What’s Bigger Than Your Show?
(Randy Lane) If you want to deepen community connection, build trust, and humanize your show, stand for something bigger than your content. The great Kidd Kraddick taught me that the most successful shows not only entertain, but they also represent a cause.
Layfield Leaves Cumulus Indianapolis For iHeartMedia Louisville
Christopher Layfield is hanging up his headphones at Cumulus Indianapolis, and the Programming SVP is heading to Louisville. iHeartMedia named Layfield VP of Programming, leading content strategy and audience engagement for the Derby City’s nine stations.
Gregg Bonham Goes Whole Hog On Programming WRZK
After serving as APD for a year, Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation has elevated Gregg Bonham to PD of 95.9 The Hog (WRZK) in Tennessee's Tri-Cities. Bonham succeeds Scott Highland, who will now serve as PD for HVB’s ESPN sports stations.
Dan Bongino Returns to Top Three in March Podcasts Ranker
Less than two months after returning to the airwaves, Dan Bongino is already pulling top-three numbers. Triton Digital's March 2026 US Podcast Ranker placed The Dan Bongino Show at number three nationally based on downloads, even as iHeart still leads the list.
The Sports Audience TV Can’t Match Is on the Radio, Study Shows
Sports radio listeners are twice as likely as non-listeners to support brands that back their favorite teams, according to a Vision Insights' Decoder study, and now Audacy is using the findings to make its case against national television for athletic ad dollars.
Hurley Brings Regional Playbook to iHeart Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has a new SVP of Programming, and he already knows the turf. Jeff Hurley, who has served as EVP of Programming across Upstate New York, the Mid-Atlantic, and New England, adds the market's six-station cluster to his portfolio.
Pro-AM Radio Lobbying Topped $5M in Q1, Outpacing Opposition
Automakers and the Consumer Technology Association spent heavily in Washington during the first quarter of 2026 as the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act sits without a scheduled floor vote in either chamber, but radio groups and the NAB are still fighting strong.
Women to Watch: Cat Sodano; CMG’s 106.1 BLI
(Charese Frugé) Cat Sodano makes her own opportunities. “If you’re waiting for someone to hand you something in this business, you’re already behind,” she says. “I go out and create what I want.” That mentality has fueled a rapid rise at Cox Media Group’s 106.1 BLI.
When Farms Feel the Pressure, Radio Becomes Essential
(Kathleen Fink) Across rural America, farmers are heading into this season with more uncertainty than they’ve seen in years. That’s where radio quietly plays a role. Not as the headline, but as part of how farmers find what they need.
BFOA Breakfast Sends NAB Show 2026 Out on a High Note
The Broadcasters Foundation of America closed out NAB Show 2026 with its Annual Breakfast on Wednesday at the Encore Resort in Las Vegas, honoring eight broadcasters and sending the industry off with a reminder of why broadcasting and the BFOA matter.
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