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In a big week at the NAB Show in Vegas, Broadcasters Foundation of America raised $100,000 at the Philip J. Lombardo Golf Tournament, and presented leadership awards and the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award during breakfast, Wednesday.

On Friday, WLS-AM 890 will celebrate its 95th birthday on the air in Chicago. It’s a pretty amazing feat and the station will be celebrating with live interviews, contests, and throw-backs showing WLS’s long legacy serving Chicago, and much of the “lower 48."

The previous format at 92.9-FM was Alternative Rock. The new format was launched Thursday after the Dave & Chuck the Freak Morning Show.

More than two dozen people who had connections to radio share their stories in a new essay collection from Books by Hippocampus. Air: A Radio Anthology is a diverse set of tales for readers who want to peek behind the radio curtain.

The San Diego sports station is owned by Broadcast Company of The Americas. According to several of the hosts, communicating by social media, the station went dark at about 11:30 a.m. Here's what we know.

LG Electronics will be integrating Xperi's DTS Connected Radio technology into cars next year. DTS Connected Radio aggregates metadata, including on-air radio program and talent information, artist and song information and station contact information.

Even the big radio companies are discovering the challenge of monetizing podcasts. Beasley Media Group’s Chief Digital Content Officer Lori Burgess said her company has been "around the world and back" with podcasting and it’s time to make some money.

The Cincinnati Bengals and iHeartMedia Cincinnati have extended their broadcast agreement through 2024. Games will continue to be heard on 700 WLW, 102.7 WEBN and ESPN 1530.

Even though the numbers are down slightly, the NAB Show in Las Vegas is massive and well attended. Not only do broadcasters from all across the U.S. make their way to Vegas for the show, there are broadcasters from 160 countries who make the journey. The final 2019 attendance was 92,912. 

That’s the name of the article in D Magazine highlighting the long and successful career of the Cumulus Dallas Market Manager. Writer Tom Stephenson calls Bennett “an innovative programmer with a keen eye for talent who’s turned Dallas into Cumulus Media's strongest market.” Read the article HERE.