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Lesley Stahl’s 60 Minutes Extension Is a Band-Aid, Not a Fix

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For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.

Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

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"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

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"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

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"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Fuzión Brings Spanish Christian Radio to Dallas Hispanic Listeners

Music David Hill David Hill -
"DFW is one of the most strategic markets in the country, serving as a major hub of Spanish media and spiritual influence, with the power to shape culture across the nation."

Joy Taylor Joins Urban One Launching ‘The Daily Play’ Podcast

Sports John Mamola John Mamola -
"I wanted to create something fast, focused, and always authentic. Sports fans are busy, but they want the context behind the conversation."

Urban One Acquiring Dallas Stations KKDA, KRNB, Sell Off KZMJ

Business BMM Staff BMM Staff -
"We are elevating our ability to serve our audience and our advertising partners with unmatched scale and local expertise."

The 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit Welcomes Andie Summers, Anna Zap and Sean Copeland

Columns Jason Barrett Jason Barrett -
"Today, I’m thrilled to add three more talented professionals to our music radio lineup."

Urban One Sees 20% Revenue Decline During 2025

Business BNM Staff BNM Staff -
"We had a tough fourth quarter due to a combination of non-recurring political advertising, soft radio markets and declining audience delivery in our cable television business."

Urban One Inks Rickey Smiley to Multi-Year Contract Extension

Music BMM Staff BMM Staff -
"I could not do any of this without the most amazing team of talented people I am blessed to work with every day, who keep it real, keep it fresh, and keep our fans informed and laughing every day."

Urban One Sees 16% Revenue Decrease During 2025’s 3rd Quarter

Business BNM Staff BNM Staff -
“Third quarter results came in slightly softer than expected across the board."

Why Chris McClain Credits Charlotte’s Growth and a Move to FM For WFNZ’s Success

Features John Mamola John Mamola -
"As a kid, if you had dug up my teachers, they would tell you, oh yeah, I could tell he was going to do something like this"

Hits on the Horizon: Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, The Violent, Laci Kaye Booth, and More!

Columns Jim Ryan Jim Ryan -
"Let’s jump right in with some ear candy you should be considering if you program a music radio station."

Houston’s Country Legends Now ‘Rodeo Radio’ 92.9 HD

Radio BMM Staff BMM Staff -
The station will move to 92.9 HD2 and be rebranded as “Rodeo Radio.
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Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

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"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

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"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

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"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Nielsen Audio Ratings Overhaul Could Reshape Radio Measurement

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Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.