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Progressive remains firmly entrenched at the top of the latest Spot Ten Radio rankings for the week of April 21–27, but Upside made one of the biggest moves in the top five, jumping from eighth place last week to claim the second spot.

The K-LOVE Christian radio network will now feature live air-talent-hosted programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as it retools its schedule following the end of The Scott & Kelli Show. The former afternoon duo now hosts separate solo weekday shows.

670 The Score (WSCR-AM) has named Leila Rahimi as its new midday show co-host alongside Marshall Harris. With this move, Rahimi becomes the first female, full-time, primetime lead sports radio host in Chicago history.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has partnered with Hallmark Media to introduce the Make Her Mark Student Scholarship. The inaugural recipient will be announced during the 50th Annual Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 18.

His story is a true saga of the American Dream. Now, Spanish Broadcasting System President/CEO and Radio Ink Executive of the Year Raúl Alarcón will join Hispanic Radio Conference for an exclusive one-on-one conversation on his legacy and lessons learned.

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month, Radio Ink continues our conversation with workplace mental health expert Cal Beyer about spotting early signs of emotional distress, handling layoffs with care, and helping shift the mindset that asking for help is a weakness.

As broadcasters' diversity, equity, and inclusion programs face mounting political and regulatory scrutiny, that effect has bled over to the advertising world, as two of the world’s largest agencies have moved to soften their public DEI commitments.

Radio Ink is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Medallas de Cortez awards, honoring excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales, and management. Winners will be crowned at a special ceremony during the Hispanic Radio Conference on June 11.

(By Loyd Ford) Do you wake up and think, “What can I accomplish today?” What if that's a fallacy? Most salespeople in the world think it is their job to convince buyers to pull the trigger, make the choice, and part with their money for a product. Is that REALLY your job?

(By Jeffrey Hedquist) Putting an offer in a commercial will increase the immediacy of response, but you must be careful. The famous shopping mall developer Arnold Taubman warned about threshold resistance as, “the physical and psychological barrier that stands between a shopper and the inside of a store.”