Radio Broadcasting
Radio Reaches Consumers Best: Radio reaches more American consumers each month than any other measured media platform, according to Nielsen’s new report, “Everyone. Everywhere. See Audio Differently.” MORE
NAB Slims Down: The National Association of Broadcasters will lose its Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Rick Kaplan, at the end of 2026 after more than 14 years of service, as the group consolidates its Government Relations and Legal teams. MORE
RIP: Hattie Massey Leeper, the pioneering Charlotte radio personality known to generations as “Chatty Hatty” and recognized as North Carolina’s first Black female radio announcer. MORE
Media Industry
TV Ratings: FNC Leads All of Cable in Total Day and Total Viewers for 39th Consecutive Week. CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ Posts Lowest-Rated Episode of the Season, Draws Smallest 4th-Episode Audience in 25 Years. MORE
Forget About It: Trump on Thursday overruled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will not be livestreamed. MORE
MNF Changes: Troy Aikman Confirms He Will Soon Be A Free Agent. MORE
U-S News
Teen Gunman: A 16-year-old blasted his way through locked doors into an Oregon elementary school on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before an armed bystander pursued him inside and shot him dead, the police said. MORE
Trump Donor Sues: A Trump donor and retired lawyer, Eric Deters, has filed a defamation lawsuit in Kentucky state court against former U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, alleging she falsely denied his claims that she pressured him to pay her $100,000 credit‑card bill.
Brewers Sweep! Milwaukee is headed to the World Series for the first time since 1982 by winning 6-4 last night and sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. TNF: The Broncos defeated the Seahawks 17‑14 in overtime, improving to 4‑2 and staying within one game of the AFC West lead, while both teams showed defensive strengths.