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fromMission Local
18 hours ago

Mission Local names Joe Rivano Barros as executive editor

"Joe is so goddamn competent he has almost made me rethink my position on Stanford University. Almost. In Joe, you've got a man with the talent of three men able to do the work of six men. I'm thrilled to see him succeed, and we're all succeeding because of him."
Mission District
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Kirsty Blake Knox: The new RTE Radio 1 jingles are underwhelming - no wonder Oliver Callan sounds unimpressed

Oliver Callan's bemusement with the new jingle reflects a broader sentiment about its unexpected similarity to Eurovision background music, which may not align with audience expectations.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Two super hosts team up for a fun new series: best podcasts of the week

The first episode challenges Shakespeare's vision of a villainous Richard III, while a future episode will consider the Ross and Rachel of early modern history, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Podcast
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Beyond breaking news: local reporter follows his passion for film making

Sean Au emphasizes the emotional connection movies create between characters and audiences, inspiring his journey as a filmmaker.
Marketing tech
fromVariety
1 day ago

Nielsen Names Roberto Ruiz Head of Measurement Science

Roberto Ruiz has been appointed head of measurement science at Nielsen to enhance viewer activity measurement across media platforms.
fromPrx
5 days ago

The World

Waves of deadly Israeli airstrikes in Beirut and southern Lebanon are threatening to derail the US-Iran truce, raising concerns about regional stability.
World news
Media industry
fromPoynter
6 days ago

How will the consolidation of Indy TV stations change our city? - Poynter

News consolidation reduces the number of local stories and jobs, negatively impacting community journalism and audience trust.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 day ago

Hearst Built A Unified Ad Marketplace To Simplify Omnichannel News Buys | AdExchanger

Hearst is creating a unified programmatic marketplace for its news properties to simplify local news advertising and adapt to market changes.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
4 days ago

TV podcast consumption: A new audience study

13% of American households consume podcasts on TV, particularly within Netflix households.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Commentary: For more than 30 years - day in, day out - he's chronicled California. One paragraph at a time

"The bottom line is trust - vouching that an article is credible and worthy of a reader's time. It all comes down to that."
Media industry
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Progressive Podcasters Fume Over Newsom Backtracking on Israel Criticism: Political Suicide'

Jennifer Welch and Kyle Kulinski criticized Gavin Newsom for retracting his statement on Israel being an apartheid state, citing political consequences and lobbyist influence.
SF music
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Mxka Sings 'R&B Tumbados' for the Lover Girls | KQED

Mxka blends personal experience and cultural identity in her music, inspiring others with her journey in the Latin music scene.
Women
fromLondon On The Inside
3 weeks ago

How This Female-Led Radio Station Is Shaking Up the Music Industry

FOUNDATION.FM was established to amplify women and LGBTQ+ voices in radio and the music industry, addressing ongoing representation issues.
Media industry
fromPoynter
2 weeks ago

A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren't tuning in for politics, study finds - Poynter

A quarter of U.S. radio stations focus on faith, with 62% of listeners tuning in for spiritually uplifting content.
fromPrx
3 weeks ago

The World

Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a ripple effect in global agriculture, as farmers face fertilizer shortages that threaten crop yields and food security.
World news
Podcast
fromRAIN News
3 weeks ago

Podcasts are dominating (Audacy research)

Podcasts are dominating audio consumption, replacing time spent on social media and streaming music, indicating a shift in audience behavior.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

Mischief's Genius Ads for NPR Provoke Urgent Questions About the Right to Information

NPR continues its mission despite losing $1.1 billion in federal funding through CPB dissolution, relying on member stations, endowments, and contributions while launching a campaign promoting public curiosity and inquiry.
Media industry
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

CBS News Radio Is Shuttering After Nearly 100 Years

CBS News Radio will cease operations in May after nearly 100 years, amid layoffs affecting 6% of the news team.
#cbs-news
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Media industry

CBS News won't celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edward R. Murrow's radio network. It will cancel it instead | Fortune

Media industry
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

CBS News will shut down its radio news service after nearly 100 years due to economic challenges and the shift to digital media.
Media industry
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

CBS News won't celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edward R. Murrow's radio network. It will cancel it instead | Fortune

CBS News will shut down its radio news service after nearly 100 years due to economic challenges and the shift to digital media.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

CBS News Announces It's Killing Its Entire News Radio Division Amid New Layoffs

CBS News is laying off staff and shutting down its news radio service due to economic challenges and changes in programming strategies.
Miami
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

South Florida 'could lose its flagship NPR station': WLRN staff sound the alarm

Over 30 WLRN employees warn that the NPR station's future is threatened due to senior leadership's combative legal stance with Miami-Dade County School Board.
Podcast
fromThedrum
1 month ago

How to Produce a Break-Through Podcast for Your Brand

Podcasts reach 144 million U.S. monthly listeners by 2026, with 43% of decision-makers consuming thought leadership via podcasts, making them essential for brand strategy despite quality concerns in the market.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

