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The November 2nd Country Music Concert is called “Stars and Strings” and it will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. Performers include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Randy Houser, Elle King, and Dustin Lynch.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced on Monday that KFI-AM host Bill Handel, who also hosts a nationally syndicated program called Handel On The Law, will be MC the Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony November 1st in Chicago. Handel is a 2017 Hall Inductee.  

Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell joins Forecast 2023 for an exclusive conversation with four top radio and TV executives at Forecast November 16. Our panelists are iHeart Multi-Platform CEO Greg Ashlock, Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley, Standard Media CEO Deb McDermott and Heasrt TV President Jordan Wertlieb.

The National Radio Talent System, a division of the Radio Advertising Bureau, is adding another Radio Talent Institute to their roster in 2023.

WGN Radio will air “WGN Radio Theatre Spook-tacular with Carl Amari” on Monday from 7pm to 1am. Here are the shows the station will feature...

Beasley Media Group is partnering with Wreaths Across America as part of the company’s 4th quarter Community of Caring initiative. The national non-profit organization is dedicated to "remembering our fallen U.S. veterans, honoring those who serve, and teaching the next generation the value of freedom."

The 3-day Radiothon hosted by the Community Broadcasters' cluster in South Carolina raised over $120,000 to benefit McLeod Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. Community Broadcasters owns 16 stations in Florence, Sumter, and Orangeburg.

Airing 50,812 ads on radio stations across the country, Progressive Insurance was radio's number one advertiser last week, up from the 88th spot the week before. Swiffer, radio's top advertiser last week, fell to 4th with 38,370 spots.

(By Buzz Knight) We are living in an era where there are increasingly more challenges to build something new in the media landscape. Building a successful brand requires patience, discipline and courage.

(By Alec Drake) Budget planning is underway, and sales management must consider a broad set of contributors and their impact on revenue. Factors include demand trends based on the product’s value, customer revenue contribution, NTR (events), digital, and podcasting.