NPR Music To Give ‘Tiny Desk Concerts’ Big Public Radio Show
NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts is bringing its signature intimate performances to the airwaves with a new weekly radio show launching April 17. The hour-long program will be hosted by Tiny Desk Concerts and series producer Bobby Carter.
Kelli Turner Takes Audacy CEO Role As Four Top Execs Depart
After naming her the interim successor for longtime CEO David Field in January, Audacy has appointed Kelli Turner as President and CEO. With Turner's full promotion comes a litany of executive promotions and dismissals at the broadcast company's highest levels.
Detroit’s PRAISE Radiothon Breaks $100K for St. Jude
Beasley Media Group’s Detroit Praise Network (WDMK) raised $102,524 during its annual PRAISE Radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The two-day event, held March 6 and 7, surpassed last year’s $74,798.
Wireless Carriers Carry The Top Five In Latest Radio Ad Report
Wireless providers ruled radio airwaves this past week, according to Media Monitors' latest Spot Ten report. While Progressive retains the top spot, the bigger story is the massive presence of wireless carriers among the nation’s leading radio advertisers.
Digital ‘Growth Engine’ Powers Townsquare’s Narrowing Losses
As to be expected, digital growth and political advertising were the main driving forces behind Townsquare Media's final quarter of 2024, which saw a 2.6% year-over-year revenue increase at the "Digital First Local Media Company."
Countdown to NAB Show 2025: Quu CEO Steve Newberry
Radio Ink continues our annual series of interviews with radio's biggest innovators ahead of NAB Show with Quu CEO Steve Newberry talking radio in the dashboard, the industry’s digital growth, and the Small and Medium Market Radio Forum.
8 Steps To Become Your Market’s Relationship Builder
(By Loyd Ford) For generations, too many people in the radio business have believed that we sell air. Maybe some sellers do that, but the great sellers solve problems. In their sales jobs, they don’t act as sellers first. They act as detectives.
How to Make A List of Items Work In a Commercial
(By Jeffrey Hedquist) A fellow broadcaster writes with a client challenge that you may have experienced. “They expect me to name each article being sold, the price, the hours, the location, the owner’s name…AGHHHHHHHHH!!!” Of course they do.
CPB Takes FEMA to Court Over Emergency Alert Funding Halt
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the agency’s decision to pause payments on a $40 million grant program designed to modernize the nation's emergency alert system.
New South Radio Stations Rally Over $328K for UMMC
The 24th annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raised $328,641 for Children's of Mississippi during its two-day broadcast on March 6-7. Thirteen New South Radio stations participated in the fundraiser, representing Jackson, Vicksburg, and Meridian.
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