MAGNA: Consumer Confidence Drop Shrinks Radio’s ’25 Forecast
While 2024 marked a banner year for US advertising with a 12.4% increase in overall spending, MAGNA is downgrading its 2025 revenue outlook, revealing a more cautious road ahead - especially for radio and audio media.
Countdown to NAB Show 2025: Caroline Beasley
Radio Ink continues our annual series of interviews with radio's biggest innovators ahead of NAB Show with Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley discussing AI integration, digital strategy, and the thread of collaboration that runs through the event.
Report: Gen Z Leads Video Podcasting, Despite Conflicting Survey
According to a new report by Coleman Insights and Amplifi Media, 90% of Gen Z podcast consumers engage with video in some form. This contrasts with a recent report on the podcast enjoyment habits of younger audiences as the medium hits record growth.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: The Easter Mega Dump
(By Paige Nienaber) Last week was spent helping a very high-profile morning show scrap together some ideas for “noise.” Talk. People asking their coworkers, “Did you hear what (show) did this morning?!” Here’s how you do that for Easter:
Programming Matters: Drive Ad Sales With Your Radio Content
(By Josh Brown) As an Account Executive, I can tell you firsthand - selling ad space isn’t just about the numbers, the reach, or the frequency. It’s about the product itself. And in radio, the product is the programming.
USAGM Agrees to Release Limited Funds to Radio Free Europe
While a federal court hears whether the US Agency for Global Media has the legal authority to halt funding to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the organization has committed to releasing a portion of congressionally approved funding to the international broadcaster.
BEA and CBI Announce Joint Student Media Convention in Denver
College Broadcasters, Inc. and the Broadcast Education Association have announced a new partnership that will combine their flagship fall events into a single, large-scale national convention.
KAFE 104.1 Hosts Basics for Babies Drive for Local Parents
Saga Communications' KAFE 104.1 in Washington State teamed up with the Children’s Museum of Skagit County to launch the first-ever Basics for Babies event, raising nearly $16,000 in donations and supplies for local families in need.
Eighth Annual WPHT Radiothon Brings in Over $117K for Veterans
Audacy’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia raised more than $117,000 in support of veterans through its eighth annual WPHT Radiothon, benefiting the Travis Manion Foundation.
All State Broadcast Associations Unite For Dual Radio Resolutions
State broadcasters associations from all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have adopted two formal resolutions backing local radio’s continued viability and its role in emergency communications and community service.
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