Gratitude: The Business Booster
(Randy Lane) While last month was all about giving thanks, let’s express gratitude throughout the year! Gratitude is too essential to our lives and businesses to be celebrated only on one day. There’s a shift toward a more humane workplace rooted in gratitude.
Curran: Radio Marketing Budgets to See 14% Increase in 2025
As radio faces competition from an ever-increasing number of platforms, radio marketing firm DMR/Interactive is projecting a 14% increase in station marketing budgets across the radio industry in 2025, following years of single-digit declines.
K-LOVE’s EMF Completes Tennessee HQ Relocation
K-LOVE and Air1 parent organization Educational Media Foundation has officially relocated its headquarters from California to Tennessee. The new 166,000-square-foot facility includes ten broadcast studios for K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks and podcasts.
KNCE Brings in $43,000 for Crisis Services in New Mexico
True Taos Radio 93.5 (KNCE) raised a record-breaking $43,000 during their third annual radio fundraiser for DreamTree Project. The event supported DreamTree’s efforts to provide shelter, food, and services for individuals in crisis in northern New Mexico.
Cooke, Zeiders Among CRS 2025 New Faces Show Nominees
Country Radio Broadcasters has opened voting for the New Faces of Country Music Show at CRS 2025. The annual show highlights five emerging artists on Country Radio. Among this year's nominees are Warren Zeiders, Ashley Cooke, and Drew Baldridge.
Politician Pleads No Contest To Disabling Wyoming Public Radio
Former Laramie City Council candidate Paul Montoya has avoided a conviction around allegations that he disabled Wyoming Public Radio’s transmitters in late 2022 while serving as the station’s Director of Engineering.
Giving Tuesday Spotlight: Mentoring & Inspiring Women In Radio
It's Giving Tuesday and Radio Ink is spotlighting non-profit organizations dedicated to making a difference in the radio community. Today, we talk about Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio with MIW Board President Ruth Preslaff.
From Wagons to Tractors: Where Is Radio’s Evolution?
(By Mike McVay) In a recent episode of Yellowstone, Summer Higgins (played by Piper Perabo) tells ranch hand Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) that in another few decades what Rip does for a living will be extinct. Sound familiar? Radio should take his response to heart.
The Other Side of Downsizing
(By John Shomby) We have all hashed and re-hashed the issues with industry cutbacks mostly from the receiving end - the employee side. How about those who have to deliver the bad news? And what happens after the dust settles?
Need Innovation? Try Adding Safety
(Buzz Knight) The single most impactful action an organization can take to spur innovation is to create a culture of psychological safety. This foundational element is crucial for fostering an environment where creativity, risk-taking, and innovative thinking can flourish.















