Radio Broadcasting
CMG Lobbies FCC: Cox Media Group is urging the FCC to eliminate or significantly reform its local radio ownership limits, arguing the rules no longer match today’s competitive media landscape.
Nielsen-WW1 Talk Deal: Talks between Cumulus Media and Nielsen continue over a new contract granting Westwood One access to national radio ratings, even as the companies remain locked in a federal appeals court fight over a preliminary injunction.
Delmont Double Duty: iHeartMedia has named veteran country radio personality Bob Delmont as the new evening host at WMZQ-FM (98.7) in Washington, D.C., and midday host at WPOC-FM (93.1) in Baltimore.
Media Industry
Trump Disparages CNN Reporter: Trump repeatedly told CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes to “be quiet” and labeled her a “fake reporter” during an Oval Office event on Monday, after she pressed him on his communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and related policy moves.
Longtime ABC Correspondent Admits Bias: Terry Moran said Friday that the network and much of mainstream media suffer from a deep-seated progressive bias—a “bubble” of limited viewpoint diversity—that hampered coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.
CNN Primetime: CNN has locked in its primetime lineup by signing Abby Phillip to a new multiyear deal, ensuring anchors Anderson Cooper, Kaitlan Collins and Phillip remain in place ahead of Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
U-S News
Trump Polling: President Donald Trump’s polling woes continue as he fell to a new record low since his return to the White House, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey, with only one in three Americans approving of his job performance. The poll found that only 33% of Americans approved of Trump’s performance, down 2 percentage points.
Clancy Mom Testifies: Lindsay Clancy's mother testified that her daughter was anxious, fearful of being alone, and expressed thoughts of harming her children before the January 2023 murders, supporting the defense's claim of postpartum depression and psychosis.
TWH Threats: The White House for weeks promised that Iran was close to signing a nuclear deal and that Oman could be helpful in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The tiny Gulf nation suddenly found itself at the center of the effort to end the war. This deal, however, has proved elusive. And President Trump’s frustration with this standoff prompted him to threaten to bomb Oman on Monday.