employees and owners have been celebrating 100 years of broadcasting through the end of 2022.

Yes the money is nice but the company also gets three board seats, including the Chairman's seat, and a big piece of the company. Here's how the investment will work.

After a Q2 that generated a revenue increase of nearly 77%, both CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler believe iHeartMedia will be back to 2019 levels by the end of 2021. The unknown of course is the rising number of COVID cases across the country.

The RAB says the Tuesday webinar called Data Drives Revenue, featuring Analytic Owl will include brand new COVID-19 related data. Analytic Owl’s David Shapira will share the new data.

Last year, former St. Louis Public Radio General Manager Tim Eby filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri Board of Curators, which operates the station, for defamation. Now the NPR affiliate's legal defense says it has "sovereign immunity" from the litigation.

(By Editor-In-Chief Ed Ryan) With two of radio’s biggest companies righting their financial ships, are things about to turn the corner for radio, both in terms of revenue growth and investment?

(By Loyd Ford) They say the only things you can count on in life are “death and taxes.” Please add objections in sales to that list. However, we must learn to see objections in a positive way. Here are some thoughts about how to handle objections this year and level up your sales by overcoming the objections.