Podcast Study Echoes Radio: Listeners Follow the Host
Any program director who has fielded angry calls after a morning show shakeup will recognize the latest podcast research. The Podcast Study 2026 finds audiences tune in for the host, forgive a vacation, but would consider walking away if that voice left for good.
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Jud Heussler Takes Over Programming at CMG Jacksonville
The programming chair Jules Riley left behind at Cox Media Group Jacksonville is being filled from within. Jud Heussler, who has programmed 95.1 WAPE and Easy 102.9 (WEZI), is moving up to Director of Operations for the company's eight-station Jacksonville cluster.
Golden Knights Move Radio Kingdom to Beasley Las Vegas
After nine seasons with Lotus Broadcasting, the Vegas Golden Knights are moving to Beasley Media Group. Beasley's X 107.9 (KVGS) is now the English-language flagship for the NHL franchise, with 105.7 Maxima (KOAS) carrying games in Spanish.
Cox Media Group’s Rob Babin Takes RAB Board Chair
Cox Media Group President of Radio Rob Babin is taking the gavel at the RAB. RAB's board, meeting in Cleveland last week, unanimously elevated him to chair as part of a new officer slate that moves up several radio executives and brings four new directors aboard.
How Radio Puts Local Brands a Step Ahead In One Missouri City
There's something about Springfield. A new brand study in the Missouri market finds radio listeners consistently recognize more hometown brands, offering a working blueprint for how AM/FM advertising helps local businesses become known before they're needed.
Senator Warns of ‘Staggering’ Fallout From All-GOP FCC
Could an all-Republican FCC legally do business? Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) doesn't think so, and he has asked Commissioner Anna Gomez, the agency's lone Democrat, for her legal opinion as speculation grows that she could be removed once a third Republican commissioner is seated.
PRTS: Economic Strain Isn’t Slowing Public Radio Support
Public radio's most engaged listeners say the economy is squeezing their households, but it isn't squeezing their generosity. Early results from Jacobs Media's Public Radio Techsurvey 2026 show the political climate continues to push listeners toward increased support.
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Pew: Americans Back Press Freedom, but Many Accept Limits
Support for press freedom runs wide but not deep, according to new Pew Research Center findings, and the fault lines matter for broadcasters. When accuracy and a free press collide, Americans lean toward accuracy, and many say government should be able to order some stories removed.
Acast Finds Radio Ads Keep Pace Among Podcast Listeners
The companionship radio has long built its brand on is showing up in podcast research, too. Acast's Podcast Pulse 2026 finds listeners value audio as a presence during chores, drives, and workouts, and that radio ads hold near-parity with podcast ads among podcast fans.
How To Solve Salesperson Procrastination
(Loyd Ford) Local radio sellers fight procrastination most effectively by treating it as a revenue problem, not a personality problem. Everyone can fall prey to a rut. Don't pretend it can't happen to you. Have you caught yoursefl procrastinating on any of these activities:
Former Trump Fixer Michael Cohen Heads to Radio Syndication
Just months after arriving on Red Apple Media New York's News/Talk WABC as a summer fill-in, Michael Cohen is taking his Sunday program national. Red Apple Audio Networks will begin offering When You Know, You Know to stations across the country this fall.
DC’s WHUR Mourns ‘Quiet Storm’ Host Angela Stribling
Angela Stribling, the first woman to host The Original Quiet Storm on Howard University's 96.3 WHUR in Washington, DC, has died. Her career spanned late-night radio, BET programming, and stages around the world as a classically trained jazz vocalist.
Race Taylor Exits Mornings at Audacy New York’s 101.1 CBS-FM
Morning drive at Audacy New York's Classic Hits 101.1 CBS-FM (WCBS) is open again. Race Taylor told listeners Friday that he is leaving the station's wake-up shift, ending a run in the chair that began just last year, and no successor has been named.
Garth Brooks and TuneIn Split On SEVENS After Stingray Sale
Garth Brooks is parting ways with TuneIn after three years of running the SEVENS Radio Network together, a split brought on by TuneIn's recent sale to Stingray Group. Two of the network's stations are already gone, but Brooks says a new broadcast venture is coming.
US Podcast Downloads Slip In August, Triton Data Shows
iHeart Audience Network held on to the top spot in Triton Digital's latest US Podcast Ranker for August, though its once-wide lead over Audioboom and Cumulus Podcast Network continues to narrow, according to newly released weekly download figures.
BionicVO Picks Yaman Coskun For Business Development
Yaman Media Group founder Yaman Coskun has signed on as the exclusive business development partner for an AI voice platform, tasked with pitching the roster of real, professionally cloned voice talent to radio, advertising agencies, and podcast producers.
