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Radio Ink is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Medallas de Cortez awards, honoring excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales, and management. Winners will be crowned at a special ceremony during the Hispanic Radio Conference on June 11.

(By Loyd Ford) Do you wake up and think, “What can I accomplish today?” What if that's a fallacy? Most salespeople in the world think it is their job to convince buyers to pull the trigger, make the choice, and part with their money for a product. Is that REALLY your job?

(By Jeffrey Hedquist) Putting an offer in a commercial will increase the immediacy of response, but you must be careful. The famous shopping mall developer Arnold Taubman warned about threshold resistance as, “the physical and psychological barrier that stands between a shopper and the inside of a store.”

The FCC is stepping up its enforcement efforts against alleged pirate broadcaster Wilfredo Ayala, issuing a new warning aimed at the landlord of a Hartford property tied to unauthorized radio transmissions of “La Tropica Radio.”

Eastlan Ratings has announced an expansion of its continuous measurement services to three additional US radio markets: Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC; Memphis, TN; and Spokane, WA. All three are among the nation's Top 100 radio markets by size.

Following the FEMA decision to lift a 65-day hold on $38 million in grants to public broadcasters, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded millions of dollars to public radio operators across the US to bolster emergency alerting capabilities.

Elizabeth Murphy Burns, a pioneering broadcaster and influential industry leader, has died. Known for her trailblazing leadership at Morgan Murphy Media, Burns was one of the first women elected to the NAB Board of Directors. She was 79.

(Buzz Knight) When I had the great actor and musician Jeff Daniels on takin' a walk, we delved into the mindset it takes to become an elite actor. In Jeff’s own words: “I learned from people like Meryl Streep. There’s a big difference between good and great."

(By Randy Lane) In our pervasive world of screens, handwriting is fading into obscurity. So, is this a good thing or not for creatives? Princeton and UCLA researchers Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer tested over 300 students taking notes during class lectures.

There was little mention of audio as economic challenges and the potential effects of Trump's tariffs on Mexico weighed heavily on TelevisaUnivision's Q1 2025 earnings call, as the Hispanic-focused broadcast group's new CEO, Daniel Alegre, gains his footing.