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Auto was down 40% in the quarter according to CEO David Field. And when that's your largest category it makes it tougher to overcome. The decline in auto ad spending accounted for 1/3 of Audacy's Q3 revenue decrease when comparing to 2019.

A study conducted by Edison Research and released as part of the WorldDAB Summit shows broadcast radio continues to dominate as the most preferred source of in-car entertainment. 89% of car buyers in U.S. say broadcast radio should be standard in every vehicle.

An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for 36-year-old Manuel Omar Burciaga-Perea. He's accused of killing 38-year old Gabriela Sifuentes Castilla, known as Gaby Ramos on Utah Spanish radio station La Mas Picosita, last month.

Radio Ink's long-running in-person Forecast gathering in New York City is much more than a few CEO's repeating what they reported on an earnings call one week earlier. Our moderators, like Gordon Borrell, get their panelists to reveal information only attendees to our event will hear. Information that will give them the edge they will use to beat their competition in 2022.

Gen Media Partners Managing Partner Warren Friedland and long-time network executive Jim Higgins have launched G Accelerate Networks, a joint venture in which both parties hold a stake and which Higgins will lead as CEO. No network products were announced in the Tuesday press release.

(By Bob Lawrence) It’s been a 43-year career that isn’t over yet. I can’t imagine doing anything else. I believe that this same type of fun and excitement still exists in our industry, as when I started "The Cycle".

The nomination deadline for the 2022 Country Radio Hall of Fame is Friday November 12, 2021. The Class of 2022 will be revealed in February 2022 at CRS 2022 in Nashville.

NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith will present his farewell State of the Industry address today at 2PM Eastern. The Marconi Radio Awards, hosted by Angela Yee, will also be part of the virtual event.

Seattle-based nonprofit music station KEXP has announced that its longtime Executive Director Tom Mara will officially leave the helm on June 30, 2022, after 31 years of service. Tom will assist the Board of Directors with an executive search for new leadership.

New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) will present a Town Hall broadcast taking a closer look at vaccine mandates. The November 11 broadcast will look at the legal ramifications of vaccine mandates on both employers and employees.