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On May 10th Urban One reported it had lost over $500,000 in revenue due to a ransomware attack. Urban One did not pay any ransom but it paid the price in lost revenue. To help us understand the ransomware issue we turned to attorney Alysa Austin from the firm Womble Bond Dickinson.

(By Rob Dumke) Getting noticed in one of the top five banking markets in the country and the third-largest radio market in the U.S. is a daunting task. Matt Doubleday, CMO for Wintrust Financial Corp. of Chicago, does it every day... with radio.

News from Nielsen that Local Nielsen Media Impact, which provides local media planning and cross-channel optimization across local TV and radio, is expanding to include 19 additional markets.

Soccer is a big deal to many people. Latinos in particular have a passion for the game. Entravision will air the 15th biennial CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament live on its radio stations, for the advantage of Latino Americans.

In Adulting, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, hosts Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos navigate the rough waters of adulthood with the help of special guests like Phoebe Robinson and Jim Gaffigan.

Entravision has appointed Karl Alonso Meyer as Chief Revenue and Product Officer. Based in Los Angeles, Meyer will be responsible for leading Entravision’s sales and revenue strategy and initiatives.

Bob Papper is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Hofstra University. Papper has been producing the annual RTDNA/Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra Newsroom Survey for 25 years. His latest study is out and we spoke to him about his findings.

Imagine how much more of a fair playing field radio would be on if digital was actually judged on results rather than clicks and other forms of measurement that can easily be manipulated by bots?

The hit-and-run driver who killed popular SBS New York City host DJ Jinx Paul (pictured here) back in 2016 in Brooklyn was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail, five years probation, and 100 hours of community service.

(By Bob McCurdy) Have a problem with the current attribution analytics methodology? Try finding one that quantifies brand health/growth. Better yet, try affording it and then even providing the data in the same year.