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iHeartMedia Cuts KiddChris From Cincinnati’s WEBN

"They took a chance on me, and because of that chance, they gave me and my family an incredible life."

CNN Hires Davis Winkie as National Security and Nuclear Threats Reporter

Winkie comes to CNN after covering the White House, nuclear threats, and national security for USA Today from Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

Mike Tirico Hints At Desire To Call His First Major League Baseball Game

"At some point, I'd love to get a couple innings in during my career."

Greg Street, Dallas McCade Among 2026 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Inductees

"Local radio halls of fame deserve the same celebration as national honors"

Taking a Peak Behind the Curtain at Nielsen’s PPM Ratings System

If you are thinking, “Huh?” here are the reasonable explanations.

How Gregg Giannotti Helped Elevate ‘Boomer & Gio’ to the Top Morning Show in Sports Radio at WFAN

"I want the show to be enough for me, so I’m really focused on the foundational things in my life which includes the job. If I started slipping or not caring as much, the amount of people that affects outside of me. That’s the motivation when the alarm goes off."

If AI Is Part of the Audience, How Should It Be Counted?

Should AI-mediated reach be counted? My initial reaction is a qualified yes, but with conditions.

What the Cumulus-Nielsen Battle Says About Power in Radio Ratings

As the Cumulus-Nielsen saga rolls on, the biggest winners will be the lawyers and their firms.

Is Nielsen’s One-Minute QH the Next Ratings Sugar Rush for Radio?

If higher ratings will help business, this potential change will give the industry one more year to come up with a plan to either bring Nielsen’s prices down by trading cost for a less granular service, or to find and encourage competitors to come into the radio space.

Super Bowl LX on NBC, Peacock Has Potential to Be the Most-Watched Yet

"People are quick to forget, but there was undoubtedly some fatigue surrounding Chiefs-Eagles in New Orleans."

Cumulus Media Injunction Against Nielsen Lifted By Federal Court

That injunction being lifted now allows Nielsen to re-enact its policy of joining national ratings with the purchase of local market data, at least temporarily.

The Real Stakes of the Cumulus–Nielsen Antitrust Battle

In my view, for the sake of the industry and its future, Nielsen needs to relent, but I can’t see this happening while the company is owned by private equity.

Netflix Leads Streaming TV Viewership to Record High in December, Nielsen Data Shows

Christmas Day saw a huge increase in viewership for Netflix, as the streaming platform showed an NFL doubleheader and the highly anticipated series finale of Stranger Things.

‘Monday Night Football’ Earns Second-Highest Viewed Regular Season on ESPN

"The season, which featured 23 regular-season games including two Week 18 contests, averaged 16.5 million viewers per game—up 10% from 2024."

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CNN Hires Davis Winkie as National Security and Nuclear Threats Reporter

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Mike Tirico Hints At Desire To Call His First Major League Baseball Game

"At some point, I'd love to get a couple innings in during my career."

Greg Street, Dallas McCade Among 2026 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Inductees

"Local radio halls of fame deserve the same celebration as national honors"

Ben Shapiro Open to Appearing on The Jeremy Boreing Show

Boreing has admitted that he has not spoken to either since he left The Daily Wire more than a year ago