March (Audio) Madness! Here are the finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge

A student's personal narrative of what it's like to earn a college degree while at the same time raising a child. A look back at the rich sounds and music of a New York City neighborhood, recorded by a recording artist in the 1950s. Feelings of loss and displacement among the lifelong residents of a Georgia town when their community became a popular vacation hot spot. These and other compelling stories, chosen from hundreds of entries we received this year, have been named the finalists in our fifth annual NPR College Podcast Challenge.
US news
Podcast
fromAxios
1 month ago

Black and Latino audiences drive podcast growth, but ownership lags

Latina and Black podcast creators must own their production and distribution to capture full revenue and secure long-term success in a platform-controlled industry.
World politics
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

US and Israeli attacks on Iran have transformed Tehran into a war zone, causing widespread fear among residents while destabilizing multiple Middle Eastern nations and disrupting global travel.
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Has Today had its day? BBC's flagship Radio 4 show grapples with podcast age

BBC Radio 4's Today programme faces an existential crisis as it struggles to retain top talent amid the rise of podcasts and changing media opportunities.
Miscellaneous
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called snap elections for March, capitalizing on her party's rising support boosted by Trump's influence, while a US-Zimbabwe health aid agreement collapsed over data sovereignty concerns.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73

Although Silverblatt's 30-minute show, which ran from 1989 to 2022 and was nationally syndicated, included interviews with celebrated authors including Gore Vidal, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Foster Wallace, Susan Orlean, Joan Didion and Zadie Smith, the real star of the show was the host himself, the nasal-voiced radio personality who more than once in life was told he did not have a voice for his medium.
Books
Public health
fromKnight Foundation
1 month ago

Public broadcasting: Its past and its future

Public broadcasters remain essential democratic institutions requiring reinvestment despite decades of underfunding, designed to inform citizens and build socially cohesive societies.
US politics
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

As the nation's eyes turn to Minneapolis, they're also turning to Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Public Radio led U.S. local public radio web traffic in Q4 2025, driven by attention from ICE deportation raids and high-profile local killings.
#local-journalism
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Wednesday's Karly Hartzman, Hayden Pedigo, June Chikuma, More Join NTS Radio as Residents

NTS Radio announced new spring residents including Karly Hartzman, Hayden Pedigo, June Chikuma, and over a dozen additional artists across diverse genres.
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A loving homage to pop culture's also-rans: best podcasts of the week

Several new podcasts celebrate overlooked pop culture figures, explore nuanced cultural debates, critique AI-generated content, examine Viking history, and investigate a wrongful murder conviction case.
fromCurrent
2 months ago

University closes in on new home for KCUR - Current

The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced Monday that it is working on a lease for a new space for KCUR and Classical KC. UMKC previously announced Dec. 22 that KCUR's longtime home would close no later than Jan. 31 after "recent checks showed that the building's foundation was settling at an accelerated rate," Stacy Downs, director of strategic communications for UMKC, told Current in January.
US news
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

Pakistan's military fended off attacks by the Taliban along its border with Afghanistan in the latest outburst of tensions between the two neighbors.
World news
Television
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Accessibility at KGO

Report closed captioning issues to captions@kgo-tv.com or (415) 559-7600 with program details, viewing method, device information, and your contact information.
Marketing
fromKPBS Public Media
2 months ago

KPBS Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

Heather Milne Barger is KPBS's inaugural chief marketing officer overseeing marketing strategy, events, social media, branding, design, advertising, digital, data, and government affairs.
Apple
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The Apple Podcasts app is switching to HTTP Live Streaming video technology

Apple's Podcasts app will switch to HLS video streaming to enable seamless watching-to-listening transitions, offline downloads, adaptive quality, and picture-in-picture across major platforms.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Local 'All Things Considered' host Alex Crichton signs off after 42 years at WXXI

We were set to sign on on July 2, 1984. So here I was - my new station, my new job - had no idea what the heck I was doing.
Media industry
World politics
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Youth engagement could shape Bangladesh's consequential election; a South African heist game spotlights African artifacts; Russia restricts messaging apps; Milan-Cortina medals keep breaking.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

"Dystopian": Trans radio host Ellie Krug explains what it's like in Minnesota right now - LGBTQ Nation

Well, I mean, it is literally people who are masked, who have arsenals on their bodies, who are literally pulling people from their cars, or if you're an observer, either spraying you with pepper spray or just pummeling you to the ground. This is like the kind of stuff you expect in a communist country, or a country that's going through a civil war. It's not what you would expect here in Minnesota.
US politics
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

L.A. Reported prepares for launch as a weekly Substack that "won't waste readers' time"

The "less is more" editorial model accounts for generous pay (roughly $2 to $5 per word) for contributors, said Woolley, a freelance writer and editor and former West Coast bureau chief for Forbes Magazine. Stories will typically range between 750 and 1,500 words, according to the L.A. Reported site. If my math is right, even shorter stories could pay between $1,500 and $3,750. Very generous, indeed!
Los Angeles
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

