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(Paige Nienaber) The Market Manager for my client in Omaha has a 120-day goal in terms of planning ahead for Sales promotions. That’s lofty, but something to shoot for. Another client in Victoria, BC, last week, has a 90-day window. By the logic of both, then, New Year's is almost last-minute by this point.

(Josh Brown) In the world of radio, we all know one timeless truth: the more people who listen, the more revenue we generate. But in 2025, growing an audience and keeping them engaged requires more than a great signal and strong programming.

Audacy has promoted Chase Daniels to Vice President of Programming for its Cleveland market, expanding his leadership across Star 102 (WDOK), 98.5 WNCX, Q104 (WQAL), 92.3 The Fan (WKRK), and CHANNEL Q (WQAL-HD3).

South Central Kentucky is mourning the sudden loss of longtime air talent and community voice Chris Bratcher, who passed away earlier this week. Bratcher was the Midday Host on Seven Mountains Media's 105.3 The Goat (WPTQ) in Bowling Green.

After naming Mark Handwerger as Market Manager of the former Alpha Media flagship cluster in October, Connoisseur Media is making more leadership changes across its Portland stations, including positions at KXL, KINK, Live 95.5, and 98.7 The Bull.

Christian radio operator Hope Media Group has announced dual promotions and hires across its digital division. Moises Vergara and Rebecca Malonson have been raised to Manager of Video and Manager of Social Media, respectively.

SiriusXM will ring in the new year with a new Chief Financial Officer as the satellite broadcaster finds a successor for Tom Barry. Zac Coughlin brings experience as Group CFO and Chief Operating Officer at LVMH subsidiary DFS and CFO of Nike's Converse division.

With Thanksgiving just over a week away, Beech Tree Publishing's WLBQ-AM surpassed its goal for the 14th Annual Radiothon for the Morgantown Mission, collecting pledges to fill 650 holiday food baskets for Southern Kentucky families in need.

Both the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR are claiming victory as the two have reached a settlement resolving months of litigation over control of public radio’s interconnection funding and the future of its satellite distribution network.

As the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act appears to be nearing decisive action on Capitol Hill, a former syndicated AM radio host turned New York City Councilman is proposing one of the nation’s first municipal efforts to protect AM access in automobiles.