Lotus Prepares For Leadership Change In Tucson
She has been in radio management for 42 years and today serves as General Manager of Lotus Communications' Tucson properties. At the end of 2025, she'll be retiring. Her successor and a new management team will be unveiled Monday.
Another Difficult Quarter Comes To Cumulus
Audio content creation and distribution company Cumulus Media quietly released its Q3 earnings report on Thursday, and for the casual media observer, the results appear bleak. Are poor comps due to 2024 political ads a factor? What about digital, which Madison & Wall's Brian Wieser calls a "bright spot"?
Self-Serve Audio Ad Buys Get A Building Boost From Triton
As Triton Digital sees it, the platform's launch "taps into the growing wave of AI-driven creative tools" designed to reshape how small and mid-sized businesses access digital audio advertising. "It’s a big step in making premium audio inventory more accessible and automated," the company says.
Iconic Philadelphia Air Talent Pierre Robert Dies
According to police reports, Pierre was found deceased in his home on Wednesday, October 29. The circumstances surrounding his passing are not yet known. No foul play is suspected.
NBCU, iHeartMedia Agree On 2026 Winter Olympics Partnership
NBCUniversal has extended an exclusive relationship with iHeartMedia tied to the Olympics by giving it the U.S. audio rights to the upcoming Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for February 6-22, 2026 in Italy.
Longtime Radio Station Owner Sima Birach Dies
He was widely known as the head of Birach Broadcasting Corp. and a collection of multicultural, ethnic radio stations found in a variety of markets. Now, many across the radio industry and the Serbian Orthodox community of greater Detroit are paying their respects to Sima Birach, who has died at the age of 86.
CPB Slams NPR’s ‘Over-Caffeinated Conspiracy Theory’
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has formally asked a federal judge to deny NPR’s request for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment, claiming the public radio organization’s claims are “at sharp odds with the record.”
Skyview Secures A Partnership With Veritone
The new deal will allow Veritone to collaborate with Skyview’s sales leadership team on the VeriAds offering, which provides Veritone’s broadcast customers opportunities to generate new, incremental advertising revenue with reduced operational support.
Richmond Relocates To Sacramento As Bonneville’s Market Head
Four broadcast audio brands serving California's state capital region owned by Bonneville International have a new leader, and it is the individual who has spent the last five years serving as Director of Sales for the licensee's Seattle radio stations.
CRS, Radio Vendor Alliance Partner for Pre-Show Forum
For the first time, Country Radio Seminar is getting three pre-show seminars focused on the next era of radio operations, ranging from music programming and AI innovation to digital strategy and revenue growth, in conjunction with the Radio Vendor Alliance.
NPR: Politics Led CPB To Kill Satellite System Contract
NPR has shared that its legal team engaged in private conversations with the longtime head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, who spoke under oath, involving a scuttled contract involving the operation of a satellite distribution system for its member stations. That conversation is set to gain a public venue on Tuesday.
AutoStage Broadcaster Portal On Deck For November Launch
Xperi took full advantage of its presence at NAB Show New York to announce an enhanced version of its DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal launching on November 1, introducing expanded audience analytics that will now stretch across 250 US markets.
Bob and Rich Bookend An Earnings Monday For Radio
On Monday, November 10, the executive leadership team at Townsquare Media will be unveiling the company's third quarter earnings results at the start of the day. It is now known that the radio industry's biggest single owner of radio stations will do the same after that day's closing bell for U.S. financial markets.
To Infinity: Audacy Arm Lassoes An Ex-Skyview Leader
She's a very familiar figure in radio industry circles, and following an organizational shift in April departed Skyview Networks. At the time, there were hints that she'd resurface soon. That announcement arrived on October 23, and it sees Jeanne-Marie Condo-Bucknell take a role at Audacy Inc.'s Infinity Networks.
Sinclair’s Cincinnati Leader Jumps To Crosstown Radio Role
He's been associated with Sinclair Inc.'s local television operations in Cincinnati for nearly two decades, through two stints briefly interrupted by a three-month sales role in Indianapolis. Now, he's returning to Radio, a media industry sector he last held a role in some 20 years ago — at a Cincinnati FM.










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