Radio Execs Dig Into Deals, AI, and the AM Act at Forecast 2027
Deal valuations got a hard second look, disruption got a keynote, and the AM Act got an urgent plea. Forecast 2027 wrapped Thursday at New York’s Harvard Club after a day of broadcast leaders testing market assumptions, with the sharpest insights shared only in the room.
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Zach Gelb Heads South To Lead Miami’s WQAM for Audacy
Audacy has named nationally syndicated sports host Zach Gelb as Brand Manager of Miami's 104.3 WQAM. Gelb will lead the station's flagship coverage of the Florida Panthers, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, and the University of Miami Hurricanes football and basketball.
Denver’s The Mountain Raises $121K For Military Families
For the ninth year, Denver's 99.5 The Mountain (KQMT) went on air to raise money for military families, with listeners again besting the year before. The Audacy station's Project Sanctuary Radiothon raised $121,000 for therapeutic retreats for former servicemembers
Saga Sees Progress in Digital Despite Tough Q3
Hernan Cortes scuttled his ships so his men could not turn back, and Saga Communications CEO Chris Forgy is borrowing the story to defend its pivot to a digital blend, even as a license write-down and slowed revenue weighed on third-quarter results.
The Personality Power Trio
(Randy Lane) Why do listeners fall in love with certain radio personalities and keep coming back day after day? It's rarely because they have clever content, an array of prepared bits, or a great voice. The most compelling personalities share three powerful characteristics.
Edison: Radio Owns the Car, YouTube Owns the Couch
As radio works to finish the fight to ensure it can be found in the automobile dashboard for years to come, new data shows that AM/FM enjoys a wide home-field advantage in the car, while other media platforms win at home, at work, and elsewhere.
Max Generosity In Memphis, with $1.1M Raised For RMH
For the third consecutive year, Cumulus Media Memphis' 98.1 The Max (WXMX) closed its annual Ronald McDonald House radiothon with more than a million dollars raised for housing, meals, and support for families across the station's on-air and digital platforms.
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Leadership Is the Multiplier
(Deborah Parenti) Every period that now appears stable in retrospect was once shaped by disruption: new technology, a new competitor, a changing economy, shifting audience behavior, or a regulatory fight. The companies that emerged stronger were not spared from change.
Were You Seen at Cocktails & Conversation Before Forecast?
Broadcasters celebrated another Forecast Eve with stories, laughs, and a little commiseration at Cocktails and Conversation. The annual networking event yet again drew a packed house at Stout Grand Central to blow off steam from earnings call season.
Share Your Strategy
(Bob Lawrence) Does everyone in your building truly understand your station brand? Even more importantly, are they able to articulate that to clients? It is always disconcerting to talk with sellers whose understanding doesn’t go much beyond some format generalities.
Zach Gelb Heads South To Lead Miami’s WQAM for Audacy
Audacy has named nationally syndicated sports host Zach Gelb as Brand Manager of Miami's 104.3 WQAM. Gelb will lead the station's flagship coverage of the Florida Panthers, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, and the University of Miami Hurricanes football and basketball.
It’s Twomey for the Money at SiriusXM as C-Suite Changes Go On
Fresh off announcing a new CEO, SiriusXM has recruited William Twomey from Xerox to serve as Chief Accounting Officer, bringing a decade of Paramount experience and a PricewaterhouseCoopers audit background to the satellite broadcaster as of December 1.
Art Schreiber, Radio Newsman and Advocate, Dead At 98
Arthur Schreiber, who rose from reporter to VP/GM at Westinghouse and Hubbard Broadcasting, has died. The newsman who played Monopoly with the Beatles on their first American tour spent his later years advocating for the blind after losing his own sight.
iHeartRadio Launches ‘Lite Mode’ for Faster App Listening
Sometimes listeners want to browse, and sometimes they just want their station. iHeartRadio is adding a toggle to its mobile app that strips the homepage down to Presets, Recently Played, and Local Radio, giving users a one-tap switch between the full app and a leaner “Lite Mode.”
iHeart Stays on Top of Triton’s September Podcast Ranker
Nothing moved at the top of Triton Digital's latest podcast rankings. The same three shows held their spots, iHeart Audience Network stayed far ahead of every rival in the sales network report, and a new Bomani Jones program arrived among the month's debuts.
Buzz Knight’s Takin’ A Walk Returns to Rock Hall Archives
A second batch of conversations is headed to Cleveland. Buzz Knight Media Productions has had new episodes of two music podcasts accepted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives, adding to a collection that began with Knight's first donation in 2024.
