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(John Shomby) I was recently involved in a deep discussion about leadership with a local group of business entrepreneurs and the subject of “vulnerability” as a leader came up. That discussion drew me back to my early days of management several decades ago.

Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation’s 2025 Radiothon raised $650,762 to support Niswonger Children's Hospital in Tennessee's Johnson City/Kingsport/Bristol market. The annual event, now in its 13th year, has generated over $5 million.

Hispanic Radio Network has assumed control of José Santos' JUAN format, which is styled as a "JACK FM" offering featuring regional Mexican hits of the last 20 years. It also gains the rights in the U.S. to the storied "Los 40" brand, a signature offering from Spain's Grupo PRISA.

Saga Communications' Lafayette Media Group, including K-105 (WKOA) and B102.9 (WXXB), hosted its 16th annual Gown Town event on March 6. The event provided hundreds of high school girls with free prom dresses, thanks to locally donated gowns.

Audacy has announced that News Radio 1120 KMOX will extend its reach to a full FM signal starting March 24. The station will hold both the KMOX-AM and WHHL-FM call signs, broadcasting on the 104.1 frequency instead of its previous FM translator at 98.7.

Progressive continued its reign as the top radio advertiser for the week of March 3-9, 2025, according to Media Monitors' latest Spot Ten report. Yet the biggest ad story of the week was Jackson Hewitt, which surged to sixth as we enter the last month of tax prep.

More former Audacy employees are revealing they were among the hundreds let go from the broadcaster following its full emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Markets affected include New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Diego, New Orleans, and numerous others.

(By Loyd Ford) Improving radio sales requires a strategic combination of traditional techniques with innovative ideas tailored to the unique nature of the medium and your client. Here are three effective ways to significantly boost your radio sales:

(By Chris Stonick) If your radio station is holding a sales seminar make sure you take pictures. Why are pictures so important? When I hold my station HR recruitment and retention seminars, I have an average RSVP attendance of 60-80%.

The FCC has requested 13 public radio stations affiliated with NPR to submit records of their past sponsorships as part of Chair Brendan Carr's broader probe into whether public radio stations are airing advertisements in violation of federal regulations.