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Urban One Names Dallas Leadership Team


Urban One Dallas has announced a series of leadership appointments for its Dallas-Fort Worth radio cluster following the company's acquisition of Service Broadcasting. Maurice Potts (pictured) has been named Vice President and General Manager, Karl Whittingham has been promoted to Director of Sales, and Kevin Jenkins joins the company as Local Sales Manager. More

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Andre Yancey Named Brand Manager of 102 JAMS
Andre Yancey
Andre Yancey
Audacy has named Bay Area native Andre Yancey Brand Manager of KRBQ-FM (102 JAMS) in San Francisco, where he will oversee the station's content strategy, talent, operations and branding. Yancey will continue serving as Assistant Brand Manager for WXBK-FM (94.7 The Block) in New York. "As a Bay Area More

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MIW Opens Applications for Speak Up! Mentorship
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW)
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW)
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) has opened applications for the fourth annual Speak Up! Mentorship Program, a year-long leadership initiative created in partnership with Media Staffing Network. Applications are being accepted through Friday, August 28. Established in honor of the late Laurie More

K-LOVE Promotes Bradshaw to HR Vice President
Tanesha Bradshaw
Tanesha Bradshaw
K-LOVE has promoted Tanesha Bradshaw to Vice President of Human Resources, expanding her leadership role within the ministry's parent organization, K-LOVE, Inc. Bradshaw, who previously oversaw employee relations across the organization, will now lead the ministry's people strategy while overseeing key human More

NAB Joins Global Radio Ready Coalition
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has joined Radio Ready, a global coalition working to ensure broadcast radio remains prominent and easily accessible in the dashboards of connected vehicles. NAB becomes the first U.S.-based broadcasting organization to join the initiative, expanding Radio More

Curtis Media Closes on Coastal NC Radio Cluster
Curtis Media Group
Curtis Media Group
Curtis Media Group has closed on it's previously announced acquisition of a group of North Carolina radio outlets from Capitol Broadcasting Company. The transaction includes 100kW WRMR-FM (98.7) in Jacksonville, NC; 0.8kW WMFD-AM (630) and translators W269DF-FX (101.7) and W240AS-FX (95.9) in Wilmington, More

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Rodeo Radio Becomes Pasadena Rodeo Radio
KKBQ-FM-HD2 in Houston
KKBQ-FM-HD2 in Houston
Radio One Houston's KKBQ-HD2 has temporarily rebranded its Classic Country outlet as "Pasadena Rodeo Radio" in advance of the 77th Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo, scheduled for September 18-26. The station made the switch yesterday at 5pm and will continue operating under the special branding for the next More

SiriusXM Launches $5-Per-Month Sports Pass
SiriusXM
SiriusXM
SiriusXM is introducing SiriusXM Sports Pass, a new subscription tier that packages the company's complete sports audio lineup into a standalone offering for $5 per month or $49 annually. The new service launches September 1, timed with the start of the college football and NFL More

Ian Rambo Named OM for Connoisseur Fredericksburg
Ian Rambo
Ian Rambo
Connoisseur Media has appointed veteran programmer Ian Rambo as Operations Manager for its Fredericksburg, VA, cluster. Rambo joins the company after more than a decade in Midwest broadcasting. Most recently, he served as Operations Manager for Riverfront Broadcasting in Rapid City, SD. Prior to More

Edison: Audio Key to Reaching 2026 Voters
Edison Research at SSRS
Edison Research at SSRS
A new analysis from Edison Research's Share of Ear study highlights the importance of ad-supported audio as political campaigns gear up for the 2026 U.S. election cycle, finding that 81% of voting-age Americans are reached by ad-supported audio every day. The report examines which audio platforms most More

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TM Studios Brings TRIL Imaging Library to U.S.
TM Studios
TM Studios
TM Studios has partnered with Capital Of Media to bring TRIL -- The Radio Imaging Library to broadcasters across the U.S., offering producers a growing collection of production elements designed to speed workflow while supporting creative station imaging. Already in use by major European broadcasters More

