Radio Broadcasting
New Morning Show: Lauren Beckham Falcone (LBF) and Adam 12 will launch “The ROR Morning Show with LBF and Adam 12” next Monday on 105.7 WROR, filling the morning slot after Bob Bronson’s retirement last week.
Buffalo Retirement: After more than four decades in broadcasting and 32 years hosting mornings on WKSE-FM (Kiss 98.5), Janet Snyder is retiring from the airwaves. Snyder, who co-hosted the station’s popular morning show with Nicholas Picholas (and sidekick “Weeze”), will deliver her final broadcast Friday.
Why Now? A wave of veteran U.S. radio personalities has announced retirements in 2025–2026, often after decades on air, amid widespread industry layoffs and cost-cutting at major broadcasters. While many high-profile hosts frame their exits as personal choices—citing family time, burnout after early-morning shifts, or new pursuits—the timing aligns with aggressive budget reductions, debt restructuring, and declining ad revenue as listeners shift to streaming and podcasts.
Media Industry
CBS Bloodbath: CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continued the staffing shakeup at "60 Minutes" on Thursday, May 28, naming Nick Bilton the executive producer of gold-standard TV news program. The move sets TV newcomer Bilton, a former New York Times technology reporter, podcast host and filmmaker, into the top "60 Minutes" job amid a tumultuous wave of high-level changes at the 57-year-old news program.
ABC Complies: Disney’s ABC has filed license renewal applications for its eight owned-and-operated TV stations with the FCC — but “under protest” — after the agency ordered an unprecedented accelerated review. The filings were due by May 28, 2026, per the FCC Media Bureau’s directive issued in late April. The stations include major-market outlets such as WABC-TV in New York and KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
TV Ratings: FOX News Channel (FNC) ended the week of May 18th with over 2.6 million weekday primetime viewers and 248,000 in the 25-54 demo, leading ABC (2.1 million viewers), according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel.
U-S News
Closing In On Deal: The U-S and Iran are within reach of an agreement to wind down the war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Thursday, but President Trump has yet to sign off on it, and the White House wants a deal that satisfies several key conditions.
Launchpad Explosion: A rocket built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin blew up on the launchpad in Florida on Thursday night. The explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. during a test being conducted in advance of an upcoming launch.
Freedom Celebration: It's only been a day since the “first wave” of performers for The Great American State Fair, organized by President Donald Trump-backed Freedom 250, was announced, and multiple performers have already pulled out of the show, claiming they were not made aware of its political affiliation.