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As broadcasters across the US celebrate America’s semiquincentennial, Beasley Media Group is launching its own multiplatform initiative, bringing 1776’s defining moments to listeners leading up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence's signing.

Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data points to an AI-driven disruption in digital discovery that could reshape how audio advertising reaches listeners in the years ahead.

Total Media Group has reformatted Ironton, OH's WIRO from Conservative talker The Eagle to Star 106.7, filling the frequency with a blend of 80s and 90s hits alongside local news, weather, and sports, including Ironton High School and Ohio State athletic coverage.

A 2026 Gracie Award winner is making a cross-country move. Michelle Heart has been named Program Director and midday host at Connoisseur Media's Adult Contemporary station 102.3 The Rose (WXMA) in Louisville, succeeding previous PD Smokey Rivers.

(Charese Frugé) “I want my listeners to feel like I’m right there in their cubicle having a real conversation,” Cherise Richards says. “Whether it’s on the air, the text line, or social media, I just try to be a bright spot in their day.” That mindset defines her work at Rubber City Radio's WQMX.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio's Airblazer Award goes to women redefining leadership in the industry, and this year, it's headed to Boston with Kennedy Elsey. The Karson & Kennedy co-host on Audacy's Mix 104.1 has been named the 11th recipient.

Broadcast workflow software provider vCreative has added Cloud AutoDub integrations with two of radio's most widely deployed automation systems. The technology's synthesis is now live with WideOrbit Aurora and RCS's ZettaCloud.

Three months after launching 94.9 The Zone (KZON-HD2) with an all-AI lineup, Zelus Media Group is bringing in a human. Mike O'Donnell, one of the architects of the original KZON in the 1990s and 2000s, has been named Station Manager of the Phoenix outlet.

A federal bankruptcy judge has confirmed Cumulus Media's prepackaged reorganization plan, clearing the Atlanta-based radio group to restructure roughly $660 million in debt and emerge as a private company with Mary Berner remaining in the CEO role.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has revealed its 2026 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts class, headlined by one of television's most beloved fictional radio hosts alongside some of the radio industry's real-life legends.