Can Your Managers Pass The Radio Survival Test?
(By Jeff McHugh) Could you survive in the wilderness? The How Stuff Works podcast recently featured a survival skills quiz. This idea of making difficult choices made me think of a survival quiz for AM/FM broadcasters. Here is a quiz on what is most important to have for survival.
Gloria Constanza to Receive Special Honor In Miami
On June 14th, Gloria Constanza, Partner & Chief Contact Strategist at d expósito & Partners, will be honored with a special award for Distinguished Leadership in Hispanic Media. Born in the Dominican Republic, Constanza has played a transformative role in Hispanic radio.
‘Get Me A PD’
(By Mike McVay) Those are words that I’ve heard a few times in my life. There is a lot to consider when interviewing to hire a PD. The consideration and evaluation of a candidate for the Program Director position should be based on several universal key factors.
Five Steps To Improve Your Sales Training Process
(By Loyd Ford) If you want your salespeople to increase their earnings and the revenue they haul into your local station or cluster, here are the five most powerful ways you can launch and maintain an excellent advertising sales training process.
AFSP Awards Audacy’s Crusade For Mental Health
Audacy received a Public Education Lifesaver Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for their "I'm Listening: Talk Saves Lives" program and continued support of mental health. The award was presented during AFSP's annual gala in New York City.
AL Governor Recognizes 75 Year Old AM Station
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared May 16 as RadioAlabama's 75 Years of Broadcast Excellence Day to commemorate the group's first radio station's anniversary. WMLS-AM, now WYEA-AM, was founded in Sylacauga in 1948 by four young veterans.
Blast From The Past: Paul Fiddick; WAKY, 1981
Happy Oaks Day! This week’s Radio Ink Blast from the Past comes from Paul Fiddick and coincides nicely with this weekend's "Fastest Two Minutes In Sports." Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats.
George & Caroline Beasley Inducted Into B+C Hall
Beasley Media Group's late founder, George Beasley, and his daughter, CEO Caroline Beasley, were among the honorees at the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala. While not inducted into the Hall, another important name to radio was honored during the ceremony in NYC.
Rural Broadcast Voices Speak Up For AM
On Thursday, the NAB shared a letter from the Board of Directors of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting to Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow in favor of AM staying in automobiles for rural ranchers and farmers. Sen. Stabenow is chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Pittman and Yee’s NAB Show Talk Now On-Demand
They talked to a packed room at NAB Show in Vegas last month, and now iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and radio personality Angela Yee's session is available on demand. Both took the stage to tape a live episode of Pittman’s podcast Math & Magic: Stories From the Frontiers of Marketing.















