Podcast topic and host are the two most important factors for U.S. weekly podcast consumers when choosing a show to listen to or watch, according to new data from Edison Research at SSRS. Edison Podcast Metrics found that 64% of weekly podcast consumers consider a show’s topic important when selecting a podcast. Edison said the

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Radio news salaries increased for the second consecutive year in 2025, rising 7.64% and outpacing the 2.9% U.S. inflation rate, according to the latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey. The increase was considerably smaller than the 14.5% jump reported a year earlier. News reporters, sports anchors and sports reporters recorded the largest average salary gains,

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Cumulus Media and Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri are urging the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate its local radio ownership limits, arguing in separate ex parte meetings that rules unchanged since 1996 no longer reflect today’s competitive audio and advertising marketplace. The filings come as the FCC conducts its 2022 Quadrennial Regulatory Review, which includes consideration of

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, advancing legislation that would require automakers to maintain access to AM broadcast radio in new passenger vehicles sold in the United States. The measure, H.R. 979, was introduced by Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ). The House Energy

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G-STAR and Wu-Tang Clan, in association with Iconic Artists Group, are bringing raw denim and raw rap together. The two confirmed a multi-year apparel collaboration, with the first collection set to preview this fall in Atlanta, timed to Wu-Tang Clan’s performance at Shaky Knees Festival (September 18–20, Piedmont Park), before rolling out worldwide in time

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On 11 September, a Los Angeles federal jury found the rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, not guilty of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a man in Los Angeles four years ago. Prosecutors have confirmed he will remain in custody until his racketeering case, tied to the 2022 shooting death

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Your ROI Obsession Is Killing Sales And Profit Growth And Could Destroy Your Brand Since COVID, advertising ROI has grown 4% but the profit driven by advertising has dropped by 11%, reports Les Binet, the world’s foremost authority on marketing effectiveness. These findings come from a brand-new study published by Les Binet and Will Davis

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A new nationally syndicated morning news program, “America’s Morning News,” will launch Monday, September 21, providing stations with a replacement option following the conclusion of “America in the Morning.” The weekday program, produced by AccuMinute and distributed by Talk Media Network, will feature an hour of news, business, sports, entertainment and other information. A weekend edition

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Global Media Investment Executives Representing More Than $184 Billion in Measured Media Investment to Headline Conference The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) will bring together some of the nation’s most influential media, marketing and advertising executives for the 2026 NABOB Fall Conference / Power of Urban Radio Forum, October 7–8, 2026 in Washington,

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People.com reports Lionel Richie has been released from the hospital. Earlier this week, the “Hello” singer checked himself in as a precaution after performing a show in St. Louis on Saturday evening. Now, he’s back home in Los Angeles and “doing great,” PEOPLE confirms. The 77-year-old star was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), where he underwent

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