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Authenticity in communication often shifts with experience. What begins as performance and polish evolves into service, honesty, and intention. The strongest connections form when communicators focus less on image and more on presence, truth, and the value listeners take with them.

More than 15 years of ownership on the line for broadcast veterans Bill Curtis and Tim Sabean as the FCC has moved to revoke the licenses of their seven Michigan radio stations, citing more than $37,000 in unpaid regulatory fees spanning four fiscal years.

Saga Communications Clarksville’s Beaver 100.3 (WVVR) continued its generous streak for northern Tennessee kids, raising more than $93,210 during its annual Camp Rainbow Radiothon, pushing the event’s cumulative total to well over $1 million since 2009.

(Mike McVay) The loudest, most resonating story of the year may very well end up being the heart-wrenching kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie. What started as a subtle approach to reporting a news story has now captured the attention of most of North America.

(John Shomby) These two phrases were shared with me by a close friend a few weeks back as we debated what transforms a manager into a leader. Ask yourself, are you the one who walks into a room and thinks “Here I Am” or are you thinking “There You Are”?

Zeno Media has promoted Nikols Latuff to Chief Growth Officer, elevating the former Vice President of Growth. Latuff has led partnership development and market expansion efforts, helping grow Zeno’s presence in more than 100 countries.

In recognition of its support of blood donation efforts across Northern and Central Arizona, Yavapai Broadcasting has been named Media Company of the Year by Vitalant. The six-station group was selected from media organizations across the Grand Canyon State.

Eastern Michigan University’s WEMU 89.1 will see two longtime voices sign off the Ypsilanti airwaves this summer, as News Director and Morning Edition Host David Fair and Operations Manager Michael Jewett prepare to retire at the end of June.

As the US ponders legislation to preserve AM radio access in cars, the UK government is preparing to debate whether FM broadcasting should be phased out in the 2030s, as digital listening now accounts for nearly 75% of all radio consumption across the country.

Hundreds of broadcasters will head to Washington, DC, next month for the NAB’s annual State Leadership Conference. They are now getting a first look at the policy agenda awaiting them on Capitol Hill for one of local radio’s most consequential weeks of the year.