What Today’s Students Are Teaching Us About Radio’s Future
(By Randy Lane) My friend, colleague, and Radio Hall of Famer Downtown Joe Bryant mentors high school students and inspires them to become passionate about radio. From this, he has important messages for our industry.
OUT TODAY: Meet The Most Influential Women In Radio
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Blast From The Past: Scooter Seagraves; KAKC, Tulsa
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past features Scooter Seagraves at KAKC in Tulsa in the early 1960s. Send your Blast From The Past to our Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Podcast Revenue Soars 26% as Audio Reclaims Brand Confidence
Podcasting delivered a standout performance in 2024, growing 26.4% year-over-year to reach $2.43 billion in revenue and outpacing all other measured platforms except social media in the IAB's 2024 revenue report, signaling renewed advertiser confidence in audio.
FCC’s Anna Gomez Visits WHYY as NPR CEO Warns of Defunding
As GOP-led efforts to end federal funding for public broadcasters intensify, Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez visited Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY while NPR CEO Katherine Maher took to the network's own All Things Considered to defend public media.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Tina Pamintuan to Lead Seattle’s KUOW
Seattle's Puget Sound Public Radio (KUOW) has appointed St. Louis Public Radio CEO Tina Pamintuan as the next President and CEO of KUOW. Pamintuan assumes the role held by Caryn Mathes, who will retire June 2 after more than ten years leading the NPR affiliate.
Crook & Chase, Big D & Bubba Among 60th ACM Radio Winners
Country star Ella Langley made a few phone calls to radio stations across the US this morning, as the top Academy of Country Music Awards nominee revealed the winners of the 60th ACM Radio Awards, which included several first-time honorees.
Bridge Ratings Hires Denemark to Grow StreamStats
Andy Denemark is adding more marketing duties to his dossier, this time for Bridge Ratings, where he will lead Client Relations for StreamStats, the firm’s media consumption data platform with localized music streaming behavior tailored for radio programmers.
Bob Mackay Adds Market Manager Oversight At Audacy Dallas
Audacy has promoted Bob Mackay to Senior Vice President and Market Manager for its Dallas cluster, a role he will hold alongside his current position as Vice President of Sales. He succeeds Brian Purdy, who will continue regional leadership of 16 Audacy markets.
‘VINCE’ Lands in Top 3 as Coglianese Replaces Bongino on Radio
Podcasting's biggest story of March may be the rapid ascent of VINCE, the podcast hosted by conservative commentator Vince Coglianese that is filling the space previously occupied by Dan Bongino, who recently took a new role as Deputy Director of the FBI.
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