Joe Rogan, Crime Junkie Win Edison’s Q1 2026 Podcast Rankings
The top of the podcast charts hasn't changed much, but plenty has shifted beneath it. Edison Research has released its Top 50 Podcasts in the US for Q1 2026, drawn from Edison Podcast Metrics and ranked by reach among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+.
Radio Hall of Fame Names 24 Nominees for 2026 Class
The ballot is set for one of radio's highest honors. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named 24 nominees for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame class, with nearly 1,000 industry members set to begin voting Friday, April 24.
‘RG Kids’ Brings Child Sports Hosts to TUDN Radio
TUDN Radio is already giving the next generation of sports broadcasters a show. TelevisaUnivision has teamed with Multimedios Radio to bring RG Kids, a children-hosted sports commentary program out of Monterrey, Mexico, to US listeners every Saturday.
iHeartMedia’s Gator Harrison Leaves for K-LOVE and Air 1
A longtime iHeartMedia programming executive is stepping out of commercial radio and into a calling. Gator Harrison is leaving iHeartMedia to become Chief Media Officer at Educational Media Foundation, taking the helm of the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks.
CPR Finds Morning Edition’s New Heartbeat
Following Morning Edition host Mike Lamp’s 25-year run concluding last September, Colorado Public Radio has found a successor with Bazi Kanani as Senior Host starting April 27. Kanani has co-hosted CPR’s daily news podcast Colorado Today since 2024.
Cumulus Chooses Bill Smith to Lead Oxnard-Ventura
Veteran California market operator Bill Smith has been picked up by Cumulus Media to run its Oxnard-Ventura cluster. Smith, who was previously General Manager of American General Media's Bakersfield stations, takes over as VP/Market Manager.
Honoring the Past; Guiding the Future
(Deborah Parenti) There was a time in broadcasting when leadership felt less like a promotion and more like a passing of the torch. Those who ran stations had walked the same hallways, pulled the same overnight shifts, and sweated the same sales budgets as the people they now led.
NAB Show Monday Bookended By Grit and Radio’s Future
Monday at NAB Show 2026 started and ended with two powerful sessions oriented toward the people running and building broadcast businesses: the Alliance for Women in Media's AWM Breakfast and a Radio Ink fireside chat with Zach Sang, hosted by the BEA.
MIW Honors Presslaff and McVay at NAB Show 2026
Two radio veterans are leaving the 2026 NAB Show with MIW hardware. On Monday night, Ruth Presslaff took home the organization's highest honor, the Frances Preston Trailblazer Award, while programming consultant Mike McVay received the Erica Farber Impact Award.
I Saw It On The Radio
(Mike McVay) The ongoing evolution of radio, including by those who tout it as audio, includes expanding its already enormous reach to almost every media platform. However, there is a valid concern about keeping radio in the car and how it looks. Yes, looks.
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