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- Tuning In With Gen Z: Lessons From the Villanova Dashboard
Freshman students Noah Taylor and Jake Bellenger present during my Villanova University Platform Based Computing class this past spring. If you want to know what young people are listening to in the car, ask them. I had a group of 16 college students this past spring semester at Villanova University in my Platform Based Computing course, and as a written response assignment, I focused on each of their strategies for listening to audio in the car, through five questions. The survey was more qualitative, versus quantitative, and it was graded but with a soft touch — as my “wave them home” reputation suggests. But I told the students ahead of time that their responses would be featured in an article for Radio World. The beauty of this survey, I believe, is these students were Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors. Other than hearing me wax poetic about radio on a weekly basis, they have no stake in media as a career or otherwise. I asked about their audio content preferences, whether or not they prefer touch screens or knobs and dials, if they control what they’re listening to through voice commands, and finally, whether or not terrestrial radio plays any role while they take a cruise? In the final question, to tie it back to software development, I referenced a gravitation in their generation toward items such as vinyl and CDs, and how the push toward technology you can “feel” might influence their approaches to building websites or mobile apps. The class was made up of eight freshmen, five sophomores, one junior and two seniors, all between the ages of 18–21. Q1: If you are in charge of audio listening in your car, walk me through your usual process. The latest Edison Research “Share of Ear” revealed that 13–34 year-olds spend some 4 hours and 30 minutes daily with audio, which leads all age demographics. So I figured that my Villanova students would offer a suitable sample for in-car audio consuming. Nearly all said that, when they’re in the car, they decide what they’re going to listen to, though if they have passengers, that can influence their mindset. As for what they are listening to, the use of Spotify was at the top of the list. Fourteen of the 16 students said they use it at least part of the time. Some said it was due to having a premium plan… [TheTopNews] Read More.30 mins ago - Read the June 17, 2026 Issue of Radio World
The FCC wants broadcasters to tighten up their EAS cybersecurity hygiene. Nick Langan visits Philadelphia’s famous Roxborough antenna farm. Jerry Whitaker helps gives a Texas broadcast museum a facelift. MusicFirst and the Future of Music Coalition scoff at claims about radio program diversity. Read it here. The post Read the June 17, 2026 Issue of Radio World appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Trump Administration Mulls Charging Fees for Naval Escort Through Hormuz: Report
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana The Trump administration is considering ways to coax oil tankers into resuming transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the situation. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian negotiators agreed on a memorandum of understanding as a prelude to potentially ending the war. A leaked version of the memo contains 14 provisions, which include Iran reopening the Strait, the end of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran, and at least $300 billion in financing “for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” But convincing ship operators to brave the strait could slacken the grand reopening, as insurance companies are currently not covering any losses sustained there. “The discussions so far have centered on ways to convince insurance companies to offer coverage to travel through a narrow waterway in which Iran has successfully attacked vessels,” Politico reported of the internal discussions being pushed by Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. “The President and Susie are giving them explicit orders to figure something out,” said one person familiar with the discussions who was granted anonymity to describe private discussions. “With limited exceptions, every transit [through Hormuz] is violating insurance plans. So what can be done to accelerate the insurers to start insuring again?” One of the options under consideration is a system of fee-based U.S. naval escorts. “There is some talk of some expedited escorted passage by paying the U.S. — like putting a VIP pass on your ship,” one person familiar with the discussions told Politico. “The concept is that there could be a fee for expedited clearance, maybe with military escort.” One former administration official told Politico the tanker fee discussion is a negotiating tactic while Trump is in France for the G7 summit. The person said the idea is “all about creating the space for France, Britain, others to move into the Gulf, take responsibility for maritime safety, security, and create an additional deterrence to the Iranians for trying to go back on the deal, use Hormuz as this long-term extortion racket.”The post Trump Administration Mulls Charging Fees for Naval Escort Through Hormuz: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - Texas Cop Pushes Knicks’ Jalen Brunson During Celebration in Newly Surfaced Cl...
