Every great sales story in radio has a second story running underneath it: the log that got rebuilt at 4:45, the spot that got cut an hour before the deadline, the revision nobody saw coming. The people who handle those moments rarely get the credit. They get the blame when something slips, and silence when everything works.

Driving across the country with the radio on left the Washington, DC, station leader with a complaint and a challenge. Too many stations, he says, could have been anywhere in the US. His fix for a changing industry starts with doubling, even tripling, how local they sound.

Spanish Broadcasting System's bankruptcy plan that would put it in the hands of its creditors is drawing pushback from Hispanic media's marketing side. A trade group wants the FCC to look beyond the finances and weigh what the change could mean for Latinos.

Two Richmond stations have teed up a new tradition, and the first round was played for families who have lost a first responder. The inaugural golf outing raised money to help pay off mortgages and build custom homes for families and service members in need.

From the Great Recession to the AI boom, one reporter has been in the room for the stories that moved markets. Now ABC News Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis joins Forecast 2027 to give her read on the economy.

Podcasting just mapped how a casual listener becomes a superfan, and radio programmers may recognize the route. New research says the path runs through the host, daily habit, and direct access, with a sizable group of near-superfans needing only a nudge to cross over.

(Paige Nienaber) This week I sent all my clients pages and pages of Thanksgiving ideas, which, in the real world, is pretty late. If you can be working 90-120 days out, then that increases the chances that you might actually get a package sold.

Radio-backed scripted storytelling is competing on podcasting's awards stage. A six-episode disaster drama from Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks is a Signal Awards finalist for its voice acting, and fans now have a say in a separate award decided by public vote.

Alice Cooper is adding a satellite gig. The host of syndicated Alice's Attic and Radio Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper will launch his own weekly program on SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage, the rock channel created by Stevie Van Zandt.

Live play-by-play for all 32 NHL teams is back on satellite radio as the new season begins. SiriusXM is backing every game with NHL Network Radio's daily analysis, a weekday morning show, and team-specific channels in its app, now in the channel's 22nd year.