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Randy Michaels is filling out his Louisville leadership team with someone from his Jacor days. Former iHeartMedia programming executive Tony Tilford has been named Operations Manager of classic hits WAKY, overseeing day-to-day programming.

Fifteen executives from across the radio and television industry have been selected for the NAB Leadership Foundation's 2027 Broadcast Leadership Training class, a 10-month program aimed at preparing senior managers for station ownership and C-suite roles.

Three years have now passed since the last coast-to-coast test of the Emergency Alert System. FEMA and the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau are gearing up to run it again, with every required broadcaster across the country expected to take part.

For the second time this year, a federal appeals court has paused a court order requiring Nielsen to sell its Nationwide ratings product to Cumulus Media on terms and at a price set by a judge, now backed by a $50,000-a-day fine for noncompliance.

Two of radio's most recognizable voices are stepping behind the podium for Radio Ink's Forecast 2027. iHeartMedia personality Angela Yee and Beasley Media Group's Fred Toucher will emcee this year's conference, set for November 12 at the Harvard Club of NYC.

The radio sales pipeline doesn't care if it's a bull market or a bear market. It doesn't care if it's Q4, with the holidays and an election handing out ad cash, or Q1, when "we'll call you if the budget isn't tight." So how do the 2026 Radio Wayne Streetfighter of the Year finalists keep it fed?

(Erik Cudd) “We have no intention of quitting, but the way the Bob & Sheri show reaches you in the future may have to change,” Sheri Lynch and Tony Garcia said in a candid episode of The Oddcast, discussing the independently owned syndicated program's financial realities.

(Sponsored) Most coverage of the C-band rule just explains it and stops. This looks at how it actually works day-to-day: what broadcasters need to provide, how satellite-free systems handle cues, delays, and failover, and how little extra work it asks of an affiliate's IT staff.

Benztown has partnered with Zeno Media to give radio broadcasters tools for extending their reach beyond terrestrial airwaves, including streaming, digital monetization, and AI audio tools, accessible on a cash or barter basis.