Radio Keeps Its Advertising Edge With Wealthy Older Americans
Radio and TV commercials are outperforming the average with Baby Boomers and Gen X, according to new YouGov data, and the numbers point sellers toward a clear next step: layering in digital products to close the gap with Millennial and Gen Z consumers.
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Nominate Your Best Sellers Now: 34th Radio Wayne Awards Open
Due to high demand and an influx of late nomination emails, we’re reopening the submission window for this year's Radio Wayne Awards for 48 hours. If you missed the original deadline, this is your last chance to get your nominees in.
A Sales Team’s Ten Commandments for Winning
(Lord Ford) While it may not be chiseled into stone tablets or the subject of a Charlton Heston movie, there are ten commandments your sales team should follow to drive revenue growth. Unlike the original ten, breaking these won't get you smote, just outsold.
SuperTalk Mississippi’s Radiothon Delivers For Palmer Home
SuperTalk Mississippi's listeners turned out again this year for Palmer Home for Children. The network's 14th annual Radiothon aired live from Palmer's campus outside of Hernando, featuring testimonies from the children, staff, and supporters the event exists to help.
Radio Ink & NAB Bringing Radio Wayne Awards Back To NYC
Radio's top sellers, managers, and support staff will get their moment in Manhattan this fall as the Radio Wayne Awards return to open NAB Show New York. Radio Ink and the NAB are teaming up again for the ceremony, with submissions opening on Monday.
OUT NOW: Meet The 40 Most Powerful People In Radio
Power is the throughline of Radio Ink's always-anticipated July issue as we crown the 40 Most Powerful People in Radio for 2026, celebrate the nation's semiquincentennial, and have a must-read conversation with one of broadcasting's most respected newsmen.
Does Your Show Have a Low Rider?
(Randy Lane) Disney has a performance policy that most guests have never heard of, but every Imagineer understands. It's called Low Ride Out. When a ride consistently ranks at the bottom of attendance rankings, Disney doesn't launch a marketing campaign to save it.
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Blast From The Past: Grace Agostino
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past features Grace Agostino in the studios of Harrisburg, PA's Hot 92. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Who Let The Dogs Out: Kramer & Jess Find Homes for 129 Pets
For the second consecutive year, Audacy's Mix 106.5 (WWMX) in Baltimore has partnered with Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) to host Kramer and Jess' "All Paws Home," a 10-hour animal adoption marathon on July 11.
Audacy’s St. Louis Cluster Sale Price Revealed
Audacy's surprise sale of its entire St. Louis cluster finally has a dollar figure attached. A new FCC filing puts a number on what Hoffmann Media Group is paying for the six-station cluster anchored by KMOX, more than two weeks after the deal was first announced.
Programmer and Format Consultant Mike Marino Dead At 60
Mike Marino built a career on adaptability, moving fluidly between Rhythmic AC, Modern AC, and Urban AC radio at stations coast to coast. Industry colleagues are now remembering him following his death Thursday after a private battle with cancer.
Atlanta’s B98.5 Completes All-Local Lineup With Otis Maher
Otis Maher spent months off the Atlanta airwaves after October's iHeartMedia layoffs. Now he's back on the air at Cox Media Group's B98.5 (WSB-FM) as nighttime host, completing an all-local weekday lineup. He also serves as as Production Manager for the cluster.
Paul O’Malley Exits Charleston GM Seat For Higher Saga Role
Saga Communications is shifting one of its market leaders into a corporate growth role. Paul O'Malley moves from President and General Manager of Charleston Media Solutions to Senior Vice President of Revenue Development, taking on Saga's digital revenue strategy.
TM Studios, Mix 96.5 Reunite For New Jingle Pack
TM Studios and Mix 96.5 Brand Manager JR Ammons are working together again, this time on a new jingle package for Audacy's Houston Hot AC station. The package, called "Mix Hot AC 2," is already on air on KHMX and is now available for syndication.
Elvis Duran Gets Into Pod Production with Heyman, MCM Studios
iHeartMedia syndicated host Elvis Duran and WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman are among those teaming on a new podcast, vodcast, and creator development company to help brands and media personalities produce and monetize premium content.
Podcast and Radio Data Align On How Host-Read Ads Win
Podcast advertising's biggest assumptions didn't hold up in Magellan AI's Q1 2026 benchmark report: host-read copy beat slicker produced and programmatic buys, and smaller, long-tail shows retained listeners better than the biggest names in podcasting.
