58 Univision Radio Stations Part of Televisa Merger
It was announced Tuesday that Univision Communications and Grupo Televisa will merge into one Spanish-language media company with one foot in the United States and the other in Mexico. Univision's 58 radio stations in the U.S. and Mexico are included in the deal.
NAB Crystal Award Winners
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the 10 winners of the 34th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. The city of Salt Lake will take home two this year.
The Impenetrable G. Gordon Liddy
(By Franklin Raff) Legendary talk-show host G. Gordon Liddy died recently at age 90. Remembered by some for his often misunderstood role in the Watergate affair, he lived a remarkable life, much of it shrouded forever in secrecy.
2nd Radio Cares Radiothon is Today
The IBA, in partnership with Benztown, McVay Media and Vipology, is hosting the one-day Radio Cares event for Feeding America. Last year 3,400 stations helped raise enough money for 5 million meals. All the money raised goes directly to “Feeding America.”
Gorka Loses YouTube Channel
The Washington Examiner is reporting that after repeated violations of YouTube's "presidential election integrity policy," YouTube removed the channel for a radio show hosted by Sebastian Gorka.
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
(By Rick Fink) When you were growing up, you may have heard the expression, “Some things are just better left unsaid”. It was another way of saying hold your tongue because if you say it out loud, it could land you in trouble, or it may cause unpleasantness.
Vinylthon Returns On Over 100 Stations
This Saturday, radio stations will celebrate the format of vinyl records by going vinyl-only during Vinylthon 2021. The event is organized by the non-profit College Radio Foundation and open to all radio stations.
CSS Gets a New D.O.S.
Elissa Nauful has joined the leadership team at The Center for Sales Strategy as Director of Sales. Nauful spent the last 15 years running two digital marketing agencies, the Ingenuity Group and BallywhoSocial.
Bob Becker Passes
Veteran Cleveland Broadcaster Bob Becker (Robert Roy Becker) has died. He was a mainstay in Cleveland radio and TV broadcasting for nearly four decades.
KRCC Aids Hometown Celebrate 150th Birthday
KRCC-FM is helping Colorado Springs celebrate its 150th anniversary. The southern Colorado NPR station is also celebrating 70 years on the air this year.















