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The late Bob Kingsley will be honored during CRS's annual “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley,” Thursday, Feb. 20. The host will be Fitz, recently named new host of Bob Kingsley's Countdown show, Radio Ink will hand out its Best PD Awards (sponsored by Sony Music Nashville) and Garth Brooks will host a writers round.

(By John Shomby) A few weeks back, Elmo from Sesame Street did something simple that unexpectedly created a heartfelt dialogue around the world. You probably saw his post on “X”: “Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?”

(By Ronald Robinson) Although listed here at #2, the following may be the more important responsibility that has been abandoned by radio stations all over the country. Radio is famous within the advertising trade as being the medium that has been, pervasively and continuously, producing the worst examples ever of broadcast advertising. 

iHeartMedia Sacramento’s KFBK News Radio recently celebrated 100 years since its first on-air broadcast on September 17, 1922 with the Centennial Celebration. The celebration was hosted by sister iHeart station Talk 650 KSTE Morning Show and former KFBK staff Armstrong and Getty.

On April 17, the NAB issue of Radio Ink magazine will arrive on your desk (if you are a digital subscriber) and arrive in the mail that week if you subscribe to our print edition. On that cover will be the new Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai. The Chairman has been a great friend to radio, especially when it comes to attempting to revitalize the AM band. But what about raising the ownership subcaps in specific markets so broadcasters can better compete with Google, Facebook, and other unregulated digital companies. That's one of the questions we put to the Chairman in his cover story interview. Here's an excerpt.

It's one of the biggest radio deals we've seen in awhile. Sinclair is selling KOMO-AM & FM, KPLZ-FM, "Star" 101.5 FM, and Talk Radio KVI-AM to Lotus for $18 million.

This week’s Westwood One blog looks at how political campaigns can reach more registered voters without having those campaigns increase budgets. Pierre Bouvard analyzes several campaigns with a little help from Nielsen HERE.

As the conversation around improving radio's position in the auto dashboard continues, HD Radio and DTS AutoStage parent company Xperi reported promising financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023. This also included optimistic projections for fiscal year 2024.

MediaPost reports that a new study is out that says more than a third of ad execs say their digital ad insertion orders do not run according to their plans, at least some of the time. The study included 300 advertiser and agency executives was conducted by Advertiser Perceptions.

On Tuesday musicFIRST announced that more than 60 artists, creators and activists have signed a letter urging Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act, which would force radio stations to pay for the music it airs.