A video making the rounds on social media shows a Texas cop pushing New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson as the team celebrated its NBA title. New York won its first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games. Brunson scored 45 points and was outstanding throughout the series, earning the Finals MVP award. The Knicks clinched their title on the Spurs’ home court, and as the postgame festivities on the court wound down, a Bexar County deputy sheriff appeared to want Brunson to move. The 14-second video, which started making the rounds on social media on Tuesday, shows Brunson wearing goggles in anticipation of a champagne-soaked locker room celebration. Brunson has his arm around an unidentified man, and the deputy sheriff, who is wearing a cowboy hat, approaches the two men from behind. The lawman extends both arms as if to push them out of the way. Brunson and the man turn around, with Brunson seeming indignant, as the deputy sheriff appears to give either an order or an explanation. Nearby, Brunson’s father and Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson points at the deputy sheriff and appears to say, “Don’t touch him.” Meanwhile, a woman in the entourage appears to tell the cop, “He’s the Finals MVP.” The city of New York will throw a ticker-tape parade for the Knicks on Thursday. After Saturday’s game, New Yorkers poured into the streets to celebrate. A small portion of the revelers set school buses on fire, and a teenager was shot and wounded. Dozens of people were arrested. The scenes prompted one New York congresswoman to express concern about violence at the parade – and make a bizarre comment about Brunson’s wife and anti-Semitism. “I’m worried about the violence,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) said. “And yet, look at Jalen Brunson. What an amazing American citizen. His wife is Jewish. She’s a, you know, a physical therapist. Uh, are we gonna see more anti-Semitism in this parade? I hope not. I hope people can unify around sports. It’s one of the great things about sports is, we can unify. And we can put political differences aside, and I hope we’re gonna continue to do that.” Watch above via ESPN on ABC.The post Texas Cop Pushes Knicks’ Jalen Brunson During Celebration in Newly Surfaced Clip first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - Chris Hayes Mocks Fox News Report on Trump’s Algae-Infested Reflecting Pool: â...MS NOW’s Chris Hayes threw some shade at Jesse Watters Primetime producer Johnny Belisairo on Tuesday night over a segment that ran on Fox News the previous day. Hayes recapped the ongoing saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump has fixated on in his second term. The president has insisted that his Democratic predecessors badly neglected the pool and that its state required his personal attention. However, the pool has been plagued by algae blooms in recent days, and workers have taken to dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide in an attempt to kill the algae. “Trump is laser-focused on this in a way that, well, you really wish a president was not,” Hayes stated on Tuesday’s All In. “And so his government hired a Virginia contractor in a corrupt, noncompetitive process to fix what President Obama had supposedly ruined. And they agreed to pay the firm $13.1 million, seven times the amount Trump initially said the job would cost because it had to be done for the big Fourth of July celebration. The contractor inflated their profit margin, according to a government analysis of costs obtained by The New York Times, charging 20% for a job where the typical margin is six to 12%.” Hayes then posited that Trump became obsessed with the Reflecting Pool because he “got in his head that the reflecting pool was just like a swimming pool, and it should look clean and clear, like his swimming pool at Mar-a-Lago… except it’s not a pool you can swim in, because it’s not a swimming pool, and it doesn’t have the same cleaning systems or the same purpose. It’s a reflecting pool full of largely stagnant water. And so, as with so many Trump schemes, Americans are now stuck with a big, ugly mess, and conservatives are stuck pretending that it is all great, just great.” Hayes then aired a clip of Belisario reporting from the Reflecting Pool: BELISARIO: I’m here at the newly renovated Reflecting Pool. It’s painted American flag blue, and the Democrats are gonna tell you, “Oh, there’s green algae. It looks so bad.” But there’s pool guys cleaning it up right now. No other president would do that. But President Trump is still cleaning it up. HAYES: Does that guy realize we can see the water behind him?! But that’s their story. They’re sticking to it. Hayes concluded,… [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- Survey: Car Shoppers Demand Radio in Their Autos
At WorldDAB Automotive 2026, Fifty5Blue Insight Manager Phyliis Chen speaks at the podium, with Director of Insight Julie Soulsby to her left. Read James Careless’ additional WorldDAB Automotive 2026 coverage of Radio France CEO Sibyle Veil’s keynote speech. Modern drivers want radios in their dashboards. That was the primary and unshakable finding shared by researchers at WorldDAB Automotive 2026. The annual event, which is hosted by the WorldDAB advocacy organization, was held in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 11. It included a presentation from the London-based Fifty5Blue, formerly Kantar Media, which is a media measurement and analytics firm that said it operates in approximately 80 countries. Ultimately, the message Fifty5Blue conveyed is that the six-country study proves that car buyers not only want radio in the dashboard — they are demanding it. Julie Soulsby, Fifty5Blue’s director of insight, said the study surveyed 8,000 recent buyers across Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. “Our research among recent car buyers across six countries proves that broadcast radio is expected, it’s relied upon, and it’s valued in the car,” she said. Fifty5Blue’sData revealed that 83% of buyers typically listen to the radio while driving, with half making it their most frequent choice. Additionally, these drivers are loyal to radio, with 85% saying that they would deeply feel the absence of a broadcast dial. “Car buyers do not want to lose this essential part of the in-car experience,” Soulsby said. The frequency of listening as measured by Fifty5Blue highlights radio’s placement in the car, with close to a third of the sample group tuning in every single day. “To put this in context, that is twice as many as those who are listening to music streaming services every day in the car,” Soulsby said. Phyllis Chen, Fifty5Blue’s insight manager, believes that listeners choose radio because it provides connection, companionship and ease of use. “Over 8 in 10 find it an extremely accessible form of in-car audio entertainment being just one click away,” she said. Eight in 10 surveyed car buyers also view radio as being vital during crises. When asked where they would go first for information in the case of an emergency while on the road, over half of car buyers stated that they would turn to the radio, Chen said. As for streaming in the car? Fifty5Blue’s research argues that it doesn’t match radio’s on-the-road resilience. Soulsby explained that data dropouts… [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago
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