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After almost 30 years with iHeartMedia and its predecessor company, Clear Channel Communications, Tom McConnell — a Division and Region President who has led several markets for the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations — is retiring. This will see two company veterans each take Division President roles, as the company prepares for McConnell's formal exit.

It has played an outsized role in the aftermath of the devastation to Asheville, N.C., caused by Hurricane Helene and its remnants between September 27 and 28. On Friday, a Premiere Networks air personality found himself at the iHeartMedia-owned News/Talk radio station, co-hosting his daily syndicated program while raising needed funds for a significant recovery effort.

One of the world's most renowned investors sees value in the satellite radio company looking to gain more ears through smart speakers and smartphone apps. With his investment firm's acquisition of Sirius XM stock, a big comeback was underway in Monday's trading after reaching lows not seen for 12 years.

Take one look at what brand is the most active at national radio by play count, and there's an obvious leader for the week ending October 13. And, the big win comes even as the auto insurance specialist category begins to heat up once again.

An unidentified man has been rescued from a 250-foot broadcast tower used by a Salem Media Group station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. Meanwhile, a radio tower used by a Cumulus Media AM serving Albuquerque has collapsed after a hot air balloon crashed into it on Friday morning.

A popular member of an iHeartMedia syndicated morning show superserving African American listeners will be heading to Detroit for a one-on-one interview with Vice President Kamala Harris — a chat that will be shared by iHeartMedia to potential voters across the U.S.

He was a popular radio personality in New England before becoming the co-owner of a 10-station radio broadcasting company in Maine that in May 1999 sold its assets to Citadel for millions of dollars. Now, many across the industry are pausing to remember J.J. Jeffrey, who has died at the age of 84.

"For disasters, which hurricanes are, it just plays in to what we are set up to do — to serve the community with local information, and always being there, and proving ourselves to it." That's how David Ayres, VP/GM of Flagler Broadcasting, described how his collection of radio stations serve a portion of Northeast Florida. We revisit our conversation from four years ago as Hurricane Milton turbo-charged his AMs and FMs.

The NAB presented the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, a celebration held at the Javits Center during NAB Show New York. The ceremony, presented by Xperi, was hosted by Bobby Bones.

The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), on Thursday opened its entry window for the 50th annual Gracie Awards, which celebrate "the groundbreaking contributions of women in media, serving as a beacon for exceptional content created by, for, and about women."

A station that is the Huntington-Ashland area's Air1 Worship Music Member station is being sold again — this time to a secular operation.

Townsquare Media has decided when it intends to release its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The news from the company led by CEO Bill Wilson and CFO Stu Rosenstein is due two days after Election Day.

From game-changing shifts in creativity to artificial intelligence, measurement and audience activation, one of the nation's biggest audio content creation and distribution companies is highlighting key trends it believes are "crucial for navigating the evolving ad environment" in a new "State of Audio" report.

Beasley Media Group has offered details regarding the expiration and final results of its exchange offer of its existing notes; its tender offer; its new notes offer; and its consent solicitation established in its exchange offer designed to replace old debt at new debt — giving the radio station owner more time to repay its lenders.

Denise Potter lives 30 minutes south of Asheville, in Hendersonville, N.C. After nearly a week without reliable cell service, Denise spoke with Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink to share her experience during and after Hurricane Helene — and the difference radio is making in the region. We are pleased to share her story in its entirety.