The way some musicians play, you think they’ll never die. Theodore “Sonny” Rollins was such a man: A saxophonist revered for his huge tone and seemingly inexhaustible improvisations. Rollins died Monday afternoon at his Woodstock, N.Y. home at the age of 95. Rollins was a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, a recipient of
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Insite | When Radio Started Talking Like a Corporation
BridgeRatings: Dave Van Dyke, dvd@bridgeratings.com For decades, radio sounded like people. Not brands. Not positioning statements. Not carefully filtered messaging strategies. People. Stations had personalities. Cities had identities. Air talent sounded like human beings living in the same world as the audience. Even when radio was polished, it still felt alive. Somewhere along the way,
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Audacy Starts Relationship With ABC News
Audacy announced it is expanding its relationship with ABC News Audio across many of its All-News and News/Talk radio outlets nationwide. The company said the expanded agreement will allow its stations to continue providing national and international news coverage from ABC News Audio while maintaining locally focused journalism in their respective markets. In a statement
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CBS News Radio Ends Operation
CBS News Radio will end operations Friday night, bringing to a close one of the most influential institutions in American broadcast journalism after nearly a century on the air. The network, which currently provides national news programming to approximately 700 affiliate stations across the country, is shutting down amid what parent company executives described as
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RIP, Rob Base Dead At 59
Rapper Rob Base died Friday at the age of 59 after a cancer diagnosis, according to a post on his social media. The artist, whose real name is Robert Ginyard, was a prominent figure in the ‘80s hip-hop scene and is best known for the 1988 hit “It Takes Two.” His death was announced on his Instagram. “Today,
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APR ’26, 6+ Greensboro, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Raleigh-Durham, West Palm Beach
RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS GREENSBORO-WS-HIGH POINT | INDIANAPOLIS | JACKSONVILLE | MEMPHIS | MILWAUKEE-RACINE | NASHVILLE | NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-NWPT NEWS | RALEIGH-DURHAM | WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON
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Netflix To Stream ”The Breakfast Club” Live Daily
iHeartMedia and Netflix announced that The Breakfast Club will begin streaming live daily on Netflix starting June 1, marking the platform’s first weekday live daily program. The move expands the companies’ previously announced video podcast partnership and brings the nationally syndicated radio show to a global streaming audience in real time. The program, which originates
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Growth Of Streamed AM/FM Radio Sources
For over a decade, the Edison Research at SSRS Share of Ear® study has tracked the development of radio listening via streams. As of Q1 2026, streamed AM/FM radio accounts for 14% of all daily time spent listening to AM/FM Radio. The remaining time with AM/FM Radio goes exclusively to over-the-air sources. Another of Edison’s
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AM Radio Bill Added To House Transportation Package
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt praised the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for including the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in its surface transportation reauthorization package, marking another step forward for the bipartisan legislation aimed at preserving AM radio in automobiles. In a statement released Wednesday, LeGeyt thanked committee
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APR ’26, 6+ Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, OH, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Pittsburgh
URBAN RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBUS, OH KANSAS CITY | LAS VEGAS | ORLANDO | PITTSBURGH, PA Ratings coming Thursday at 5PM(EST): Greensboro, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Raleigh-Durham and West Palm Beach.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Democratic Nomination For Georgia Governor
Atlanta urban radio had a lot to talk about after the Tuesday night primary election. In Georgia, congratulations goes out to Keisha Lance-Bottoms on her primary victory! Yesterday, we won our primary election. I am officially the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, and I need your help to start the first 24 hours of the
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