Radio Broadcasting
CMG promotes In JAX: Cox Media Group has promoted Jud Heussler to director of operations for its eight-station Jacksonville radio cluster, putting him in charge of programming strategy and day-to-day operations after Jules Riley’s move to Atlanta.
R/TV News Partners: Connoisseur Media’s FM News 101 KXL has struck an immediate news-sharing pact with Nexstar Media Group’s KOIN-6, Portland’s CBS affiliate, to put television journalists behind the radio station’s local coverage.
Activities Urged FCC Delay: Civil rights and consumer groups have asked Senate Commerce Committee leaders to postpone confirmation hearings for Republican FCC nominee Danielle Thumann Severs until President Trump also nominates a Democrat.
Media Industry
Judge Delays Ruling: Paramount Skydance and 12 state attorneys general on Monday defended their antitrust settlement over the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, telling a federal judge the deal is a hard-fought, arm’s-length compromise not a rubber stamp that Sen. Cory Booker can reopen.
FCC Wants ABC Suit Tossed: The FCC has again asked a federal court to throw out ABC and Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit over early TV-license reviews, arguing the case is in the wrong forum and that the accelerated renewals were driven by an antidiscrimination investigation not by the network’s programming.
By The Numbers: The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards drew their largest same-day audience in 11 years, averaging 8.43 million viewers across CBS and MTV after a live telecast from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.
U-S News
End It Now: Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran. As their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
College Sports Act: The Senate on Monday approved a sweeping remake of collegiate sports regulations in an effort to restore stability to an athletic landscape. The Protect College Act now heads to the House, where it will likely encounter resistance.
MNF: Eagles fall 27-7 in Monday night dud; Bears’ third-stringer Case Keenum throws for 247 yards, accounts for 3 TDs.