Blast From The Past: Ken Calvert, 1978
Happy Holidays! This week’s Blast From The Past features Detroit radio legend Ken Calvert on September 2, 1978. Send your Blast From The Past to our Editor-in-Chief, Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Spokane Public Radio Launches Three-Channel Strategy
Spokane Public Radio has officially shifted from a mixed-format model to three dedicated, single-format stations: 91.1 SPR News (KPBX), 91.9 SPR Classical (KSFC), and 90.3 SPR Jazz (KPBZ) - a move group leaders say was necessary to secure its future.
NPR Adds Its Seventh Regional Newsroom Out West
After nearly a year of work behind the scenes, NPR has joined the Mountain West News Bureau, forming its seventh regional newsroom and building on the Bureau’s work since its launch in 2018 with backing from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Media Monitors Adds 143 Markets, Creates Radio Ad Archive
Media Monitors has announced an expansion of its radio advertising tracking service, increasing national campaign coverage from 106 to 250 markets and committing to permanently store audio files of every ad it captures.
Radio Hall of Famer To Retire From NPR After Five Decades
One of NPR’s original “founding mothers,” Susan Stamberg, is retiring. The news was shared in a note to NPR staff by Editor-in-Chief Edith Chapin, who credited Stamberg with shaping the network’s sound and soul since 1971.
House Support for AM Radio Act Builds – Even On August Recess
Congress may be on recess until after Labor Day, but support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act continues to build in the U.S. House of Representatives. Eleven new co-sponsors have signed on since August 1, extending the legislation’s bipartisan momentum.
What Top Program Directors Really Think About AI in Radio
Ask a room full of radio programmers how they feel about AI, and you’ll get answers that range from cautious optimism to creative enthusiasm, with a healthy dose of protect-the-human along the way. We know, because we did for Radio Ink Magazine's August issue.
Christian Radio Hosts Motivated by Calling, Managing Burnout
As Christian radio continues to expand its presence across the US, a new study draws contrasts and connections between its on-air talent and their secular counterparts, revealing what sets them apart, keeps them grounded, and the pressures they share.
Women to Watch: Jen Driskill; 98.5 KTIS, Twin Cities
(Charese Frugé) For as long as she can remember, Jen Driskill has been captivated by radio. Her path to Northwestern Media's 98.5 KTIS in the Twin Cities, where she serves as Midday Host and Assistant Program Director, took her through stations in Kansas City and Houston.
Close Those Tabs: Where Has Your Focus Gone?
(James Bahm) I love to write. Most of the time when I’m researching topics for an article, I’ll have several tabs open. Okay, maybe 12. With all we have going on, though, it made me think about my friends throughout the radio who also have too many tabs open.
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