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He "retired" once before, when he exited WPLJ/New York, only to resurface shortly thereafter at crosstown WCBS-FM. This time, however, it appeared to be more official: Scott Shannon's final day in mornings delivering "New York's Greatest Hits" would be December 16, 2022.

Make it five publicly traded companies with radio stations in their asset stable that will be releasing their third quarter earnings report on Thursday, November 3. The fifth company to select that date: Entravision Communications.

The popular Premiere Networks syndicated radio host shares her thoughts in this second of a special two-part conversation with Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, conducted for their "Media Insultants" podcast. Weaver offered excerpts for the RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, and we are pleased to share them with our audience. LISTEN HERE

“We’re incredibly pleased to see the continued progress of TelevisaUnivision’s transformation with solid third quarter results that underscore growth across our major revenue streams, in all geographies," CEO Wade Davis said with the release of the company's Q3 results. How did its radio and TV stations perform, fiscally, during the quarter?

He's been in the radio industry for more than three decades and was most recently Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for WBLS-FM and WQHT-FM "Hot 97" in New York. Now, he's heading to Tampa Bay to serve as Market Manager for Beasley Media Group's six audio brands in the market.

In his new role, Jon Zellner will manage the programming, content and strategy for iHeartRadio’s digital channels and playlists while continuing to oversee iHeartMedia’s programming operations. The veteran radio programming executive has been with iHeartMedia since 2009 and has a rich history in FM.

Fasten your seatbelts. Salem Media Group has just become the fourth publicly traded radio broadcasting company that will deliver its Q3 2022 results on November 3.

Curious as to how the nation's leading audio content creator and distributor performed during the three-month period ending September 30? You'll get your answer on the first Thursday in November.

In this special guest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, veteran radio executives Jackson Weaver in Seattle and Keith Samuels in Los Angeles chat with Delilah in the first of a two-part podcast for their "Media Insultant" series about life as a radio station owner. Weaver is pleased to offer excerpts of their conversation with RBR+TVBR.  LISTEN HERE

On October 13, Beasley Media Group's publicly traded stock closed the day's trading session at $1. Since then, the company's shares have struggled to motor back to the upper-$1 range, where they sat some six months ago. With Monday's trading now complete, BBGI remains at a critical low for the audio content creation and distribution company.

Award-winning industry expert Jeff Smulyan, the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications, joins the five-star Forecast 2023 lineup to share insights from his 50-year media career and debut his new book, "Never Ride a Roller Coaster Upside Down."

The fight for program origination on a FM booster — key to the commercialization of "ZoneCasting" — has seen a multitude of industry leaders speak out against a FCC proposed rulemaking that would make it happen. The CEO of Connoisseur Media has been on the list of naysayers. Now, he's reiterating his company's opposition to the NPRM.

With new attention for its conservative Talk programming coming from the likes of The New York Times and two deals totaling $10 million poised to bring Spanish-language radio listeners in South Florida a new right-leaning audio hub, Salem Media Group executives are gearing up for an appearance at an investor conference scheduled for next week.

Urban One and Audacy Corp. are key radio industry companies, and the publicly traded entities have each decided when they will deliver their third quarter earnings results.

It's a Class B radio station at 1080 kHz with a mix of local and syndicated conservative talk programming serving the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz market. The facility also covers the San Jose market. Now, the licensee of this AM faces a potential fine for operating "at a variance from its authorized parameters."