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Malama Media Group has named veteran radio programmer Rick Thomas as Senior Vice President of Programming, overseeing the company’s Hawaii radio cluster and helping shape programming strategies for future acquisitions. He officially joined the company on August 25. Thomas returns to Hawaii after a career that has included programming positions in several major markets. He

MaxxKonnect has launched StationGuard, a modular software suite designed to monitor broadcast program audio, online streams and over-the-air signals and alert station personnel when problems occur. StationGuard is the first product released under the company’s MonitorMaxx banner. The PC-based software provides engineering and programming personnel with a centralized view of critical signals and can be accessed

Operating in the Black: My Journey Through Urban Radio Former radio executive shares firsthand account of leadership, resilience, Black ownership and a changing American broadcasting industry Veteran broadcasting executive and author Charles H. Richardson announces the publication of his memoir, Operating in the Black: My Journey Through Urban Radio, which chronicles a career spanning pivotal

The National Association of Broadcasters and National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations will host a free webinar September 1 to help broadcasters prepare for new FCC cybersecurity requirements covering Emergency Alert System equipment. The FCC rules take effect September 29 and require broadcasters to implement specific safeguards designed to protect EAS equipment and systems from

Podcast ads are ideal for reaching the ad-free video audience; they can save Netflix from its sophomore slump, according to Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download Spring 2026 Report: * Podcast advertising can save Netflix from its “sophomore slump” by creating greater awareness and interest in returning shows * Since the podcast audience

A new series of 30-second radio features has been produced to help stations commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The package consists of ten professionally produced features remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks and honoring the first responders, military personnel and ordinary citizens who demonstrated

WSCR-FM (104.3 The Score) in Chicago will launch a new morning show pairing Jarrett Payton with David Haugh beginning August 31. “Haugh and Payton” will air weekdays from 5:30-10am CT, adding the former NFL running back and veteran Chicago broadcaster to The Score’s weekday lineup. Payton most recently served as an anchor for WGN-TV’s 4

Audacy Sports’ WSCR (104.3 The Score) Chicago has parted ways with longtime morning host Mike Mulligan and midday host Marshall Harris as part of programming changes at the sports outlet. Mulligan exits after more than 23 years with The Score, including 18 years in morning drive. He had co-hosted “Mully and Haugh” with David Haugh