People in the News

The Florida Association of Broadcasters, led by Pat Roberts, has unveiled its 2026 inductees into its Hall of Fame, and this year two women who have made their mark in the Sunshine State's media world have been singled out with honors.

A Los Angeles morning drive show featuring a pair of hosts who have entertained Southern California radio listeners since the days when KLSX was offering "FM Talk" are ready to bring their charm and, er, frank commentary to listeners across the country.

It's an independent, not-for-profit research firm that contracts with Nielsen Audio to produce local market audience estimates for non-commercial radio stations. On April 1, it will welcome an 18-year Nielsen veteran to the team as Dual Client Services Manager.

Urban One in October 2025 switched "Praise 104.1" in the Washington, D.C., market to a format decidedly committed to reaching the fast-growing Spanish-speaking community across the National Capital Region. Now, "Latino 104.1" and its simulcast partner at 87.7 MHz have their first Program Director.

She presently serves as VP/Market Manager for Cumulus Media's Indianapolis radio stations, a role she's held since 2023. Now, this sales and management veteran has been promoted to Regional Vice President of Cumulus Central Indiana, adding oversight for stations in two other Hoosier markets.

With over 20 years of experience and recent roles at BBC Studios, Barometer, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Sardelis will now oversee DAX’s podcast sales efforts and support the company’s continued growth in the digital audio marketplace.

On July 1, 2012, some 11 months after taking the role on an interim basis, Chuck Singleton was named General Manager of the Fordham University-owned Adult Alternative radio station serving the New York Tri-State Area. Now, Singleton has shared that he is retiring from the noncommercial radio station.

In Canada, he's familiar as the national voice of Bell Media's CTV News, and for his work at Montréal radio stations once branded as "Mix 96" and "Q92." In the U.S., he was the voice of WTVR "Mix 98.1" in Richmond. Now, he's joined Hoss Management Group for radio imaging and voiceover representation.

He's largely regarded as the first stateside disc jockey to play a song by The Beatles, months before the 1964 start of "Beatlemania" in the U.S. Now, this legend of Chicago radio who rose to fame in 1958 at WKBW in Buffalo is getting honored with a documentary.

Nautel’s annual Radio Technology Forum is confirmed for Sunday, April 19 in Las Vegas as the 2026 NAB Show officially opens next door at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The sessions at the Forum begin bright and early with an Industry Briefing Breakfast.