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The global advertising industry is expected to grow by 4.9% in 2025, reaching $979 billion, according to MAGNA’s Summer Update of its Global Ad Forecast. While that represents a notable deceleration from 2024’s 10.3% surge, the report points to digital platforms as the main driver of stability amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Traditional media owners (radio, TV, publishing, out-of-home) will see revenues fall by 3% to $264 billion, continuing a […]

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Edison Research and SiriusXM Media will debut a new research report next week aimed at helping advertisers understand how to better reach the elusive Gen Z audience. The Gen Z Audio Report will premiere during a live webinar on Tuesday, June 25 at 2pm ET, offering exclusive data and insights into the audio habits, values, and preferences of Americans ages 13-24. Presented by Salma Aly, Manager of Research at Edison […]

Ten years ago day before yesterday, Clementa Pinckney and eight other worshippers were gunned down by a white supremacist in the oldest Black church in the South: Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (source cbsnews.com) His daughter Eliana, who is now working as a professional actress after graduating from college, reflects on the death of her father a decade later and how she views forgiveness: “The fact that […]

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Olivia Trusty to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), filling the vacancy left by former Commissioner Nathan Simington and giving Republicans a 2-1 majority on the currently three-member panel. Trusty, a veteran policy advisor with experience both on Capitol Hill and in the private sector, was nominated by President Donald J. Trump earlier this year. Her confirmation drew praise from […]

RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS (6.18.25) CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBUS, OH KANSAS CITY | LAS VEGAS | ORLANDO | PITTSBURGH, PA PPMs coming Friday at 5PM(ET): Greensboro, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee and Nashville.

Despite the surge in watchable podcast content and the growing dominance of platforms like YouTube, audio remains the core mode of podcast consumption, according to the newly released Podcast Download-Spring 2025 Report from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights. Now in its fourteenth edition, the study — based on insights from weekly podcast listeners — offers a comprehensive snapshot of evolving behaviors and preferences within the podcasting space. “First and […]

Well-known radio host, author, and speaker Warren Ballentine debuted a new show on SiriusXM’s HUR Voices Channel 141 on Tuesday June 17th at 1 p.m to great fanfare.  “Common Ground” addresses some of today’s most pressing issues with diverse voices from both sides of the political spectrum. “We need to have important conversations from a higher perspective, embodying light, love, and enlightenment, where there is no arguing or finger-pointing,” said […]

D Minor of “Let’s Talk Music” shares Minor Moments listening to Leslie Stoval in San Francisco like many others in the Bay Area. Growing up I used to listen to Leslie on the radio all the time whether it be the brand new KSOL 98.9 or 102.9 KBLX The Quiet Storm. Leslie Stovall did some great radio in this market with many followers. What a voice. God bless her family. […]