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With 30+ years of experience at 1010 WINS as a news anchor, NewsNation Director of Integrated Operations Lee Harris has unique knowledge and insight of both the radio and TV industries that has led him to take the role of moderator for the Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session. To learn more about what’s in store for Forecast attendees, Harris chats with Adam R Jacobson in this new audio report.

On November 16 comes the end of the Scripps News 24/7 channel with digital multicast distribution across the U.S. But, the company emphasized, Scripps News would not be disappearing, despite the erasure of many jobs tied to the operation. As such, today saw the naming of a veteran journalist to the role of Scripps News VP.

The radio broadcasting company led by Bayard "Bud" Walters has agreed to sell an AM/FM combo and two associated FM translators serving Vandalia, Ill., and nearby Greenville, Ill., to the southwest.

A radio station ownership group co-created by Chad Graves and Scot MacDonald that is today comprised of six brands — including "The Mullet" — is ready to grow, thanks to a freshly signed asset purchase agreement that sees Kalil & Co. serve as the broker.

The 2025 Radio Awards Grand Jury features over 100 global leaders from the radio industry across six continents. Eight are from the U.S., with an iHeartMedia producer and SiriusXM's VP of Music Programming in the mix.

The first Thursday of November is shaping up to be a morning with back-to-back quarterly earnings calls, with TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group and Saga Communications already on the calendar. Now you can add iHeartMedia to the mix, with an early AM conference call placed on the calendar for November 7.

The new VP will lead the implementation, expansion, and support of advanced operational technologies, including High Dynamic Range Video (HDR). He will also manage conformance testing and develop operational handoff processes for ATSC 3.0 NextGen Broadcasting.

Three decades of service as Beasley Media Group's Chief Financial Officer will conclude at the end of October for Marie Tedesco, as the publicly traded radio station owner in markets such as Tampa-St. Petersburg, Boston, Detroit and its home of Fort Myers-Naples has revealed her successor.

Neal Ardman has agreed to part ways with a 250-watt FM translator serving Brunswick, Ga., in a freshly filed transaction that awaits regulatory approval. Who is the buyer?

Whether you're moving to another country or 5 miles down the street, careful with those radios!

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