Radio Ink Honors 2026 Radio Wayne Award Winners
From Main Street to digital domains, radio’s revenue builders from markets of all sizes got their moment in Manhattan as Radio Ink revealed this year's Radio Wayne Award winners during a live ceremony to open NAB Show New York at the Javits Center.
NAB Show NY Opens as Media’s Money Talk Moves East
Wall Street, live sports, and the creator economy share the marquee as NAB Show New York opens its doors this morning at the Javits Center in Manhattan, with radio carving out its own space inside a business-first program and awards sales excellence.
AutoStage Portal Brings In-Car Radio Data to Small Markets
Radio's new measurement rivalry is getting louder. Xperi is taking its AutoStage data into hundreds of new markets, including smaller metros that have lacked measurement coverage, just days after Nielsen publicly questioned the efficacy of in-car-only data.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Trivial Pursuits
(Paige Nienaber) The casino that I do work with does Trivia on Thursdays in the bar. One Thursday a month is "theme night," and instead of getting everything through Buzztime Trivia, one of the Marketing people creates it herself and hosts it on the big screens.
BeautifulBeast’s Leibaschoff To Lead Radio Mercury Jury
The Radio Mercury Awards has settled on its chief judge for 2027. BeautifulBeast Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Flor Leibaschoff will oversee the jury for the 36th annual competition edition, bringing an advertising career built on cross-cultural creative.
NAB Names 2026 Marconi Radio Award Winners
Radio's best lit up Manhattan as the Marconi Radio Awards named winners in categories ranging from major market personalities to college stations. Broadcasters gathered at the Edison Ballroom to find out who won and celebrate on the eve of NAB Show New York.
Free Jacobs Media Webinar Targets Radio Digital Sales for 2027
Broadcasters with questions about digital revenue ahead of planning for the new year can get answers next month in a free Jacobs Media webinar. The 45-minute session comes as stations finalize 2027 budgets and serves as the sequel to Jacobs' July webinar.
PREC 2027 Seeks Presenters and Doubles Scholarship Goal
Public radio’s engineers have a spring date in Las Vegas, and their association is already working to fill it. The annual Public Radio Engineering Conference is open for registration, presentation proposals, and scholarship applications, with a bigger scholarship push.
Isaias Gives AM Act Backers a Case for Car Radio in the Storm
Lawmakers keep calling AM radio a public safety tool. A new in-car data set from Hurricane Isaias shows what that looks like in practice, with listening tumbling at landfall, rebounding within days, and local stations claiming bigger shares of whoever stayed tuned.
The Fearless Talent: Mastering AI for Stellar Performances
(Mike McVay) While I am sure that historically there are combinations of two letters that are more feared than AI, it’s those two that are most top of mind today.















