OUT NOW: Meet Radio’s Best Managers
Every station has an on-air voice, a sales team, and a signal. What separates the ones that thrive is who's steering the whole operation. This month, Radio Ink goes inside the job that is measured by the sum of all departments: the general manager.
5 Lessons Radio Personalities Can Learn From Dolly
(Randy Lane) My wife and I were fortunate to see Dolly’s last appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016. She was an outstanding singer and musician, but what struck me most was how captivating she was as a personality. She's a good blueprint for any air talent.
Blast From The Past: KDWB, September 2001
This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from the personal archives of Paige Nienaber, featuring Minneapolis/St. Paul's KDWB one week after the 9/11 attacks, as a reminder of how radio can unite communities in the darkest times.
NAB Show 2027 BEIT Conference Opens Call For Papers
NAB is now accepting proposals for its Broadcast Engineering and IT Conference at NAB Show 2027, inviting industry professionals and students to have their work in the radio technology space considered for presentation in Las Vegas next spring.
DC Circuit Won’t Force FCC Action on News Distortion Policy
A DC Circuit panel has shut down an effort to force the FCC's hand on its news distortion policy, ruling that the coalition pushing for repeal has other avenues before a court intervention. The decades-old policy stays on the books, and the FCC faces no deadline to act.
Edison: Radio Owns 70% Of Gen Z’s Ad-Supported In-Car Time
Radio isn't just holding on with young listeners in the car; it's dominating. New Edison Research data finds AM/FM commands 70% of the ad-supported audio time that Americans 13-34 spend in vehicles, more than six times the share of its closest competitor.
Radio’s Best Managers Name Their Secret Day-to-Day Weapons
Every quarter brings a new platform, a new process, a new dashboard promising to make the job easier, and radio's best managers are using them. But when you ask what's really moved the needle this past year, the answer has nothing to do with software.
Radio Stations Nationwide Prepare To Mark 9/11 Anniversary
As the 25th anniversary of September 11 approaches, radio stations from coast to coast are ready to mark the moment. From live coverage of memorial ceremonies to audio tributes, the industry is finding multiple ways to help listeners pause and remember.
Stranger Than Friction
(Josh Brown) If your entire product is 12 songs an hour separated by commercials, sweepers, and a voice-tracked personality occasionally telling me the artist I just heard, you aren’t competing with Facebook; you’re competing with Spotify. And Spotify is really good at Spotify.
Radio’s Old Knowledge Is New Again
(Erik Cudd) "New insights" from iHeartMedia are giving guidance on effective audio advertising: sound conversational, focus on one audience and one core message, establish relevance quickly, use authentic voices. All good advice. But very familiar advice.
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