Audacy: Hometown Voices Fuel Radio’s Live Sports Boom
Sports fans have more ways than ever to follow their teams, from linear TV and streaming services to apps and social platforms. Yet radio play-by-play is having a moment, according to new Audacy research, thanks to the enduring power of the hometown voice.
Salem CFO Evan Masyr Lands At K-LOVE After WaterStone Sale
Evan Masyr is trading one Christian radio giant for another. K-LOVE and Air1 parent K-LOVE, Inc. has named Masyr its new Chief Financial Officer on the same day that Salem Media, where he spent more than 26 years, confirmed its own sale to WaterStone.
Audacy’s St. Louis Sale Sends JR Ammons Back to Atlanta
As Audacy prepares to let go of St. Louis, the broadcaster is swapping the Gateway to the West for Atlanta as part of JR Ammons' domain as Regional Brand Manager, adding the market to a portfolio that already spans stations Kansas City and Houston.
Salem Media Goes Private as WaterStone Completes Acquisition
Salem Media's sale to Christian nonprofit WaterStone has officially closed, ending the Christian conservative broadcaster's almost three-decade run as a public company and crystallizing the relationship both organizations have been building toward since 2024.
Court Nixes Nielsen Rehearing; Clock Ticking On Cumulus Edict
A federal appeals court has denied Nielsen's rehearing bid to stop an injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media. Now Cumulus wants a mandate about pricing within the week, as it races to preserve access to Nationwide ratings before September.
WTOP Leader Joel Oxley To Receive NAB National Radio Award
A career spent turning one Washington newsroom into the country's top-billing radio station is earning Joel Oxley one of the industry's highest honors. NAB will present the President and GM of Hubbard Radio Washington, DC, with the National Radio Award.
National Radio Day: Why Radio Is Worth Celebrating
In honor of National Radio Day, Radio Ink put one question to a mix of executives, association leaders, and voices from across the industry: What makes radio worth celebrating? Their answers, in their own words, follow.
Radio’s Best Managers Say It All In Two Sentences
Radio's Best Managers have limited time for theoretical discussions. They operate in a fast environment and are expected to act even faster. So when Radio Ink asked them to sum up their management philosophy for our September issue, we kept it quick: two sentences.
IAB: Audio Has Entered Its ‘Accountability Era,’ On Par With Digital
A new IAB Media Center report finds that identity resolution and attribution tools are finally bringing traditional over-the-air radio, which still reaches 87% of US adults weekly, into the same measurement frameworks used across digital media, and marketers need to know it.
Radio Keeps The Tower; Why Not The Talent?
(Erik Cudd) I understand why talent must create video, understand social media, produce podcasts, and develop followers across multiple platforms. But I keep coming back to one question: At what point does being good at radio stop being what radio values most?
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