Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Soda-licious
(Paige Nienaber) The first 4th of July that I had this job, I was at the appropriately named Hot 101.5 in Jacksonville. It was a temperate 10,000 degrees. The station had a hookup with Pepsi, so there was a pallet of soda in the storage room. We filled coolers and cruised the beach.
WSB, Morgan Murphy Among NABLF Service to America Honorees
The NAB Leadership Foundation has named its 2026 Celebration of Service to America Award recipients, with radio stations from Atlanta to Idaho to be celebrated for community impact at a ceremony on June 9 at The Anthem in Washington, DC.
LABF, BEA Reunite for Student Career Fair at NAB Show 2026
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation will again serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Broadcast Education Association Career Fair and Graduate Student Showcase, marking its second consecutive year in the role at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
NAFB Invests $15,000 in Next-Gen Ag Broadcasting Talent
The National Association of Farm Broadcasters has awarded $15,000 in internship grants to five member stations and networks, giving ag communications students hands-on studio experience ahead of the NAFB Convention in Kansas City this November.
Skyview Networks Gets Cloud-Level With New Distribution Platform
As radio operators navigate moving to IP-based content delivery systems in the wake of C-band satellite changes, Skyview Networks is launching Cirocast, a new cloud-native, broadcast-grade audio distribution platform ahead of NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas.
Beasley Bringing Live Radio to NAB Show Floor With WideOrbit
Beasley Media Group is bringing 102.7 Coyote Country (KCYE) to the NAB Show floor, as the Vegas-based station will broadcast live from the WideOrbit booth in Central Hall on April 20 and 21 in a joint activation with the broadcast technology company.
RAB Has Big Spring Plans To Build Up Radio’s Next Generation
The radio industry's next generation has a busy spring ahead. The Radio Advertising Bureau is dispatching more than 100 students to the BEA Spring Conference and NAB Show in Las Vegas while running three Media Career Academies across the country through June.
Countdown to NAB Show 2026: vCreative’s Mary DelGrande
In the week leading up to NAB Show 2026, Radio Ink is bringing back our special series of conversations with some of radio's biggest innovators. Today, vCreative CEO Mary DelGrande on AI, structural resets, and how she filters the real from the hype.
The Case for Radio Ads Is in the Data Marketers Miss
New research finds marketers are undervaluing creative's contribution to sales lift by a factor of two, and have been every year since 2020. For radio, the finding is both a vindication and a sales pitch that could help budgets flow back to over-the-air.
The Many Levels of Broadcasting
(Mike McVay) You cannot judge all of radio by looking at the headline makers. What is often missed is that there are a lot of radio stations in America, and many owners of varying sizes. There are many levels of broadcasting, and it's simply impossible for one size to fit all.
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