Inflation Is Making Contests A Bigger Draw for Radio, Data Shows
With analysts warning that headline inflation could approach 4% in the coming months, the pressure on wallets has one upside for radio: listeners are more motivated to play contests than ever, and it now takes less money than you might think to get them in the game.
Radio’s Top Leaders Give Their Flowers
To give someone their flowers means to celebrate them while they can still receive it; to say out loud what is too often left unsaid. Radio Ink asked Radio's Top 20 Leaders which fellow industry leader they admire most. What came back wasn't rivalry. It was flowers:
Women to Watch: Beasy
(Charese Frugé) For Beasy, evening host on Urban One Atlanta's Majic 107.5/97.5 (WAMJ), radio isn’t just a career, it’s a calling rooted in service, resilience, and community impact. That calling, blending of entertainment with authenticity and heart, just netted her a Gracie.
Audacy Phasing Out Market Manager Role in Sales Restructure
After spending Q1 overhauling its programming structure to be "Content-First," Audacy is starting Q2 with a focus on a fresh sales structure, featuring a new regionalized organization that eliminates the Market Manager role from the company's clusters entirely.
Steve Jones Takes Ownership of Skyview Networks In Buyout
Steve Jones has completed a buyout of Skyview Networks, the Scottsdale-based audio technology and syndication company he has led for the past seven years, assuming the roles of President, CEO, and Chairman. The news was confirmed in a staff memo obtained by Radio Ink.
Cumulus, Saga, Beasley To File Late on Annual Financial Reports
Cumulus Media, Saga Communications, and Beasley Media Group are all running late on their annual SEC financial reports, filing for extensions for different reasons, ranging from bankruptcy to going concern warnings to what appears to be a routine tax question.
One Of Marketing’s Toughest Execs Says Radio ‘Still Killing It’
Jessica Reyna has been called the "Antichrist of traditional media," but in a visit with the Borrell Associates Local Marketing Trends podcast, the Kill Your Competition CEO had a surprise for the radio industry: she's not only a fan, but an ardent supporter.
MediaCo Q4 Revenue Jumps 18% Amid Going Concern Warning
A year into its post-Estrella identity, MediaCo is showing revenue momentum, even if the bottom line tells a more complicated story. Despite debt due on the horizon, MediaCo CEO and President Albert Rodriguez remains positive about remaining in "growth mode."
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: An April Double Play
(Paige Nienaber) When I worked in San Francisco, I was the Promotion Department. Just me and the world's ugliest station vehicle. In market #4. Oh, and no budget. Zip. Nada. And we beat KMEL, arguably the best-sounding station that I've ever heard, in eighteen months.
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Unconstitutional’ NPR Funding Cuts
A US District Judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration's Executive Order directing federal agencies to cease funding for NPR and PBS, ruling the order violates the First Amendment by punishing the broadcasters for their editorial choices.
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