Pat Prescott Brings ‘Favorite Things’ To Atlanta Radio With WBGO
Longtime New York City radio personality Pat Prescott is expanding her public radio program, Favorite Things, into national syndication with Jazz 88.3 (WBGO). Prescott has hosted the show on the Newark Public Radio signal since 2022.
UNT’s Mean Green Hits Marks Anniversary With Format Shift
Mean Green Hits, the student-run radio station at the University of North Texas, has unveiled programming updates as it prepares to celebrate a major milestone. Centering on throwbacks, this new approach will feature Billboard chart hits from 1990 to 2019.
NPR Board Expands with New Member and Public Appointments
NPR has elected several new members to its Board of Directors, including four Member Directors and two Public Directors, coming from NPR affiliates ranging from Texas to Michigan. The new board members will begin their terms in November.
Beasley Targets Longterm Financial Health With Debt Exchange
Beasley Media Group is continuing its financial pivot by becoming the second major radio company to offer a debt exchange plan to its creditors this year. The plan would extend Beasley's debt maturity window by two additional years, if successful.
SAG-AFTRA Joins The Fight for AI Regulation in Political Ads
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is one of the latest groups to come out in support of requiring AI disclosures in political advertising. The union filed an opinion with the FCC on behalf of its more than 160,000 media artists.
AM/FM Has Overwhelming Reach To Voters In Battleground States
With two months until election day, both political parties are ramping up ad spend on national and state levels. With ten major battleground states predicted to decide who our next president is, there's currently one clear winner in all of them: radio.
FCC Urged to Regulate AI in Political Ads to Guard Hispanic Voters
As data suggests Hispanic audiences are more vulnerable to AI manipulation, the National Hispanic Media Coalition is advocating for stringent FCC regulations to protect these communities from misinformation and uphold transparency in political advertisements.
Project 2025 Creators Decry FCC AI Plan As Free Speech Threat
The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the controversial 2025 Presidential Transition Project, has expressed its strong opposition to the FCC's recent proposal to mandate disclosure of AI-generated content in political advertisements.
OUT NOW: Getting AM Across The Finish Line
The Radio Wayne Awards honor the industry’s top sellers and managers. In the September issue of Radio Ink, we introduce each of our finalists in this feature and include their insights into the art of sales and sales management.
Blast From The Past: Bob Connell; KFFB, 1980s
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past comes from Bob Connell doing middays at KFFB in Batesville, AR back in the '80s. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
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