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Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast from the Past comes from RC Woolfenden of his dad, "Cousin Ray," at WSHB in 1967. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

Salem Media Group has promoted EVP of Revenue Development and West Markets Broadcast Operations Linnae Young to Chief Revenue Officer, alongside another executive elevation that sees the creation of a new Chief Digital Officer position.

As US public radio outlets face grueling choices between content and layoffs due to the end of federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the parent of New York City's WNYC is opening up its own programming at no cost to cash-strapped brethren.

Benztown has released two new episodes of its original podcast Chachi Loves Everybody, hosted by Benztown President Dave “Chachi” Denes, featuring Hope Media Group President Tim Dukes and ABC News Radio national correspondent Steven Portnoy.

A comprehensive analysis of UK media effectiveness reveals that audio advertising sizeably outperforms other channels in return on investment, reinforcing similar findings from recent US radio effectiveness studies that show AM/FM delivering returns as high as 18:1.

For today’s sales managers, selling digital is about more than closing a deal. It means untangling client assumptions, rebuilding trust, and reshaping how success is measured. Each challenge brings its own obstacles, but also opportunities to strengthen partnerships and deliver meaningful results.

(Charese Frugé) For Kelli Green, a career in radio wasn’t a lifelong plan; it was a happy accident. Today, Green hosts mornings on Audacy's K-FROG in Riverside, CA, and voice-tracks afternoons for 99.5 The Wolf in Portland, Oregon.

(James Bahm) Success in advertising sales comes with having a full pipeline. When meeting with clients and prospects alike, it’s important to keep a few things at the forefront of the conversation, but that all starts with a VBR.

Country Radio Seminar is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award. The annual award honors a country radio industry professional who exemplifies generosity, caring, and community service.

Colorado Public Radio is the latest associate partner of the Mountain West News Bureau, joining numerous partner station groups across seven Western states united in coverage of issues like water, energy, public lands, rural economies, and Indigenous affairs.