Allison Demers Joins WIHS as News Director
Allison Demers
Allison Demers
Religious WIHS-FM in Middletown, CT has named veteran Connecticut broadcaster Allison Demers as its new Faith & Ministry News Director and weekday afternoon host. Demers will make her on-air debut Monday, August 3, hosting afternoons from 2-6pm. A Waterbury native with three decades of radio and More

Kim Komando Joins KEIB-AM Weekend Lineup
Kim Komando
Kim Komando
WestStar Entertainment announced that The Kim Komando Show has been added to the weekend lineup on KEIB-AM (1150 The Patriot) in Los Angeles, with broadcasts beginning this week. The syndicated program offers listeners practical advice on topics including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital More

2026 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced
Marconi Radio Awards
Marconi Radio Awards
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the finalists for the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards during a livestreamed presentation hosted by Toby Knapp and Chilli Amar, co-hosts of "Toby + Chilli in the Morning" on 97.1 WASH-FM in Washington, DC. The winners More

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K-LOVE Names Andrew Lambeth as Marketing Chief
Andrew Lambeth
Andrew Lambeth
K-LOVE Inc., parent company of the K-LOVE and Air1 Christian radio networks, has named Andrew Lambeth as its new Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective September 1. Lambeth will join the ministry's Leadership Team and oversee its communications, creative and marketing departments. He joins More

Audacy: Trusted Podcast Hosts Drive Holiday Sales
Audacy Insights
Audacy Insights
As brands prepare for the 2026 holiday shopping season, a new Audacy Insights report argues that trusted podcast hosts have become one of the most influential factors in driving consumer purchase decisions, particularly as shoppers begin researching gifts earlier and rely more heavily on recommendations. More

Vida Unida Expands Live Weekday Lineup
Rocio Madrid and Carlos Manuelle
Rocio Madrid and Carlos Manuelle
Hope Media Group's Spanish-language Christian network Vida Unida has expanded its weekday programming schedule, becoming live from 6am to 10pm CT each weekday for the first time in the network's history. The new lineup, which debuted July 7, significantly increases the network's live presence. More

Pattison Media Adopts Quu Visual Radio Platform
Quu
Quu
Pattison Media has partnered with Quu Inc. to bring visual radio technology to 39 of its stations, enabling programming and advertising content to appear on compatible vehicle dashboards and online audio streams. The agreement expands Pattison Media's digital capabilities by adding Quu's patented visual More

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Jack Abernethy to Chair BFOA Golf Tournament
Jack Abernethy
Jack Abernethy
Jack Abernethy, Chief Executive Officer of FOX Television Stations, has been named Chair of the Broadcasters Foundation of America's 2026 Celebrity Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, September 14, at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, NY. The annual tournament is the Foundation's second-largest More

Edison: Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Audio Reach
Cumulus Media | Westwood One
Cumulus Media | Westwood One
A new analysis of Edison Research's Q2 2026 "Share of Ear" study concludes that AM/FM radio continues to dominate ad-supported audio listening, while challenging common perceptions about Spotify's advertising reach and audience demographics. The findings, highlighted in a new Cumulus Media | Westwood One More

Mix 99.5 Launches David & Meredith in the Morning
David & Meredith
David & Meredith
iHeartMedia's WMAG (Mix 99.5) in Greensboro has launched "David & Meredith in the Morning," with David Jones and Meredith Michaels taking over the AC outlets weekday morning slot from 6-10am, effective immediately. "We are absolutely thrilled to be joining the Mix 99.5 family as your new morning show More

Mark Simone Extends Deal With 710 WOR New York
Mark Simone
Mark Simone
iHeartMedia New York has signed veteran personality Mark Simone to a new long-term agreement that will keep him on 710 WOR while expanding his weekday program by an hour. Under the new deal, The Mark Simone Show will air weekdays from 9am to noon, growing from its current two-hour format. Simone has been a More

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Changes & Moves
David & Meredith
David & Meredith
WMAG (Mix 99.5) in Greensboro has launched "David & Meredith in the Morning," with David Jones and Meredith Michaels taking More

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