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BlackSun Private Equity, Inc. (“BlackSun”) today announced that Gary Bernstein, President of Oceanic Tradewinds, Inc., will serve in an independent advisory capacity as Senior Strategic Advisor for Media, Content and Broadcast. Bernstein will advise BlackSun on strategies involving content development and distribution, talent and creator relationships, brand partnerships, sports and entertainment initiatives, and the evaluation

Your ROI Obsession Is Killing Sales And Profit Growth And Could Destroy Your Brand Since COVID, advertising ROI has grown 4% but the profit driven by advertising has dropped by 11%, reports Les Binet, the world’s foremost authority on marketing effectiveness. These findings come from a brand-new study published by Les Binet and Will Davis

A new nationally syndicated morning news program, “America’s Morning News,” will launch Monday, September 21, providing stations with a replacement option following the conclusion of “America in the Morning.” The weekday program, produced by AccuMinute and distributed by Talk Media Network, will feature an hour of news, business, sports, entertainment and other information. A weekend edition

Global Media Investment Executives Representing More Than $184 Billion in Measured Media Investment to Headline Conference The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) will bring together some of the nation’s most influential media, marketing and advertising executives for the 2026 NABOB Fall Conference / Power of Urban Radio Forum, October 7–8, 2026 in Washington,

People.com reports Lionel Richie has been released from the hospital. Earlier this week, the “Hello” singer checked himself in as a precaution after performing a show in St. Louis on Saturday evening. Now, he’s back home in Los Angeles and “doing great,” PEOPLE confirms. The 77-year-old star was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), where he underwent

To Urban Radio Since August, The Blackest Bus in America has crossed Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Tennessee. At every stop, we’ve knocked on doors, launched phone banks, trained volunteers, helped voters secure the ID they need, and built the local infrastructure it takes to turn out Black voters alongside our grassroots partners. And we’re signing up poll workers

Beasley Media Group has deployed Futuri’s TopLine Enterprise AI revenue intelligence platform across all of its markets under a multiyear agreement aimed at enhancing the company’s sales process and providing local advertisers with more data-driven marketing strategies. The companywide rollout gives Beasley sellers access to AI agents supporting prospecting, account research, outreach, meeting preparation, proposal development

BIA Advisory Services has raised its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast to $186.1 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from its April projection of $184.5 billion, with higher political advertising and continued mobile growth driving the revision. BIA’s April forecast had projected $184.5 billion in total local advertising, including approximately $8.4 billion in political spending. The