From a Check to a Champion: Why BFOA Giving Day Matters
Today is the Broadcasters Foundation of America's annual Giving Day. Your donations to the BFOA are turned into disaster relief and medical grants, and, as one of Radio Ink's inaugural Christian Champions would tell you, something more life-changing than either.
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DeBella Returns as MGK’s Veterans Radiothon Hits 20 Years
Beasley Media Group's 102.9 WGMK rallied listeners for the 20th Annual Veterans Radiothon, raising over $138,900 for the Veterans Multi-Service Center in Philadelphia, surpassing 2025's total by nearly $18,000. The event featured the return of MGK personality and Radio Hall of Fame inductee John DeBella.
Beasley CBO LeGrett to Radio: Stop Apologizing, Start Proving
Beasley Media Group Chief Business Officer Kevin LeGrett doesn't think radio has a reach problem. He thinks it has a storytelling problem. In part two of his conversation with Radio Ink, LeGrett makes the case for a more confident industry and lays out what a real reset demands.
RAB and Global Partners Make the Case for Audio at Cannes
Four national radio industry advocates from three continents walked onto the Cannes Croisette this week with 17 years of data and a single argument: campaigns that include audio don't just perform better, they outperform on every metric that matters to a client.
Dems Take FCC’s Expanded Political Ad Discount Rules to Court
Four Democrats took the FCC's Media Bureau to federal court this week, arguing a March guidance document unlawfully extended discounted political advertising rates beyond what Congress authorized, potentially affecting how broadcast stations price political inventory.
iHeartMedia Layoffs Hit Programming Hard in Cost-Cutting Push
iHeartMedia has begun another round of mass layoffs, with exits confirmed across dozens of markets as the company restructures its Programming organization in lockstep with an ongoing cost-cutting campaign to the tune of $150 million in targeted annualized savings.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: In Her Wedding Era
(Paige Nienaber) Radio has consistently sucked at being able to acknowledge the stuff that happens on the weekends and holidays. So fair warning: when Taylor Swift gets married over the Fourth of July weekend, it's going to be seismic, and radio shouldn't miss it.
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TAB Show 2026 Reveals Programming for Round Rock Roundup
The 2026 Texas Association of Broadcasters Show is giving a first look at programming across two full days expected to bring 1,200 broadcasters, engineers, sellers, and leaders all under one roof at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Round Rock on August 5 and 6.
WCCO Raises $82K for Blood Cancer Patients in Minneapolis
Audacy Minneapolis' 830 WCCO raised more than $82,000 during its fourth annual "Cure Blood Cancer Radio Auction," supporting the National Marrow Donor Program and its mission to connect blood cancer patients with life-saving stem cell donors.
Will AI Replace Local Radio Sellers In Five Years?
The numbers aren't there yet, but the disruption is coming, says new survey data from Borrell Associates and analysis from the IAB Tech Lab, painting a picture of the window that local broadcasters have before AI potentially reshapes the ranks of their sales departments.
A Mississippi Radio Fixture Comes Out of Retirement in Jackson
After a brief retirement, Verbia "Lady Vee" Harden is returning to weekday mornings at Connoisseur Media Jackson's Urban AC Kixie 107.5 (WKXI). Harden spent more than 50 years in total on the Mississippi airwaves before her retirement in 2024.
Cumulus Media Makes a Fab Choice For Boise Market Leader
Mike Fabian has spent more than a decade running radio clusters in the Mountain West. Now he's bringing that background to Cumulus Media Boise, where the company has named him Vice President and Market Manager of its five-station cluster.
After Sandusky, The Baltimore Ravens Find a New Radio Voice
After two decades behind the mic, Gerry Sandusky's retirement closed one era for the Baltimore Ravens and opened another. The Ravens have named Kyle Youmans the "Voice of the Ravens," becomes just the third radio play-by-play voice in franchise history.
Norsan Signs Zeno for Spanish-Language Station Streaming
Norsan Media, one of the Southeast's largest Spanish-language radio operators, has tapped Zeno Media to handle streaming infrastructure across its station network. Under the deal, Zeno will power digital distribution and monetization for Norsan's stations.
iHeartMedia Adds Trio To Netflix Video Podcast Deal
Netflix and iHeartMedia are deepening their exclusive video podcast partnership, adding three more shows to the deal: Suite 305 with Lele Pons, The Martha Stewart Podcast, and Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson, with new and select library episodes.
Conan, Trevor Noah, and More Head to Tubi Via SiriusXM
SiriusXM is bringing a slice of its video podcast catalog to the Fox Corporation's free, ad-supported streaming television service. The two companies have signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement, adding SiriusXM Podcast Network video content to Tubi.
