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An industry being reshaped by AI, streaming, and shifting consumer attention gets to listen to a voice who has spent three decades inside that disruption. That's why the Radio + Television Business Report is proud to be welcoming best-selling author Larry Bailin to Forecast 2027 on November 12 in New York.

He took our questions about how it came about

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He's known in Wabash, Indiana for his presence at an FM known for "good time rock & roll" that in the Noon hour on Tuesday was playing "Teenager in Love" by Dion and the Belmonts. Now, Class A WJOT-FM is poised to become siblings to a pair of AM radio stations and an FM translator in a small Hoosier city to the south.

A partnership has been reached between live sports streaming service DAZN and Gray Media that will see the over-the-air broadcast of 15 regular-season Cleveland Cavaliers matches during the 2026-2027 National Basketball Association season.

Milwaukee Media Group, the brand Saga Communications uses for its radio stations in the Wisconsin market, has a new VP/General Manager. That's because longtime radio industry figure Bob Bellini is no longer associated with the five audio brands Saga operates in Milwaukee. 

There are more than 250 stations in the country today, Toepista Nabusoba says

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It's a pending move that instantly got many longtime radio industry professionals chatting. After 30 years in syndication, the program today hosted by Sheri Lynch that continues to be branded as Bob & Sheri is making a digital pivot at the end of 2026.

In her new role, Ronna Steber is being asked to "drive advertising sales strategies and establish best practices throughout Gray’s extensive portfolio of top-rated local television stations and digital assets." She spent more than two decades at "FOX 56" in Lexington, Ky., before joining Gray eight years ago.

Dallas-based Brad Ramsey announced his promotion at TEGNA via the LinkedIn social media platform. And, it marks a return of sorts to a position he held from July 2019 through July 2025, when Ramsey served as TEGNA’s Sr. VP of Media Operations.

Public media organization PRX has announced that its Chief Operations Officer will succeed its current President/CEO, starting October 15. It puts the leadership of the public radio distributor, podcast publisher and noncommercial educational content creator in the hands of an individual who joined PRX in 2019.