Words Can Be Heavy; The Ripples They Create Are Great
(Mike McVay) A couple of years ago, during one of the Alliance for Women in Media’s Gracie Awards Luncheons, a young country artist whose history included being maligned by heavy words began her rise from the ashes by performing live in front of a media-heavy audience.
The Spots We Don’t See Coming
(John Shomby) Marissa Murray’s excellent book Blind Spots is built around a simple idea: leaders rarely fail because of the things they see. They fail because of what they don’t see. The assumptions, habits, beliefs, and past experiences we’ve never stopped long enough to question.
RAB to Spotlight Xperi’s New Era of In-Car Radio Measurement
In an upcoming webinar, the RAB is showing off a “first-of-its-kind” audience measurement system powered by Xperi's DTS AutoStage platform that the organization says, “will dramatically change how broadcasters prove value to advertisers.”
WWL Radiothon Hits New High, Raising $172K for Gulf Coast Kids
Audacy New Orleans’s WWL delivered a record-breaking total during this year’s Light Up the Season Radiothon. The 14-hour broadcast featured patients, parents, doctors, and staff sharing stories of hope and healing, inspiring donations across the Gulf South.
K-Froggers Raise $202k for Loma Linda Children’s Hospital
Audacy Riverside/San Bernardino’s K-FROG 95.1 (KFRG) rallied California's Inland Empire once again, raising more than $202,000 during the 24th annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers 4 Kids Radiothon, in support of pediatric patients battling critical illnesses.
FCC Sets New Deadline for Foreign Sponsorship Compliance
Originally set to take full effect today, the FCC’s Media Bureau has postponed compliance for its revised foreign sponsorship identification rules, giving broadcasters a new deadline to meet disclosure requirements some say are burdensome and constitutionally flawed.
Radio’s 2025 Season of Giving Tally Climbs by $1.8M in Week Five
At the Week Five update of Radio Ink’s 2025 Season of Giving Tally, stations nationwide raised and collected $1.8 million in confirmed charitable impact, including efforts on hunger relief, pediatric care, child protection, and winter assistance across the United States.
How Great Reps Make It Right When Things Go Wrong
(Loyd Ford) When a client is upset, a radio sales rep faces one of the greatest tests in the business: the moment when expectations aren’t met, and emotions are elevated. Some reps fear it. Others know mistakes can happen AND they can be relationship opportunities.
Can Satire Sell?
(Jeffrey Hedquist) Your client has given you a message to convey to the masses: “Buy our stuff.” Lovely. But your audience may not be on board with that directive. After all, they’ve heard that from every other ad on the air. But they may respond when you twist the approach.
Catamount Radio Drives Winter Relief Across Central Vermont
Pamal Broadcasting's Catamount Radio is deepening its winter relief work in Vermont, driving multiple campaigns that brought in funds, food, and more to help Rutland-area families navigate the holiday season and the colder months of the year.
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