Countering the misconception that "young people don't like the radio" college radio stations around the country continue to thrive and attract smart, dedicated students who love the medium.

In this episode hosted by David Donovan (New York State Broadcasters Assoc.) and Jordan Walton (New Jersey Broadcasters Assoc.) we speak with members at Marconi Award-winning Hofstra University's WRHU 88.7, longtime radio programmer and current GM John Mullen, station manager Ashley Blum, and on-air personality and Director of International Programming Ricky Hubert about how young people view radio and how the industry can support these future broadcasters and radio listeners.

Listen to WRHU: https://www.hofstra.edu/wrhu/listen-live.html

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) reaches across the United States and Puerto Rico to provide an anonymous safety net for radio and television broadcaster professionals who find themselves in acute financial need due to an illness, accident, or emergency. In this episode hosted by Dennis Lyle (Illinois Broadcasters Assoc.), BFOA board member Ray Cole and BFOA president/CEO Tim McCarthy share insight into over two decades of BFOA’s support to the broadcast community through both sustaining and emergency grants. BFOA grant recipient Terrie Cammarie joins the conversation and personally shares her family’s story of BFOA support.

To learn more about the BFOA: https://broadcastersfoundation.org/

To watch Luke and Terrie's story: https://broadcastersfoundation.org/who-we-help/

Television broadcasters throughout the country are voluntarily upgrading to ATSC 3.0, known to viewers as NEXTGEN TV. While most viewers have access to the signals today, broadcasters are sharing transmitter signals and hoping to completely move to ATSC 3.0 with action from the FCC.

In this episode, Sam Matheny, CTO of the National Association of Broadcasters, discusses the advantages of NEXTGEN TV with Dave Arland (Indiana Broadcasters Assoc.).