Radio Broadcasting
Street Talk: Cumulus Media appears poised to flip one of its Buffalo radio stations to a sports format, coinciding with the Buffalo Bills naming its 96.9 WGRF “97 Rock” as the new flagship for game broadcasts starting in the 2026 season. The move would give Cumulus a dedicated sports talk presence in the market as it regains Bills radio rights after a 14-year absence. The team’s games previously aired on Audacy’s WGR 550 AM.
ACM Awards: Cody Johnson won the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards, but it was Ella Langley’s show from the start.
OBIT: Dennis Locorriere, known for his distinctive voice that helped make Dr. Hook one of the biggest soft rock and country-pop acts of the 1970s, passed away peacefully on Saturday surrounded by loved ones after a long and courageous battle with kidney disease. He was 76.
Media Industry
Frustrated Fans: The fragmentation of NFL game broadcasts across more than a dozen services is frustrating fans and hitting their wallets hard, prompting a DOJ investigation into the league’s media deals. According to estimates cited by the FCC, fans wanting to watch every game in the 2025 season may have needed to spend upward of $1,500.
Mickey Gets Aggressive: Disney filed a 52-page legal brief with the Federal Communications Commission last week, mounting a forceful defense against the agency’s investigation into the ABC talk show “The View.” The filing represents a sharp departure from the company’s previously conciliatory posture toward the Trump administration under former CEO Bob Iger.
Massive Changes: CBS 60 Minutes staffers expect “massive changes” and layoffs after the current season ends, but say there's no plan to overhaul its format or mission — With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup/
U-S News
Oil Prices Spike: vOil prices jumped and stocks fell on Monday as President Trump issued a new warning to Iran, calling into question the tenuous cease-fire between Washington and Tehran. A peace deal has remained elusive, as has the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passageway in the Persian Gulf for shipments of a significant portion of the world’s oil and gas.
Ebola's Back: Officials are working to withdraw a small number of Americans who have been directly affected by an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the C.D.C. said on Sunday. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency on Saturday, a day after it was first announced by Africa’s top public health authority.
PGA Champ: Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship after a superb final round at Aronimink Golf Club. The 31-year-old's dominant back-nine showing saw him card a 5-under-par 65 to finish the week 9 under, three shots clear of runners-up Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley.