Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Kelli Turner

Audacy Goes With RVPs, Erasing Market Manager Roles

Audacy CEO Kelli Turner, in an internal memo, notes that "to better capture opportunities, scale success, and sharpen our competitive edge," the privately held company with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management is establishing a regionalized sales organization. The Market Manager post is being erased.

Skyview President/CEO Acquires Full Ownership

He's been the Chairman and President/CEO of Skyview Networks, the national radio advertising organization, since April 2019, and before that spent many years at the former ABC News Radio enterprise, starting as a News Writer in 1986. Now, he's taking on full ownership of Skyview, Streamline Publishing has confirmed.
Craig Jahelka

Delmarva Broadcast Media Leader To Retire

It owns and operates a collection of 11 radio brands, in addition to seven broadcast TV offerings and real estate holding company Loblolly. The media properties are overseen by Craig Jahelka, a 50-year industry veteran associated with Draper Media since April 2008. A plan has now been put in place to determine Jahelka's successor.
District Judge Randolph D. Moss

Trumped: Judge Says No To Pubcaster Federal Funding Block

A District of Columbia District Court Judge has ruled against Donald J. Trump for his signing on May 1, 2025, of Executive Order 14290, which ended "taxpayer subsidization of biased media" by ending federal funding of both NPR and PBS by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting or any government agency.
Amie Pollard

WOOF! A Wiregrass Radio Veteran Grabs A Heritage Dothan Combo

Two decades ago she was a popular morning co-host and PD of a Styles Media Group Country FM serving Alabama's Wiregrass Region. Now, she's preparing to acquire a heritage AM/FM radio combo in Dothan made famous in the region by founding owner Agnes Dowling Simpson.

TuneIn Dials Up A NBC Sports Radio Partnership

Sports talk programming that includes the long-running Dan Patrick Show and live play-by-play events under the NBC Sports Radio banner is now getting an audio streaming marquee courtesy of the platform that is now owned by Canada's Stingray.

Another Ex-Alpha Media Market Shed By Connoisseur

Connoisseur Media has swiftly moved to part ways with stations in markets it obtained through its debt assumption-fueled merger with Alpha Media. Now, the company led by Jeffrey Warshaw has engineered another market exit by selling its four radio stations in the capital of Kansas. 
Debbie Kenyon

Kenyon Takes A Regional VP Role For Audacy

What do Jeff Federman, Mark Hannon, Claudia Menegus and Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero have in common? They are also Regional Presidents overseeing key Audacy markets. You can now add the woman overseeing the company's Motor City properties to that group of junior executives.
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Proposed Settlement In SiriusXM Class Action Case Gets Scrutiny

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed an objection to a proposed class action settlement involving SiriusXM, arguing that the deal unfairly prioritizes attorneys’ fees over compensation for consumers.

HOT 97 TV Debuts Tuesday In Its Home Market

Originally fueled by freestyle dance music and extended remixes of pop hits, WQHT-FM in New York followed sibling "POWER 106" in Los Angeles in the early 1990s with a transition to Hip-Hop. Today, the "HOT 97" brand is where hip-hop lives for a generation of New Yorkers. Now, it is getting a television home.

A Clear South Jersey Purchase For Edwin Andrade

An AM/FM combo and an FM translator serving a longtime hub of Hispanics in Southern New Jersey will soon wind up in the hands of the man behind The Voice Radio Network, thanks to a transaction that's just been submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval.
Bud Williamson

Bud Williamson Adds Another Hudson Valley FM Translator

In addition to commercial radio efforts including WALL Radio in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York, Bud Williamson has been busy putting together a network of facilities for a non-profit entity. An FM translator in Greene County will soon be tied to that network, following its sale from K-LOVE Inc.

Two Big Media Companies Go With ‘America250’ Offerings

The nation's largest audio content and creation company and No. 1 licensee of broadcast radio stations and the unit of the company that owns a MVPD, a "Big Four" TV network and the Peacock streaming platform have each announced that they're launching programming wrapped around the nation's 250th birthday.
The Phoenix sign as seen from Usery Mountain in Mesa, Ariz.

Star-Powered Session Alert: Engaging Gen Z Hispanic Audiences

Join us in Phoenix for a powerhouse lineup of creators and personalities who live and breathe Gen Z engagement every day. From TikTok to terrestrial radio, Gen Z Hispanics are shaping the future of our industry — and one dynamic Hispanic Radio Conference session will show exactly how to meet them where they are. 
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Nein Delay: Lengthy Wait Sinks SiriusXM Patent Fight

It's a victory in a federal court for the subscription-based satellite radio service provider, as a German entity known for its application-oriented research had sought to claim SiriusXM infringed on a patent it holds. A judge's decision puts a more than nine-year legal tussle to rest.