Cox Media Group (CMG) Atlanta has promoted Abby Jessen to Director of Branding and Programming for AC WSB-FM (B98.5) Atlanta, effective immediately. Jessen will oversee the station's programming, brand strategy and audience development while continuing her midday airshift. An Atlanta native and University of Georgia graduate, Jessen has spent more than More

Bonneville Denver Ups Nathan Gilbert to Sales Director

Nathan Gilbert

Bonneville Denver has promoted Nathan Gilbert to Director of Sales, effective immediately. Gilbert previously served as General Sales Manager for the cluster, a position he held for the past year. In his new role, Gilbert will oversee Bonneville Denver's sales organization, focusing on strengthening More

WMNF Tampa Names Alex Worthey General Manager

Alex Worthey

WMNF-FM (88.5) Tampa has appointed veteran broadcast and public media executive Alex Worthey as General Manager, effective November 2. His appointment follows a national search conducted by the Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation Board of Directors. Worthey brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial More

FCC Hears Opposing Views on Radio Ownership Caps

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC Hears Opposing Views on Radio Ownership Caps The debate over local radio ownership limits continues at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with Cumulus Media urging the agency to eliminate the restrictions while two music industry organizations are calling for their retention. In separate ex More

Edison Identifies Top Podcasts for Independent Voters

Edison Research at SSRS

A new analysis from Edison Research at SSRS identifies the podcasts with the highest concentrations of politically Independent listeners, offering advertisers and media buyers insight into which programs are most effective at reaching this audience. Using data from Edison Podcast Metrics, the analysis More

NYPR Names Kimberly Watson Chief Development Officer

New York Public Radio (NYPR)

New York Public Radio (NYPR) has named Kimberly Watson Chief Development Officer, overseeing the organization's development and membership operations. Watson brings more than three decades of fundraising and leadership experience with major arts and cultural institutions. In her More

Veteran Radio Executive Norman Feuer Dies at 88

Norman Feuer

Veteran radio executive Norman Feuer, whose broadcasting career spanned more than five decades and included leadership positions at Viacom Radio, Noble Broadcast Group and Triathlon Broadcasting, died peacefully at home on October 19, 2026, following a three-year battle with dementia. He was 88. Born More

Broadcasters Foundation Expands Financial Assistance

Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA)

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) has expanded its charitable assistance programs with the introduction of Hardship Grants designed to help radio and television professionals facing financial difficulties caused by extraordinary circumstances. The new grants provide More

KMOX St. Louis Adds 'The Last Show with David Cooper'

David Cooper

KMOX (1120 and 104.1) in St. Louis has added "The Last Show with David Cooper" to its weekday programming lineup. The program airs Monday through Friday from 9-11pm, bringing a mix of expert interviews, humor and discussions of contemporary issues to the Audacy News/Talk outlet. Hosted by former Silicon More

Jeff Weber Media Adds Wink Martindale Christmas Special

Jeff Weber Media

Jeff Weber Media has expanded its syndicated programming lineup with the addition of "100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time with Wink Martindale," a ten-hour holiday radio special featuring popular Christmas songs and stories behind the recordings. The award-winning program is More

NAB Announces 2026 Marconi Radio Award Winners

2026 Marconi Radio Awards

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the winners of the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Tuesday evening during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, recognizing outstanding radio stations, personalities and industry leaders from across the country. More

WBUR Boston CEO Margaret Low to Retire in June 2027

Margaret Low

WBUR-FM (90.9) Boston Chief Executive Officer Margaret Low has announced plans to retire at the end of June 2027, concluding nearly seven years leading the public radio news organization. Low, 67, informed employees of her decision in a memo Tuesday morning. Low joined WBUR in January 2020 following a More

DTS AutoStage Expands Radio Measurement to 550 Markets

Xperi

Xperi Inc. has announced a major expansion of its DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal, adding 246 U.S. markets and bringing its total audience measurement coverage to 550 markets across 49 states. The expansion includes 173 previously under-measured small and mid-sized radio markets. More

Flor Leibaschoff Named 2027 Radio Mercury Chief Judge

Flor Leibaschoff

The Radio Mercury Awards has named Flor Leibaschoff, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of BeautifulBeast, as chief judge for the 36th annual Radio Mercury Awards competition in 2027. Leibaschoff brings more than 25 years of advertising experience to the role, with a career focused on creative More

KODS Reno Morning Host Panama Hoston Dies at 66

Panama Hoston

Longtime Northern Nevada radio personality Panama Hoston, known to listeners simply as "Panama," died Sunday evening at Renown Medical Center from complications of liver failure. He was 66. Hoston was a familiar voice on Reno Media Group's KODS-FM (103.7 The River) and 1270 AM The Buzz, where he had More

Alpha Libraries Launches Radio Imaging Platform

Alpha Imaging For Radio

SourceAudio's Alpha Libraries has launched Alpha Imaging for Radio, a new production resource offering 750,000 imaging and sound design elements to help radio stations develop distinctive, custom-branded audio across all formats. Built on the existing Alpha Libraries platform, which features 3.9 million More

Gordon Deal's Morning Show Reaches 325 Affiliates

Compass Media Networks

"This Morning, America's First News" with Gordon Deal has added 20 new affiliate stations, bringing the nationally syndicated news program's total to 325 affiliates across the country. Among the latest additions are KMOX-AM in St. Louis, WCCO-AM in Minneapolis and KMBX in Las Vegas, expanding More

MIW, NABLF LAUNCH Mentorship Deadline Set for October 30

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) and the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF)

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) and the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) are reminding women pursuing careers in broadcast engineering, audio production and technical operations that applications for the 2026 LAUNCH Mentorship Program close Friday, October 30. More

Entravision Appoints Two New Directors to Board

Entravision

Entravision Communications Corporation has expanded its Board of Directors from seven to nine members with the appointments of Gary Ferrera and Brian Krzanich, effective October 14, 2026, according to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20. Both executives will serve More

Premiere Launches ''Animal Thunderdome'' Podcast

Animal Thunderdome with Clay Travis and Danny G

Premiere Networks has launched "Animal Thunderdome with Clay Travis and Danny G," a new weekly podcast featuring unusual wildlife encounters, animal attacks and bizarre stories from the natural world. The podcast reunites Clay Travis, co-host of Premiere Networks' nationally syndicated "The Clay & Buck More

Audacy Flips WTDY Philadelphia to Country as US 96.5

WTDY (US 96.5) Philadelphia

Audacy has flipped Hot AC WTDY-FM in Philadelphia to Country as "US 96.5," introducing a new destination for Country music listeners in the City of Brotherly Love. The format change took effect Monday, October 19, with the station broadcasting commercial-free through October 24. The new US 96.5 features More

MRC Revokes Nielsen PPM Accreditation in Four Markets

Media Rating Council (MRC)

The Media Rating Council (MRC) has revoked accreditation for Nielsen Audio's Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings services in four major radio markets and denied accreditation for an additional 18 markets, according to its third-quarter 2026 accreditation decisions. The four markets losing accreditation More

Changes & Moves

Carter Alan

iHeartMedia Boston has announced that veteran radio personality Carter Alan will retire from Classic Rock WZLX-FM (100.7 WZLX) after 47 years More

B98.5 Atlanta Promotes Abby Jessen to BM

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