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Hope Media Group has expanded its Creative Audio Team, establishing two new director-level leadership roles. The restructuring creates a new framework intended to support both terrestrial and digital growth for the Christian broadcast organization.

United Stations announces Ken Prehl as Director of Affiliate Sales and Special Projects. Prehl oversees affiliate relationships, engagement, client partnerships, and product development and strategy. He will play a lead role in the growth of network programming and content services across the company’s portfolio.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has named Dan Finn Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships, creating a new leadership role centered on fundraising strategy as the organization expands efforts to preserve US broadcasting history.

RCS Worldwide President and CEO Philippe Generali is stepping away from day-to-day leadership effective February 28, setting in motion a leadership transition after nearly three decades overseeing the company’s growth across radio, TV, and digital broadcast tech.

As other radio groups embrace "Digital-First" strategies, Audacy is formally charting a different course: going "Content-First." The declaration accompanies a bold change, as the broadcaster sheds its market-based programming structure in favor of a format-led model.

With nominations open for Radio Ink's 2026 Top 20 Leaders in Radio, we're reconnecting with some of the industry's brightest minds featured in last year's list. Today, take a minute with Nueva Network CEO Jose Villafañe to tap into his vision on radio's evolving landscape.

As 2026 becomes the year of broadcasters beginning to define where AI automation fits inside their operations, Connoisseur Media is solidifying its partnership with Super Hi-Fi, which will see select stations re-platformed using the tech provider’s AI Radio system.

(Paige Nienaber) This has been a Wacky Week for Weather(™), and radio has always been great at taking Meteorological Moments(™ pending) and providing valuable information and resources while, sometimes, having some fun.

(Josh Brown) In most radio sales departments, the same categories get worked over and over again — auto, healthcare, retail, and restaurants. They’re solid. They’re dependable. But they’re also crowded, competitive, and often price-sensitive.

As the Seattle Mariners mark their fiftieth season in 2026, radio broadcaster Rick Rizzs will also mark his final year in the booth, closing a career that spans four decades and made him the longest-tenured voice in the franchise's history.