Radio BroadcastingBaseball Mourns: Michael Kay broke down on air while paying tribute to longtime Yankees radio voice John Sterling, who died at age 87.Kay, Sterling’s former partner, became emotional Monday during the broadcast as he remembered the iconic broadcaster. Sterling was the voice of the Yankees for decades.
WKRP Lives On: The Oasis, a three-station radio network serving Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, and Dayton, has secured rights to use the famous WKRP call letters. The call-sign-sharing agreement with North Carolina-based nonprofit Oak City Media will allow multiple stations to adopt the iconic branding from the classic TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati.”
Pebbles Exits: Boston radio personality Pebbles will sign off from Hot 96.9 after more than 13 years, with Friday, May 8 as her final day on air. The longtime co-anchor of “The GetUp Crew” morning show and host of the public affairs program “Voices with Pebbles,” is stepping away to focus on her weekly podcast and newsletter “Positively Pebbles.”
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The Winners Are: The 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon at Columbia University in New York.The awards, widely considered the highest honor in American journalism, recognized the most impactful reporting, commentary, and storytelling from the past year across newsrooms of all sizes.
Paramount shares rose as much as 4% in after-hours trading Monday after the company beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue. Growth in streaming and studios offset declines in traditional TV.
News consumption continues to fragment with younger audiences shifting toward digital platforms and social media while older Americans remain loyal to traditional television outlets.
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The Middle East truce faltered Monday as fighting returned to the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in about a month. The United Arab Emirates reported an attack by Iran, while the U.S. military said it destroyed six Iranian military boats and that Iran had fired on American ships. The U.S. Navy used Apache helicopters to sink Iranian speedboats harassing traffic.
Facing pressure over the economic impact of the conflict with Iran, President Trump highlighted his administration’s pro-business policies during an East Room event Monday. Trump told business leaders that tax cuts and deregulation have produced “record business” and a “roaring” economy.
Actor Daniel Baldwin criticized Jimmy Kimmel’s political rhetoric following the latest assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. Baldwin accused the late-night host of “planting this kind of hatred” and expressed concern over casual talk of political violence in Hollywood, especially after the shooting incident at the WHCA Dinner.