Marketing Well Run Dry? Dig Up Your Dormant Database
(Gary Berkowitz) Revenues are challenging. What’s right or wrong about radio is everywhere. Promotional budgets, well, let’s just say they are non-existent. Now that I’ve totally bummed you out, here’s the good news: you're likely sitting on an underused goldmine.
Frank ‘Bo’ Wood, Champion of Unique Radio, Dead at 83
Frank “Bo” Wood, the creative force behind one of the most daring and influential FM rock stations in the country, died Tuesday at age 83. The longtime Cincinnati broadcaster had been living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a statement from WEBN.
iHeartMedia Markets Group President Hartley Adkins To Retire
iHeartMedia Markets Group President Hartley Adkins, one of the company’s most respected senior executives, is retiring. The news was shared in a staff memo from CEO Bob Pittman and COO/CFO Rich Bressler, obtained by Radio Ink.
BPOP Hall of Fame Adding Five Philly Radio Greats In 2025
The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia has announced its 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, with five of the ten new members coming from local radio operations, including Audacy Philadelphia, Beasley Media Group, and Radio One.
Alpha Media Brings Joey Domenick to Chicagoland’s River
Alpha Media's 95.9 The River (WERV) in Aurora, IL, has named Joey Domenick as its new afternoon drive host and production assistant. The Chicago native steps into the role beginning August 1, as Nicki Jakusz transitions to weekends.
Tiki Barber Leaves NFL on CBS for Giants Radio Role on WFAN
Tiki Barber is stepping away from television this NFL season, trading the national broadcast booth for a reunion with Big Blue. The former New York Giants running back and CBS Sports broadcaster has joined the team’s gameday radio crew on Audacy's WFAN.
Atlanta’s Fan Adds Crull To ‘Belue Show,’ Podcast Growth Plans
Atlanta's Dickey Broadcasting Company has added sports journalist and broadcaster Kelly Crull to its full-time roster on 680 The Fan (WCNN-AM) as co-host of The Buck Belue Show, joining the former Georgia quarterback every weekday evening.
South Florida Jazz Radio Outlet Has A New General Manager
WDNA 88.9’s board of directors has appointed on-air personality and producer Gene de Souza as the Miami-based Jazz station’s new General Manager, succeeding Maggie Pelleyá, who led the station for more than three decades before her death in 2023.
FCC Suspends Biennial Ownership Report Filing Until 2027
Radio broadcasters are getting their first sweeping regulatory reprieve under "Delete, Delete, Delete" this week as the FCC announced a suspension of its biennial ownership report filing requirement until 2027, ticking a box on the NAB's deregulatory wish list.
A Landmark Court Decision Paves the Way for Radio Relief
(By NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt) Last week, local broadcasters secured a major legal victory and a long-overdue regulatory course correction. A court decision marks a significant step forward for local stations by affirming what NAB has long argued:
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