FCC’s Annual EEO Audits Arrive Amid DEI Investigation Concerns
The FCC's annual EEO audit is arriving at a politically charged moment for broadcast diversity policy. The Enforcement Bureau sent its 2026 audit letters to randomly selected stations on Friday, days after Disney sued the agency over investigation into its ABC stations over DEI.
WEEI Loads the Bases With $7.3M for Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
For the 24th year, Audacy Boston's WEEI traded box scores for donation pledges, with the 2026 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon proving the tradition still has room to grow, raising $7,158,135 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, topping last year's record total.
Improve Your Sales Literacy: Read The Room
(Loyd Ford) The best radio sellers do more than talk well. They notice things. They listen for patterns in what advertisers say, what prospects avoid, what customers repeat, what industries are growing, what objections keep appearing, and what successful clients have in common.
Instant Karma
(Steve Allan) As radio programmers, we make strategic and tactical decisions almost every day. We do this to improve our appeal and build a bigger share. Unfortunately, the results can take a long time to be revealed. If you’re in a diary market, you’ll likely have to wait months
iHeart To Bring AI Buying To Broadcast Radio By Year’s End
Butler/Till and iHeartMedia have completed what they call the ad industry's first agentic streaming audio media buy, with an AI agent executing a real media transaction within human-set rules. Broadcast radio inventory access is planned for later this year.
Stars Align For Mahlman In Brokerage Intelligence Partnership
Starbrook Broadcast Intelligence has partnered with Mahlman Radio & Tower Brokerage to connect broadcast stakeholders to geospatial analysis and ownership intelligence to help identify acquisition and divestiture opportunities across the United States.
Chicago’s Score Parts Ways With ‘Mully and Haugh’ Co-Host
Mike Mulligan's run behind the microphone at 104.3 The Score (WSCR) Chicago has come to an end. Audacy has let the Mully and Haugh Show co-host go after more than 20 years, as well as midday host Marshall Harris, according to a memo obtained by Radio Ink.
Triton: News Podcasts Surge Ahead of the Midterms
Triton Digital's Q2 2026 US Podcast Ranker shows News posting the sharpest reach growth of any genre ahead of the midterms, even as Comedy widens its already-controlling lead, driven partly by late-night television shows increasingly moving into audio.
Hubbard Names Declan Moore to Lead DC Cluster After Oxley
Hubbard Media That Connects has found the next leader of its Washington, DC operation in Amazon's podcast division. Declan Moore will be the next President and Market Manager for WTOP, Federal News Network, and the 2060 Digital agency, succeeding Joel Oxley.
Silence Your Inner Critic
Self-talk is the conversation you have with yourself. It shapes how you handle stress, motivation, mistakes, and everyday challenges. For creative media personalities, that conversation is especially critical.
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