Caroline Beasley, CEO of the Beasley Media Group, is set to receive this year’s NAB National Radio Award during the NAB/RAB Radio Show in October. Ms. Beasley is a second-generation broadcaster, joined the family firm founded by her father, George…
Podcast revenue to exceed $1 billion this year.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s US Podcast Advertising Revenue Study indicates that revenues will be up 19% in 2020 compared with the previous year. The study further indicates that 2021 will be a record-breaker, with over $1 billion in revenues; the…
On the road with Jessica and Gordon.
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith joined acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel in Washington state, at the State Leadership Conference last week—before a virtual audience, of course. Senator Smith compared the experiences of struggling broadcasters during the pandemic to the film It’s…
The LRFA list is growing quickly.
Fifty-two more members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors of the 2021 edition of the Local Radio Freedom Act, the non-binding resolution that opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. That…
Bob and Sheri back on the air in Charlotte.
The syndicated power couple found a new local base of operations less than a month after being cut loose by its home of 29 years. WLNK is now facing stiff competition from its own morning team at crosstown rival WKQC.…
The great information bleed.
According to a new study done by BIA for the NAB, broadcasters lose almost $2 billion a year from information they originate that is posted to social media, with no opportunity to earn that money back.
The Broadcasters Foundation needs your help.
Broadcasters Foundation of America is short on funds right now due to the fact that many of their best fundraising events were canceled due to the pandemic. The BFOA is “dedicated exclusively to providing financial aid to broadcasters and their…
Missouri declines the honor.
Once attached to another piece of legislation in the Missouri legislature, the idea of establishing Rush Limbaugh’s birthday, January 12, as “Rush Limbaugh Day” has been stripped from the bill without fanfare. The move was in response to the growing…
First they took the ratings. Now they’re taking podcasting.
According to the latest Triton Digital US Podcast Report for April, NPR and NPR News sit on top of the rankings for podcasts with the most downloads, adding to their growing dominance of audience ratings in significant markets.