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The Broadcasters Foundation of America has released more information about its second Media Mixer in Chicago on November 1 from 6-8p. Following the success of its inaugural event in New York City in July, the sequel aims to provide a valuable networking platform.

How does radio recruit Gen Z? The Michigan Association of Broadcasters may have the answer. We talk with MAB CEO Sam Klemet about their Be There campaign, which is garnering success in getting broadcasting's next generation fired up about local radio and TV.

For all of the concerns that radio has expressed about the rise of artificial intelligence and its effect on the medium's future, recent research conducted by Cint, in collaboration with Advertising Week New York, shows those fears are shared across American industries.

With inflation affecting consumer behavior, radio remains a potent channel for advertisers to connect with consumers around the holidays. Preliminary data suggests spending in the 2023 holiday shopping season will follow closely with last year, nearing one trillion dollars.

Each year, Radio Ink's Forecast closing panel features the visionaries and ultimate deciders of the broadcasting industry’s future direction. This Executive Super Session, as it has come to be called, is your opportunity to hear from those who wield the power to chart broadcasting's course. Where do they see radio headed in 2024?

Good news for radio's short-term forecast: the medium's largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble Co., is ramping up its advertising spend, marking a $445 million increase in its first fiscal quarter akin to a comparable increase the quarter before.

Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past comes from Clark Smidt at WEZE-AM in Boston in April 1977. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

In one of the first major legal cases involving a generative language model, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is trying to get a defamation lawsuit made by a Salem Radio Network host dismissed on the grounds of legal precedent. 

In December, Radio Ink celebrates the industry’s young leaders with our 2023 30 and Under Superstars list. We’re also checking in with 2022’s honorees for an update. Today we talk with Dana Schaeffer, Producer at ABC News Radio.

Are you aware of exceptional women in the radio industry who deserve recognition? Radio Ink is pleased to invite submissions for our weekly Women to Watch column, hosted by industry veteran Charese Fruge'. Management, sales, digital, and on-air are all welcome!