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Even though affiliates were told conservative talker Dan Bongino chose to be off the air this week, they were alerted he would be live Wednesday. He then went on the air, on stations owned by the company he's fighting with, and said he was starting a fund to help the employees that same company fired.

Like other radio companies reporting, these increases are compared to a pandemic-ravaged 2020. On the radio side, spot revenue was up 12% to $122 million and network revenue increased 21% to $63.4 million. Digital revenue increased 67% to $33.3 million.

(By Deborah Parenti) Two steps forward. One step back. That’s how it’s been with the pandemic. Just when we thought it was safe to come out of the harbor, a variant called delta has whipped up more storm clouds.

Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, who also owned the Seattle Mariners at one time, and launched the first all-sports radio station in the country, WFAN, has written a book that will come out in 2022. It's called Never Ride a Roller Coaster Upside Down.

The Urban One Q3 earnings call should be interesting today. After years of planning, and millions of dollars spent, voters in Richmond voted down Urban One's proposed Casino. By a margin of just under 3%, voters rejected the One Casino + Resort referendum. Five Virginia cities voted on casino referendums; Richmond was the only one to not pass.

Chicago radio personalities Leon Rogers and DJ Sundance say hackers used their Facebook pages to scam listeners. The hackers convinced listeners to invest in fake business deals. If you're attending Forecast 2022 this month you'll learn how to avoid having this happen.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio organization and vCreative are teaming up for a series of webinars to recognize and celebrate women in radio. The first is called Recognizing Women in Operational Excellence and it will be held Thursday, December 2, from 1pm-1:45pm Eastern.

Pending FCC approval, Flood Communication will become the largest broadcasting operation in Nebraska. Platte River Radio has agreed to sell its properties to Flood Communications for $1.6 million. 

The 'Dr. Phillip Bowden Cognac, Cars, & Cigars’ is being presented by iHeartMedia Memphis on November 13. A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to the Dorothy Day House, an organization fighting homelessness.

WIVK morning team Tony & Kris are reaching out to Knoxville area listeners to reach out to military members overseas. They are hoping to gather more than 10,000 greeting cards to be delivered in time for the holiday season.