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The Trailblazer Award, named for music industry pioneer and longtime BMI President/CEO Frances Preston, is the MIW's highest accolade. It is presented annually to a woman who, through industry leadership and accomplishments, champions and creates opportunities for other women in Radio.

A new Nielsen report released Monday on behalf of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) illustrates how brands can connect with the African American community to impact, grow and win with inclusion.

How are stations using the right strategies on the sales and revenue side to keep the quest for profits positive? That's a question that proved to be the focal point of a discussion on Sunday afternoon at the 2025 NAB Show moderated by the Chair and CEO of Chicago's Midway Broadcasting.

The FCC has released its broadcast station totals for the first quarter of 2025, reflecting the three-month period ending March 31. The biggest takeaway? A huge surge in noncommercial FM radio stations, the result of a recent FCC action designed to bring new educational stations to the FM band, skewed the numbers.

Dielectric, the Sinclair-owned broadcast tower company, has seen significant growth of late with its radio industry clients. In particular, FM station owners have been actively securing agreements with Dielectric. But, it hasn't been doing it alone: much of the activity is tied to 49-year-old pro audio company SCMS.

With days before the start of the 2025 NAB Show, it is now known that two FCC Commissioners will be appearing at the annual conference and expo, which begins Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Democrat will be at a North Hall session, while the Republican will appear the next morning. 

A longtime national music formats leader who joined Local Radio Networks (LRN) in 2019 after a tenure at Cumulus Media-owned Westwood One died on Tuesday night of a heart attack. He was engaged in his second favorite passion — ice hockey.

RAB and BIA Advisory Services find that local radio ranks as the fifth-largest advertising medium within the $171 billion local advertising marketplace, based on 2025 data it reviewed. The total dollars for 2025 reflect a "slight adjustment" compared to 2024.

It has been turning heads since last year's NAB Show with its machine translation and AI-fueled products for audio content creation and distribution companies. Now, ENCO is heading into the 2025 NAB Show with new offerings tied to its enCaption automated captioning and translation product line.

A radio station licensee based in Allentown, Pa., and led by Pat Cerullo gained attention in 2021 for purchasing four AM radio stations from Cumulus Media. Now, Cerullo and his Major Keystone operation are in the news again, as he's purchasing an FM translator poised to serve Stroudsburg, Pa.

Beasley Media Group has changed the programming of one of its Las Vegas radio stations to a blend of English-language and Spanish-language Adult Contemporary music — with a fully Spanish-language presentation. The branding borrows from a co-owned radio property in Tampa-St. Petersburg.

It first arrived just before the 2024 NAB Show. Now, the Steve Newberry-led and Joe Harb-founded Quu Inc. has released its 2025 report that offers an updated view of AM/FM radio's place in the top 100 best-selling vehicles in the U.S.

The NAB wants it, as do most of the nation's broadcast radio and television broadcasting companies. The FCC's Chairman, Brendan Carr, has stated his desire for it, too. Now, no less than 73 Members of Congress have called on the Commission to modernize the nation's broadcast ownership rules.

It was roughly 1 1/2 years ago when Urban One investors last heard from the company's executive leadership regarding its casino gaming ambitions. Now, CEO Alfred Liggins III has confirmed that the media and entertainment company superserving Black consumers is abandoning its plans to build a brick-and-mortar casino resort. 

For some, he's a memorable conservative talk host paired for nearly a decade with Rose Tennent. For older Steel City radio listeners, he's remembered as a Top 40 host paired with "Banana" across the 1980s at B94. Now, all are paying tribute to Jim Quinn, who has died.