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Radio Hall of Fame Reveals 2026 Inductees

The Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the eight inductees selected for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame class. The inductees will be honored during the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for Thursday, October 8. The 2026 class includes Boomer Esiason, WFAN-AM/FM New York; Dennis Green More

Chuck Damico Named PD of Philadelphia's WXTU

Chuck Damico

Beasley Media Group has named Chuck Damico Program Director of WXTU-FM in Philadelphia following the retirement of longtime Brand Manager and Program Director Mark "Razz" Radziewicz. Damico officially assumes the role on May 23. He currently serves as Program Director for Rock WMMR-FM and WMGK-FM, where he More

CRS360 Session Focuses on In-Car Radio Measurement

CRS360

Country Radio Broadcasters has released the latest installment of its CRS360 educational series, featuring a presentation focused on in-car radio measurement and listener analytics. The session, titled "DTS Autostage: The End Of The Measurement Guessing Game," is now available on More

Triton Digital Expands Sounder.AI Integration

Triton Digital

Triton Digital announced an expanded integration of its Sounder.AI contextual targeting and brand suitability tools within The Trade Desk programmatic advertising platform, aimed at improving podcast ad targeting and campaign optimization. The enhanced integration gives More

Gracie Awards Celebrate Women Reshaping Media

Gracie Awards

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation celebrated its 75th anniversary with the presentation of the 51st Annual Gracie Awards at the The Beverly Wilshire, honoring women across journalism, entertainment, sports, podcasting, and digital media. Hosted by two-time Emmy-nominated More

Rick Thomas to Exit Beasley Media Tampa in June

Rick Thomas

Beasley Media Group announced that Rick Thomas will step away from his leadership role in Tampa effective June 1, as he shifts his focus toward spending more time with his family. Thomas joined Beasley Media Group in January 2023 as Brand Manager for the company's Tampa radio cluster, overseeing WLLD-FM, More

Beach Football League Partners With iHeartMedia

Beach Football League

The Beach Football League has entered into a strategic partnership with iHeartMedia, naming iHeartRadio the league's Official Audio and Radio Partner beginning with the 2026 season. Under the agreement, iHeartMedia will provide promotional support for the league through its radio, podcast, digital, social More

AI-Run Radio Experiment Reveals Distinct Personalities

Andon Labs

A new experiment from Andon Labs found that artificial intelligence models tasked with autonomously operating internet radio stations quickly developed dramatically different on-air personalities - ranging from calm and polished to repetitive, conspiracy-focused, and politically activist. The project, More

NPR Cuts Jobs Amid Funding, Revenue Challenges

National Public Radio (NPR)

NPR is restructuring its newsroom and offering voluntary buyouts to employees as the public media organization works to address budget pressures tied to declining sponsorship revenue and the loss of federal funding for public broadcasting stations. NPR President and CEO Katherine More

Screamin' Scott Randall Joins WCSX Morning Show

Screamin' Scott Randall

Beasley Media's Classic Rock WCSX-FM has promoted longtime Detroit radio personality Screamin' Scott Randall to mornings, effective May 18. Randall moves into the morning slot after serving as the station's afternoon host. Before joining WCSX, he spent years as part of the morning lineup at Detroit rock More

PodcastOne Extends Lindsie Chrisley Deal, Adds Show

PodcastOne

PodcastOne has extended its agreement with podcast host Lindsie Chrisley for sales and distribution rights to "The Southern Tea" in a new multi-year deal. The company also announced it has acquired distribution rights to "Dude Dads," a podcast from the KILLR Network hosted by Jeri More

Report: Podcast Ad Spending Up 28% in Q1 2026

Magellan AI

Podcast advertising spending increased 28% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2026, according to Magellan AI's newly released Podcast Advertising Benchmark Report. The report, based on analysis of more than 95,000 podcast episodes, found that while overall Q1 spending declined 7% from the fourth More

Study: Commuting Rebounds for Media Buyers

Cumulus Media | Westwood One

A new blog post from Cumulus Media | Westwood One's Audio Active Group says commuting among marketers, media agency executives, and average Americans continues to rebound, helping reinforce AM/FM radio's position as a dominant advertising platform for in-car listening. The report combines findings from More

Triton: Comedy, Sports Fuel Podcast Growth

Triton Digital

Triton Digital has released its Q1 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, showing Comedy, News, and Society & Culture remained the top podcast genres by reach during the first quarter of 2026, while Kids & Family and Health & Fitness posted the strongest quarter-over-quarter growth. Comedy More

Woody & Wilcox Join Mornings on WROV in Roanoke

Woody & Wilcox

iHeartMedia Roanoke-Lynchburg has added the syndicated "Woody & Wilcox Show" to mornings on Classic Rock 96.3 WROV. The program debuted Monday, May 18, airing weekdays from 6-10am. Originating from iHeartMedia's Charlotte studios, the show is currently heard in 20 markets across More

Backstage Country Launches New Podcast Series

Backstage Country Uncut

A new country music podcast, Backstage Country Uncut, will debut May 29, expanding the nationally syndicated Backstage Country radio brand into long-form audio conversations with country artists. Hosted by radio personality Elaina Smith, the weekly podcast will feature extended interviews with country stars, More

Seaboard Adds Rich Appel Countdown Show

That Thing with Rich Appel

Newly launched syndication firm Seaboard Networks has added "That Thing with Rich Appel" to its programming lineup and will now distribute the weekly Classic Hits countdown show to its affiliate base worldwide. The program, hosted by radio veteran Rich Appel, currently airs on approximately 100 radio and More

iHeartMedia, P&G Launches Elton John Impact Awards

Elton John Impact Awards

iHeartMedia and Procter & Gamble have announced the inaugural Elton John Impact Awards, a new audio special and podcast series honoring influential LGBTQ community members and allies. Hosted by Billy Porter and Elvis Duran, the program will debut June 1 on the iHeartRadio app, major podcast platforms, More

Compass to Syndicate Quiet Storm with Lenny Green

Compass Media Networks

Compass Media Networks will begin managing marketing, distribution, and advertising sales for The Quiet Storm with Lenny Green beginning June 1. Hosted by veteran personality Lenny Green, the syndicated program features R&B and slow jams and airs Monday through Thursday from 7pm to midnight and Sundays from More

Ed Ruscha Radio-Themed Artwork Heads to Auction

Ed Ruscha Radio

A radio-themed painting by acclaimed contemporary artist Ed Ruscha from the estate of radio executive Tom Rounds will go up for auction May 21 at Christie's in New York City. The work, Radio in Red, will be featured as Lot 420 during Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale at Rockefeller Plaza. More

Connoisseur Closes on Bonneville SF Stations

Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media has completed its acquisition of four Northern California radio outlets from Bonneville International. Included in the deal were 7.2kW KBLX-FM (102.9) in Berkeley, 40kW KMVQ-FM (99.7) and 24kW KOIT-FM (96.5) in San Francisco, and 10kW KUFX-FM (98.5) in San Jose. Bonneville International More

Buffalo Bills Return to 97 Rock for 2026 Season

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills have announced a new partnership with Cumulus Media that will make WGRF-FM (97 Rock) the team's flagship station beginning with the 2026 NFL season. The move marks the Bills' return to FM radio and a reunion with 97 Rock, which previously served as the team's flagship station from 1998 More

Changes & Moves

Jim O'Brien

Detroit radio personality Jim O'Brien has exited Beasley Media Group's Classic Rock "94.7 WCSX" following a 24-year run with the station. More

Radio Hall of Fame Reveals 2026 Inductees

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