Valari Staab has proven to be a trailblazing leader with a bevy of accomplishments. Soon, she’ll be retired. On Thursday, her efforts were celebrated by colleagues and industry leaders, as Staab was honored by the Radio + Television Business Report as the recipient of its 2026 Lifetime Leadership Award.
In what could be a fiery session, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz has moved forward with a November 18 vote on the nomination of Danielle Thumann Severs to serve as a FCC Commissioner. Meanwhile, the official publication of the United States has published new rules that kill TV's ownership limits.
A Class C AM and its 50kw Class B FM sibling serving the El Centro, Calif., listening area due north of Mexicali are being sold. With a successful closing expected, that will put these properties in the hands of Eric Leonard Rodriguez.
In the latest merger between neighboring public media entities that sees a stronger noncommercial group assume the operations of the weaker one, the parent of WTVI-TV in Charlotte has submitted plans that will see it combine operations with PBS North Carolina.
On Wednesday, RBR+TVBR shared the news that after three-plus years as General Sales Manager, Sarah Jablonski had exited a Gray Media property in Wisconsin to become GM for Morgan Murphy Media's "Queen B Radio" operation. That Gray Media station has announced Jablonski's successor.
As industry consolidation continues to expand streaming catalogs, viewers have no shortage of things to watch. But is finding something they actually want to watch getting any easier? Hub Entertainment Research’s annual “Conquering Content” study puts a focus on how viewers choose content, and how difficult it can be.
The "hold separate" unit, by court order, of Nexstar Media Group led by CEO Patrick Paolini continues to ramp up its own group of local and regional leaders and has now promoted a trio of sales leaders to the role of President/GM in three key regions — and five DMAs — across the U.S.
The sports, media, and technology company focused on "the global racket sports ecosystem" and built around iconic tennis stars Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf has entered into media agreements with Sinclair Television Group and The Tennis Channel.
Add Saga Communications to the growing group of radio broadcasting companies that, in contrast to their television industry brethren, saw their revenue decline during the third quarter of 2026. For publicly traded Saga, a net loss was seen again, but was largely impacted by a non-cash impairment charge.
He's been a News/Talk icon in the Alamo City for many years and has gained a national audience thanks to the syndication of his weekday radio program. Distribution of that show will continue for Joe Pagliarulo, as he's agreed to a multi-year extension of his current deal.
Stingray isn't the purely Canadian FM-focused company it once was, thanks to its acquisition of TuneIn, and a build-out of free ad-supported streaming television offerings. Those "plus" offerings helped Stingray in a big way during its fiscal second quarter of 2027.
A company led by CEO Steve Newberry that's emerged as a leader in "visual radio" is taking one of the nation's storied media technology operations to court over claims its products infringe a patent tied to synchronized text, logos and images radio stations display on in-car screens — something championed by QUU.
As someone who struggled with stuttering early in life, public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal learned that the road to becoming a confident communicator is rarely straight or smooth. As she celebrates another trip around the sun, Ravinal presents a few things she wish someone had told her about public speaking earlier in her career.
Public Media Infrastructure (PMI) today selected a digital and technology veteran as the organization’s first Chief Technology Officer.
In this role, Dave Williams is being asked to drive the organization's mission "to move public media toward a shared, scalable digital infrastructure built with the needs of local stations at the center."
The WNET Group, which serves as the parent company of PBS flagship WNET-13 in Newark, N.J., has selected a VP of Distribution and New Revenue. He's already on the job, and has been tasked with unifying programming, rights and clearances, research, and distribution goals.
It offers "New Hit Country" to a portion of Illinois due southeast of Dubuque, Iowa, and to the northeast of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Soon, it will be under new ownership, as Beaver Miller has opted to sell this Class B1 facility.
In July 2023, she was named GSM of Gray Media-owned WSAW-7 in Wausau, Wisc., building on her experience as an Account Executive and Regional Sales Manager for the station. Now, she's been named General Manager of a group of radio stations serving the largest city in Grant County, Wisc..
Can radio and TV reverse the dollar-shift away from digital platforms, in particular with some of the advertising categories that can thrive outside of a search engine-driven consumer attraction mechanism? That was one key question covered by Borrell Associates' Corey Elliott and Gordon Borrell in a Wednesday webinar.
At the end of November, Rob Elmore will conclude his tenure as General Manager of the ABC Owned Television Stations property serving the Triangle region of North Carolina. The individual chosen to take the reins for "ABC11" has just been revealed.
What's next for broadcast media ... especially as several radio companies fell short with their political revenue expectations? A Forecast 2027 session kicking off the November 12 affair at the Harvard Club of the City of New York is designed to provide all of the insights necessary to steer clear of the icebergs.
