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According to an SEC filing Thursday, Cumulus' Executive VP of Corporate Marketing and President of Westwood One, Suzanne Grimes will be paid a salary of $650,000 as of July 1, and her contract has been extended through July of 2020

Scholarship recipients for this year’s Rising Through the Ranks program, presented by the Radio Advertising Bureau, BMI and Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc., have been selected. A

(By Jeff McHugh) When I became a manager, I noticed something surprising in my contract negotiations with talent: men would ask for more almost every time, but most women would sign the same offer immediately, no questions asked.

In a January 4 filing with the SEC, Lew Dickey has asked his stockholders to give him more time to "consummate a business combination," for his company, Modern Media Acquisition.

The reason for the apology was for putting callers on the air who were telling Polish jokes during Dyngus Day, which is very popular in Buffalo. The Dyngus Day website says it's an annual event in Buffalo, "is to celebrate spring, show Polish pride, flirt with pussy willows and listen to the best polka bands in the nation."

Another sign radio's revenue tide is turning positive. Salem Media reported Q4 same station broadcast revenue decreased only 4% to $47.7 million from $49.8 million in Q4 of 2019. Broadcast revenue increased 5.9% compared to the third quarter of 2020.

(By Shawn Dietz) I know what you’re thinking. “Local radio = smaller-than-small market and boring!” Not only are you wrong, but your naiveté could someday cost you.

2016 will probably go down in history as an “OK” year for radio. Revenue was basically flat, political ad spending did not deliver the numbers most executives were expecting, and the deal volume was below average. So what will 2017 bring? We’ve assembled a panel of experts who spend a lot of their time predicting and projecting economic numbers. We asked them all to look into their 2017 crystal ball and fill us in on what they expect for the year to come. Here's what they had to say...

WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA (93.3 FM) raised over $131,000 with their annual St. Jude Radiothon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The radiothon encouraged listeners to become a “Partner in Hope” for two straight days, ending with a Family Fun Festival at Spotsylvania Towne Center.

After a significant delay that almost saw the company removed from the Nasdaq stock exchange, Urban One has reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2022. The company showed a year-over-year increase in net revenue compared to 2021.