David McCullagh's new Radio 1 show hitting right notes - but 2FM suffers 'tough' JNLR quarter

David McCullagh's 9-11am show averaged 440,000 listeners, becoming the second most-popular Irish radio programme.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Rafah reopens with limited medical evacuations; Gulf Coast residents flee rising seas; Carlos Alcaraz completes Australian Open Grand Slam; Caetano and Bethania win Grammy.
Media industry
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

NAB 2026 Crystal Radio Award winners

The 39th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards recognized ten stations for exceptional community service, with Cox Media Group and Audacy receiving multiple honors.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Denmark and Greenland foreign ministers met Vice President JD Vance; U.S. policy changes, Somali TPS end, adoption failures, and a Sydney tennis upset were reported.
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

The American civil rights icon, Rev. Jesse Jackson, died today at the age of 84. His advisor James Zogby, who traveled with him throughout the Middle East, discusses his legacy. Also, at this week's India AI Impact Summit, Delhi brings together leaders of nations and tech for what it's calling the first major summit on AI hosted in the Global South.
World news
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

"Podcast" meant nothing and everything at On Air Fest

Audio industry economics remain unclear despite growth, with most successful creators operating outside traditional journalism frameworks and focusing on independent content creation.
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

As bitter cold descends on Ukraine, so has a fresh barrage of Russian drone and missile strikes. Recent attacks on transformer substations and power plants have plunged Kyiv into its worst wartime heating and power outage. Also, as opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado meets US President Donald Trump in Washington, Venezuelans are watching with a mix of hope and unease.
World news
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Families in Iran search morgues amid intimidation; Bobi Wine remains hidden after disputed Ugandan election; Zelenskyy seeks support in Davos; Salopek recalls Eden Walk dangers.
Podcast
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Form of Media Is Now More Popular Than Talk Radio for the First Time. Here's Why That Matters.

Podcasts now surpass AM/FM talk radio as the dominant spoken-word audio format in the U.S., capturing 40% of listening time compared to radio's 39%.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Multiple global developments: Venezuela's economic collapse, contested falls in London homicides, Trump's reshaping of the global economy, and auroras from a solar storm.
fromRAIN News
2 months ago

Crooked Media chooses Audioboom for hosting/distro/sales

Audioboom has scored a significant client in Crooked Media, an influential network in the field of global politics, best known for its cleverly titled inaugural show Pod Save America. Audioboom will provide hosting, global distribution, and network advertising sales, In an interesting carve-out, Audioboom will also hold host-read advertising rights, which according to the announcement will create a new commercial opportunity in the UK market.
Podcast
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Military deployments, corporate layoffs, and community concerns over light pollution are developing in Gaza, Nigeria, the brewing industry, and local ecosystems.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Cuba may run out of oil in 15–20 days, Somali Minnesotans fear ICE raids, Venezuelan colectivos remain armed, and gold surges against the US dollar.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

US and Iran met in Oman; released Epstein files spark political and legal turmoil; rare Philippine criollo cacao gains acclaim; Muslim-made animated film opens.
Media industry
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'Listeners are often more loyal to the station than to the individual presenter': Inside Claire Byrne's battle to move the dial from RTE to Newstalk

Byrne must convert loyal listeners and attract under-24s while competing with McCullagh after joining Newstalk from RTÉ amid a schedule overhaul.
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

The US Supreme Court has struck down much of the Trump administration's tariffs on foreign goods, which have been a cornerstone of its trade and foreign policies. Also, Iran prepares for a possible US military strike. And, the International Energy Agency has removed climate change from its list of priorities for the next two years, following threats from the US
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

With votes tallied from about 50% of polling places, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is projected to win reelection in Uganda. Also, Indian authorities continue searching for an elephant that's already killed 22 people in the first two weeks of 2026. And, Sara Mardini, who was arrested for helping rescue migrants from the sea in 2018, is acquitted of her charges in Greece. Plus, searching for the best mıhlama for breakfast in Turkey.
World news
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

New START expires, removing limits on US and Russian nuclear arsenals; famine spreads in Darfur; Australia reviews gun and hate laws.
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

US efforts to control Greenland spark protests; Julio Iglesias faces abuse allegations; Martin Luther King Jr.'s global anti-oppression legacy and an African independence leader's story
World news
fromPrx
2 months ago

The World

Keir Starmer visits China, the first British prime minister to do so in eight years, amid strained UK-China relations over Hong Kong and espionage allegations.
fromPrx
1 month ago

The World

A court in Seoul sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison today for his brief martial law decree in 2024. Also, a look at fishing boat diplomacy in the East China Sea and gunboat diplomacy in the Persian Gulf. And, flag football is set to make its debut at the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Plus, a look at how glitter makes Carnival sparkle in Rio de Janeiro, but also pollutes the environment.
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