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Chris Monk is retiring from radio at the end of January. Succeeding him as the head of Cumulus Media's radio stations in two Mitten State markets is an individual who is returning to the company after leading a Sports Talker in Columbus, Ohio.

An Executive Order from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has raised concerns among radio and TV broadcasters across the state, a stop to all Medicaid advertising was put into play. Has this impacted locally owned broadcasters? J Chapman, President and owner of Woof Boom Radio, shares his thoughts on this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

Redmond says the manufacturer remains owned by Leonardo Busi

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The trade association of the nation’s local broadcast television industry is welcoming the former Chief Marketing Officer at Tom Wood Group for the role. It's a role formerly held by Abby Auerbach, who retired in late 2024.

The organization that operates WYPR, the NPR Member station offering spoken word programming to Baltimore, and Adult Alternative sibling WTMD, has selected the President and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore to lead its Board of Directors.

A "unique voice to European regulators on all policy matters related to audience measurement" in the context of the adoption of the European Media Freedom Act has been formed thanks to the creation of "major" European joint industry committees, media owner committees and professional research companies.

Add the 2023 World Champions of Major League Baseball to the list of sports teams taking their game-day play-by-play in-house. On Monday, the club announced the formation of the Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company, and the Rangers Sports Network to produce and distribute games and other content.

Nielsen’s December 2024 Media Distributor Gauge results are driven by "a dynamic month for TV that included the seasonal uptick in demand for holiday movies, a large appetite for football with more games moving exclusively to streaming, and a post-election downturn in news viewing."

Triton Digital says listeners tend to be more affluent, educated and diverse

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There's a new Program Director at iHeartMedia's R&B station serving the Oakland-San Francisco market. It's a Bay Area native who has been holding down the midday shift.