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UB Rodriguez has departed Cox Media Group’s Miami cluster, exiting the company in April after joining in July. 2024. During his tenure, Rodriguez worked across all four stations in the cluster — WFLC (Hits 97.3), WFEZ (Easy 93.1), WEDR (99Jamz), and WHQT (Hot 105) — taking on a range of on-air and behind-the-scenes roles. His

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has launched a new weekly podcast, AirTime, focused on legislative and regulatory issues affecting local radio and television stations. New episodes will be released every Wednesday morning, offering updates and analysis on policy developments in Washington and their impact on broadcasters and the communities they serve. NAB Chief of Staff

Janet Jackson has marked her mother Katherine Jackson’s 96th birthday with a heartfelt message. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the That’s the Way Love Goes hitmaker posted a photo of the Jackson family matriarch. In the accompanying message, Janet described Katherine as the “queen of queens”. “A beautiful soul who has touched so many lives

Central Ohio has no shortage of African American men that have made and or making significant contributions to our community. Last month Mahogany Columbus we celebrated over 60 phenomenal women  most in key leadership positions in the C-Suites and or leading significant nonprofit organizations in our community. This month we’re releasing a historical book! The MAHOGANY POWER

Local digital advertising is entering a slower growth phase after two decades of rapid expansion, according to the executive summary of Borrell 2026 Annual Digital Benchmarking Report. The report finds year-over-year growth has dropped to low single digits and is expected to fall below 3% by 2029, marking the slowest sustained period since the Great

A series of recent studies from Advertiser Perceptions reveals programmatic audio has grown significantly. Key findings: 82% of agencies and advertisers are currently buying audio programmatically, up 2X from 2022 (41%). The most used programmatic audio demand-side platforms are Google Display & Video 360, The Trade Desk, and Amazon DSP. Among publishers, the most utilized