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Christy Brittain Joins 96.1 BBB Raleigh as New Afternoon Host

"Radio has always been about companionship and community, and I look forward to spending afternoons with the incredible people of the Triangle."

Chad ‘Chumley’ Kerch Joins WQIK Jacksonville Country Morning Show

"I'm honored to add my voice to a team Jacksonville already loves."

NFL Executive: League Declined Invite To Hearing On Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961 Over “Balance” Of Witnesses

"This panel, led by Congressman [Scott] Fitzgerald, who's right there in Wisconsin, has witnesses solely on one side of the issue. There is no effort. We've offered many witnesses, and there's no effort to have a balanced group."

Former RAB Executive Vice President George Hyde Dies

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is mourning one of...

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Major Market News/Talk Radio Afternoon Shows of 2025

"A total of 36 shows appeared on ballots submitted for voting consideration in the Major Market News/Talk Radio Afternoon Shows category."

2025 Marconi Award Winners Announced in New York City

"Twenty three awards in total were given out during the ceremony."

Barrett News Media Top 20 of 2024 – Major Market News/Talk Radio Afternoon Shows

35 major market afternoon shows appeared on ballots turned in by our executive panel.

WJR 760 Host Mitch Albom Evacuated From Haiti

"After two days of coordinated efforts, a group of us from the Have Faith Haiti Orphanage, including my wife and myself, were evacuated in the middle of the night from a site in Haiti."

WJR 760 Host Mitch Albom Stranded in Haiti After Uprising at Airport

"We can't go anywhere. We can't buy anything, and we can't get food. Can't get fuel delivered. So everybody slowly sort of evaporates."

Barrett News Media’s Top 20 Major Market News/Talk Afternoon Shows of 2023

"A total of 37 shows appeared on ballots turned in by our executive panel in the Major Market Afternoon News/Talk Shows category."

Paul W. Smith Moving to Middays on 760 WJR Amid Lineup Changes

Smith has been the host of the station's morning show since 1996, after stepping in for predecessor and radio legend JP McCarthy.

Barrett News Media’s Top 20 Major Market News/Talk Afternoon Shows of 2022

We've made it to day 4 of BNM's Top 20 of 2022 series presented by Steve Stone Voiceovers. If you're checking in here for the...

WJR Host Mitch Albom Raises Nearly $2 Million For Charity During Radiothon

“I am humbled every year at the incredible generosity of our audience and our friends around the country."

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Chad ‘Chumley’ Kerch Joins WQIK Jacksonville Country Morning Show

"I'm honored to add my voice to a team Jacksonville already loves."

NFL Executive: League Declined Invite To Hearing On Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961 Over “Balance” Of Witnesses

"This panel, led by Congressman [Scott] Fitzgerald, who's right there in Wisconsin, has witnesses solely on one side of the issue. There is no effort. We've offered many witnesses, and there's no effort to have a balanced group."

Former RAB Executive Vice President George Hyde Dies

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is mourning one of...

David Samson: Pat McAfee Will “Toe The Line” More With Reported ESPN Extension Dollar Figure

"That is not an indictment of Pat [McAfee]. It's not an indictment of Disney. It's the reality of the relationship that exists between the people who pay and the people who get paid."