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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.

On Friday, the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee revealed that it would hold a nomination hearing this Thursday for the woman nominated by President Trump to serve as a FCC Commissioner.  Evidently, Ted Cruz didn't factor in the very real possibility that Danielle Thumann Severs may not be available to appear on Capitol Hill, given her stage of pregnancy

Ten things to do before the FCC deadline (and some questions)

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Multiyear deal combines company data, market intelligence and AI agents to help local sales

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Findings depict audio at the center of the connected-car experience

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Here is a look at the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. electorate. National counts of eligible voters for 2026 are Pew Research Center projections, based on Census Bureau estimates. State-level counts and demographic characteristics are based on 2024 American Community Survey data.

In August 2024, at the age of 88, iconic daytime TV talk host Phil Donahue passed away. On Monday, Donahue, who interviewed authors and actors, politicians and polemics, over a decades-spanning career, was honored right where it began: a broadcast TV station serving the Miami Valley today owned by Nexstar.

Collin Jones of Cumulus describes need for FCC action as urgent

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Poynter and Public Media Company will head research

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It's a media company comprised of members of the famed Ingstad family, long-known as broadcasters in the Upper Midwest. Pending FCC approval, it will become the new owner of an AM with an FM translator and its full-power FM sibling serving the city of Jamestown, N. Dakota.