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The Radio Advertising Bureau has announced the addition of new members to its Board of Directors, following the Spring 2023 meeting. The new directors are added as Bruce Beasley from Beasley Media Group and Dave Santrella from Salem Media Group will be exiting the board.

The Michigan Association of Broadcasters held its 2023 Broadcast Excellence Awards, celebrating the achievements within the state's broadcasting industry. The radio division of the awards recognized commercial stations across four categories, based on market size.

As of Tuesday, May 2, Sylvia Banderas Coffinet has been appointed as the CEO of Latino Media Network (LMN). She joins founders Stephanie Valencia and Jessica Morales Rocketto in scaling one of the largest Latina-owned multi-platform audio and media companies in the U.S.

1010 WINS' longtime news anchor Lee Harris is joining a cable news network as Director of Integrated Operations. In his new position, Harris will oversee the development and distribution of the network's audio content. Harris has been a morning anchor at 1010 WINS station since 1995.

Cox Media Group Tampa has announced the promotions of Kristy Knight, Sam Nirenberg, and Jenna Kesneck in their positions at Magic 94.9 (WWRM) and 105.5 WDUV. The promotions come with two ascensions to Associate Program Director roles and one extension as a brand manager.

Radio Ink sat down with Audacy Chief Marketing Officer Paul Suchman to discuss the findings of the company's just-release 2023 State of Audio. From radio, to digital, to talent, how does the industry make sure that everyone benefits from radio's reach and success?

A new report from iHeartPodcasts sheds light on growth and evolving trends within the podcasting landscape in the United States. According to the data, podcast reach in the US has reached an all-time high in 2023 and has a surprising comparison to Netflix.

Libsyn's podcast advertising marketplace AdvertiseCast has released the monthly CPM rates for April 2023. Based on actual sales data from thousands of shows, the average CPM rate for a 60-second ad spot in April 2023 had nearly a $1.00 increase compared to the previous month.

According to the latest data from Media Monitors for the week ending April 30, there was a shocking disappearance of one major advertiser from the top five. Fortunately, the total play across the top five remains much stronger to start Q2 after a weak national Q1 raised red flags.

iHeartMedia Boston's Sports Director has debuted the market's first and only nightly sports betting program. The Gambler with Adam Kaufman launched Monday, May 1 on AM 680 WRKO. Kaufman hosts with featured contributions from Dan Watkins and Brian Antonelli.