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Tonight marks the 500th episode of "NCIS." Even as the cast rotates, the show’s identity stays remarkably consistent, says columnist John Shomby. What’s the lesson for radio? Shomby shares his thoughts in this exclusive to Radio Ink.

In an internal memo shared to Audacy staff by Regional President Mark Hannon, the company confirmed that the Sr. VP and Market Manager for the company's stations in the City of Brotherly Love will be concluding his career in Radio. It ends 36 years in the industry.

You've heard the ads if you listen to streaming audio or broadcast radio stations — a lot, in fact. Upside app spots have become ubiquitous, and for the week ending March 22 topped them all when it comes to spot play count as measured by iHeartMedia's Media Monitors service.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has shared who will be honored for lifetime achievements during the 2026 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony, a VIP luncheon event scheduled for November 17 at Gotham Hall.

With the success of a reborn "Z93" at WGTZ-FM in Dayton as a Classic Pop & Top 40 station focused on the 1990s and early 2000 carried out by Connoisseur Media since its acquisition of Alpha Media, a similar format tweak is taking place at a suburban Chicago FM with listeners across much of the nation's third-largest market.

This year's national-level honorees will be celebrated on May 19 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Local-level honorees will be recognized at a luncheon scheduled for June 16 at Cipriani 42nd Street in the City of New York.

Nielsen is bringing technology to the diary markets. Beginning with the Spring 2026 survey, they will be offering a digital version of the diary known as mSurvey. Steve Allan at Research Director has a few things to consider on the new "mSurvey," with all apologies to Hanson.

The schedule for the 2026 NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference, which places a spotlight on the future of broadcast and digital media, is out. Among the speakers is a key Townsquare Media tech exec, and a Ph.D. who will address how broadcast media technology is redefining media creation.

Connoisseur Media’s recently acquired Louisville radio stations once again teamed up to host a 17th annual Norton Children’s Hospital Radiothon, an event that raised $102,910 to support pediatric care at the local care center.

A pair of Cumulus Media stations serving North Texas successfully raised more than $360,000 for a Dallas-Fort Worth area children's hospital during its fifth annual "Texas Independence Jam," held March 8 at the famed Billy Bob's Texas venue.