OUT NOW: AWM’s Becky Brooks and the Diamond Standard
It started as ten. Twenty-seven years later, Radio Ink is proud to honor more than seventy as the Most Influential Women in Radio, and the June issue makes one thing undeniably clear: women are not just part of radio's story. They are a cornerstone of what comes next.
The Radio Sales Edge Hidden in the Calendar
(Loyd Ford) What would it look like if we think less about who to call and more about which categories are entering a natural buying cycle right now? The best radio salespeople follow consumer behavior, which guides them to ask these three questions:
What Peloton’s Downhill Run Should Teach Radio
(Steve Allan) Mark Ritson recently wrote a column in The Drum about the decline of Peloton. Their rise was fueled by the pandemic, and their decline stemmed from people’s desire to get back in the gym. I couldn’t help but think of the parallels to radio.
Baltimore’s The Bay 100.7 To Go Christian Under New Owners
A Baltimore Classic Rocker is the latest station being sold to make way for K-LOVE's Christian Contemporary Music network. Educational Media Foundation has agreed to purchase WZBA and its FM translators from Times-Shamrock Communications.
For Mizzou Sports, KCMO’s Got The Tiger By The Tail
Cumulus Media has aligned with Mizzou Athletics and Learfield's Central Bank Tiger Network to make KCMO Talk Radio the exclusive home for Mizzou Athletics coverage this fall, airing on 95.7, 710 AM, and simulcast on Topeka affiliate 102.9 KTOP.
Baltimore’s Brighter Media Group GM Steve Lawhon to Retire
He started behind a microphone in 1985 and spent the next four decades turning a Baltimore-area heritage talk station into a multi-platform Christian media ministry. Now Steve Lawhon, General Manager of Brighter Media Group, is set to retire.
Adam Sandler Joins Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth as Counsel
You've heard the name. Now, the communications attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising broadcasters, telecom companies, and trade associations on federal and state regulatory matters has joined Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC as Counsel.
Podcast Ad-Skippers Still Act on Those Ads, Study Shows
When ads come on during a podcast, the skip button can start looking quite tempting. So that has to hurt ad efficacy, right? Not quite, according to new research that shows more than half of podcast listeners who routinely skip ads have still acted on one.
NO FAKES Friends: SBAs Line Up to Reign In AI
Every state broadcasters association in the country is now formally behind federal legislation to regulate AI-generated deepfakes, with organizations representing all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico urging Congress to pass the NO FAKES Act.
Have You Mastered The Inner Game?
(Randy Lane) When I was a baby DJ in Phoenix, as Scott Shannon likes to call them, I learned how not to coach talent. I was hosting middays at KUPD and had just delivered what I thought was a pretty good intro. Suddenly, the program director burst into the control room.
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The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
