Triton Digital has released its September 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, with iHeart Audience Network maintaining its lead among podcast sales networks while posting an increase in average weekly downloads. According to the report, iHeart Audience Network ranked first with 67.3 million average weekly downloads, up from 65.9 million in August. Audioboom remained second with 15.5

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the winners of the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Tuesday evening during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, recognizing outstanding radio stations, personalities and industry leaders from across the country. Held on the eve of NAB Show New York, the annual celebration brought together

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Cox Media Group (CMG) Atlanta has promoted Abby Jessen to Director of Branding and Programming for AC WSB-FM (B98.5) Atlanta, effective immediately. Jessen will oversee the station’s programming, brand strategy and audience development while continuing her midday airshift. An Atlanta native and University of Georgia graduate, Jessen has spent more than a decade with Cox

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Media executive, AI speaker and entrepreneur Hurricane Dave Smith, DTM, today announced the launch of Hurricane Dave AI, a new Facebook platform where he will walk followers through the artificial intelligence tools he uses on a regular basis. Smith also announced the formation of AI Influences Everything LLC, a new company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Smith has

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding through the Department of Defense to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research programs and capabilities at 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Nearly $10 million in federal funding will be allocated to UNCF-member institution Clark Atlanta University,

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For the next two weeks, urban radio should be talking directly to everyone about the midterm elections coming up. Just as the Black community impacts culture, it continues to be a force during elections. According to Pew Research Center, there are 34,450,000 eligible Black voters in the U.S. – 14% of all eligible voters. The bulk of

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Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday, October 9th, 2026. The AM/FM radio markets of Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola and Panama City, Florida were right in the crosshairs of the storm. The storm continued inland, hitting Atlanta on Saturday, October 10th. DTS AutoStage

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5 new jobs today Market Account Executive Cumulus Media · Daly City, CA  ·  Oct 20 sales Radio Host / Multimedia Content Creator & Brand Influencer – KSII Townsquare Media · El Paso, TX  ·  Oct 20 on-air Production Specialist iHeartMedia · Virtual, TX  ·  Oct 20 production Outbound Inside Sales Account Executive iHeartMedia  ·  Oct 20 sales KSL

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