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Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring

"The reductions follow the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October."

Sarah Clark Announces Upcoming Retirement After 30 Years

"After 30 years of getting up at an ungodly hour, in the middle of the night basically, I have decided that early next year I am going to step away from the morning show."

Larry Kane Retires From Broadcasting After 69 Years Of Service

"It’s been just the greatest experience, but I’m happy that I’m stopping it now."

ESPN Announces Broadcast Teams for 2026 Players Era Men’s Championships

"ESPN became the event’s exclusive home in May through a multi-year deal, replacing TNT Sports."

Townsquare VP Of Country Doug Montgomery Is Retiring

Doug Montgomery, Townsquare Media Vice President of Country Music Programming & Content, is retiring on July 31.

59th Annual CMA Awards Set For November 19 In Nashville

“The 59th Annual CMA Awards,” is set for Wednesday, November 19, at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville.

Scotty Kay Loves Radio and Its One-On-One Connection

I always thought that everybody has this unique ability to make people happy, and it's our responsibility to use it as much as we can.

Backstage Country’s Elaina Smith: Ask For Forgiveness, Not Permission

“I may have gotten in a little trouble in the beginning, but it was one of those ‘ask for forgiveness, not permission’ situations that actually turned out great,” she says.

Hits on Horizon: Songs to Consider Across Six Music Radio Formats

"The audience grew another two million in streams this week to over 18 million for the week."

New Country Music Deserves All Day Rotation

Making new music discoveries should be an essential part of your music strategy. Adding and playing a song seven times a week overnight isn’t music discovery.

‘Country With Carsen’ Is Way More Than Just A Show Name

I was recommended by their engineer, who heard me on a station in Cookeville (TN) where I was voice-tracking Classic Rock nights. We got on the phone and talked for maybe 15 minutes.”

After Midnight’s Granger Smith And His Road To Radio

It's tough to pick a starting point when talking to Smith, but I decided to start in 2016 when he had a number-one song and was touring the country.

Spring Tune Up Means Looking At These Five Areas Of Your Radio Station

No radio station is perfect. You need change in order to grow your station - with every change, ‘weeds’ will sprout. We can pull them, but like dandelions, they tend to grow back with veracity.

CRS 2025: Day 1 Takeaways

“Here are some of the notable items from the first day of the Country Radio Seminar.”

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Sarah Clark Announces Upcoming Retirement After 30 Years

"After 30 years of getting up at an ungodly hour, in the middle of the night basically, I have decided that early next year I am going to step away from the morning show."

Larry Kane Retires From Broadcasting After 69 Years Of Service

"It’s been just the greatest experience, but I’m happy that I’m stopping it now."

ESPN Announces Broadcast Teams for 2026 Players Era Men’s Championships

"ESPN became the event’s exclusive home in May through a multi-year deal, replacing TNT Sports."

Pardon My Take’s Dan “Big Cat” Katz Reflects On Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Induction

"We were very honored. Pretty cool. I didn't even know this existed."