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(Charese Frugé) For Kelli Green, a career in radio wasn’t a lifelong plan; it was a happy accident. Today, Green hosts mornings on Audacy's K-FROG in Riverside, CA, and voice-tracks afternoons for 99.5 The Wolf in Portland, Oregon.

(James Bahm) Success in advertising sales comes with having a full pipeline. When meeting with clients and prospects alike, it’s important to keep a few things at the forefront of the conversation, but that all starts with a VBR.

Country Radio Seminar is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award. The annual award honors a country radio industry professional who exemplifies generosity, caring, and community service.

Cumulus Media’s Detroit station 760 AM (WJR) and Michigan community and business leader Denise Ilitch announce The Denise Ilitch Show will be airing on radio for the first time, beginning September 27. The 50,000-watt outlet will broadcast the podcast monthly on Saturdays at 5 PM.

Colorado Public Radio is the latest associate partner of the Mountain West News Bureau, joining numerous partner station groups across seven Western states united in coverage of issues like water, energy, public lands, rural economies, and Indigenous affairs.

Sarah Petrowich is joining Baltimore Public Media's WYPR news team starting October 13. She previously reported at Delaware Public Media, covering the legislature, education funding, and the 2024 gubernatorial race for All Things Considered and Here & Now.

Starting October 1, Hope Media Group has found its first Chief of Staff in Kristin Alexander. Alexander has worked at HMG for more than seven years in roles spanning Hope Events, Executive Support, and Donor Operations.

Connoisseur Media has appointed Gordon Mays as Operations Manager for its suburban Chicago cluster. Mays, who most recently held operations and programming roles in Milwaukee and Rockford, returns to the market where he grew up.

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night return put FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at the center of a barbed attack, framing free-speech rights as the centerpiece of his comeback. As Kimmel mocked Carr’s threats, the National Religious Broadcasters issued their own call for FCC fairness.

Broadcast media’s highest-level strategy session is returning to Forecast 2026, with NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt, Cox Media Group Radio President Rob Babin, and Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton headlining the closing Executive Super Session.