Save the Date! October 15–17 in Washington, DC for the 2025 NABOB Black Media Summit & Power of Urban Radio Forum—where culture, content, and commerce collide. This year’s summit features a powerful lineup of speakers, media leaders, and brand executives. Highlights include the Black-Owned Agency Brunch, Power of Urban Radio Awards Luncheon, CMO Workshop, State
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May ’25, 6+ Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, DC
RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS BALTIMORE | DENVER-BOULDER | DETROIT | MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD PHOENIX | SAN DIEGO | ST. LOUIS | TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER | WASHINGTON, DC PPMs coming Wednesday at 5PM(ET): Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, OH, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Orlando and Pittsburgh.
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The Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame Class of 2025
The fourth annual Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame celebrates the people who make Georgia radio great. From beloved hosts and legendary engineers to industry leaders behind the scenes, this year’s honorees represent the best and brightest in broadcasting. Congratulations to Steve Hegwood, the founder and CEO of Core Communicators and Core Radio Group,
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Byron Allen, McDonald’s Reach Settlement In $10 Billion Lawsuit
Allen Media Group chief Byron Allen has reached a settlement in the $10 billion lawsuit that he filed in 2021 alleging the fast food giant discriminated against Black-owned media companies in its TV advertising expenditures. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The deal averts a trial that had been scheduled to begin in federal court in
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Resistance Awakens | No Kings Weekend`
Urban radio you can talk about this the No Kings Weekend. All people of color need to be up to date in a real time world of changes and corruption. If you’re not saying anything, who’s side are you on? Remember what James Brown said about “talking loud and sayin’ nothin’. Nothin’ doesn’t work anymore.
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Radio.Cloud Unveils A New AI-Powered Feature
Radio.Cloud has unveiled a new AI-powered feature designed to streamline content creation for radio broadcasters. Dubbed Assistant AI, the tool functions as a hybrid research and content development assistant tailored to each station’s specific music playlist. Integrated directly into Radio.Cloud’s Smart Playlist system, Assistant AI allows radio hosts to select specific talk break slots and
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PPMs Start Today (6.16.25)
PPMs start next Monday (6.16.25) at 5pm for: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
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Vote Coming As GOP Scrambles To Get Olivia Trusty On FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could soon return to full operational status following Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) filing of cloture Thursday night on the nomination of Olivia Trusty, a former Trump communications advisor, to fill one of the agency’s vacant commissioner seats. Trusty’s confirmation would restore a Republican majority at the FCC under
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Moneyball: Radio’s Role for Music Discovery
Nuvoodoo Research: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert With the deep history between radio and music, many of us recall a time when radio was the top of the heap when for music discovery. To understand where things stand today, we first need to determine who’s interested in new music. Across a sample of over 2,900
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Radio’s New Golden Hour: How Smart Speakers Are Rewriting Prime Time for Radio
Bridge Ratings: Dave Van Dyke For decades, radio’s “prime time” was predictable: morning drive and afternoon commute. The routines of work and school dictated when listeners tuned in. But the rise of smart speakers — Alexa, Google Home, Siri — has disrupted this rhythm, opening up entirely new listening windows that traditional radio must recognize
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This Week On The Gospel News With Nina Taylor
This week on the Gospel News With Nina Taylor: Deitrick Haddon, Adia, and The Stellar nominees have been announced. Each week, we will update you on the nominees.
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