Entravision Communications saw its radio and television advertising revenue decline during the first quarter of the year. Macroeconomic uncertainty, spurred by geopolitical issues, caused marketers to pull back on their budgets at the start of the year. Media segment revenue dipped 10% to $40.98 million during Q1. Entravision does not break out separate figures for its radio and TV businesses. Read moreEntravision Sees Lower Media Revenue During Q1, While Digital Ad Revenue Soars.

Jon Grayson co-hosted his final midday program on Audacy news/talk KMBZ Kansas City on Friday. Grayson, who has been with the station for five years, told listeners that he was leaving for personal and family reasons, which include a move out of the country. “Thank you, Kansas City, for opening your arms and your ears to me,” Grayson said. Read moreKMBZ Kansas City’s Jon Grayson Hangs Up The Headphones.

John Hannon, a longtime executive at TelevisaUnivision, has joined Sinclair as VP/GM of the company’s TV operations in Omaha and Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE. Hannon had been serving as SVP of Local Media Sales for TelevisaUnivision’s 57 radio stations and 59 TV stations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. He had been with Univision since 2019, when he was named President/GM of its Houston cluster. Read moreSinclair Recruits Longtime Univision Executive To Oversee Nebraska TV Stations.

How do you get someone to bet on sports, consider buying a car, or invest in a new mattress? It turns out the best answer in all three cases is… buy a radio ad. In an analysis of the latest Nielsen Scarborough data, Katz Radio Group says the numbers show that radio outperforms other media in several key consumer categories. Read moreKatz: Radio-Ad Influenced Consumers Are More Valuable To Brands.

The senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media says Voice of America could soon have a new content partner: the far-right, pro-Trump media outlet One America News. The proposed partnership, according to a social media post by USAGM Senior Adviser Kari Lake, would allow OAN to provide “newsfeed services” to USAGM Networks. Read moreKari Lake: Voice Of America To Partner With OAN.

Following the sale of Alexander Broadcasting AC WRCR in Haverstraw, NY to Red Apple Media, parent company of talk station WABC New York, WABC’s feed has been airing on WRCR’s signal. But according to the new owners, don’t expect that to last. “It will start off as a simulcast,” a spokesperson for WABC tells Inside Radio about its plan for the AM serving Rockland County. “Stay tuned for the future vision.” Read moreAfter Red Apple’s Purchase of WRCR, What’s Next for the Rockland County AM?

In response to President Trump’s executive order to eliminate federal funding to NPR and PBS, Minnesota Public Radio has doubled down in its efforts to raise donations during its annual fund drive, to raise at least $1 million. MPR President Duchesne Drew told the station that the cut in federal funding could lead to an estimated $7 million loss annually. Read moreWith Possible Loss Of Funding, MPR Aims to Raise $1 Million in Five Days.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has lifted a stay that had blocked a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGA) to distribute government-appropriated funds due Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe, and others. The NewsGuild and other associated groups in March filed a lawsuit to restore funding and return journalists at Voice of America to their jobs. Read moreCourt Lifts Stay, Clearing Way For Restoration Of Funds For International Radio Outlets.