For Jurison, Data Display Is the Face of Radio - Radio World

Broadcast radio’s place in the connected dashboard is no longer guaranteed. Keeping that place will require unified industry standards and relentless education of automakers.
That was the message delivered during WorldDAB Automotive 2026’s closing session on June 11 in Frankfurt, Germany....

Public radio engineering departments are operating in a new reality since federal funding for the sector dried up in 2025.
The loss of money means tighter cap-ex budgets and fewer technology projects, according to multiple sources.
Engineering and technology departments are also seeing lower staffing levels in some cases, though widespread cuts haven’t been evident. Local fundraising has made up for some of the loss after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting closed, though not...

Amidst continued uncertainty for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, its president and CEO Stephen Capus, has announced his resignation, effective Sept. 15.
Capus has led RFE/RL since January 2024.
In many respects, it seems remarkable that the private corporation is funded by Congress through a grant from United States Agency for Global Media is still around....

I read Aaron Read’s letter to the editor “We Don’t Need AI for This,” responding to my commentary “The Predictive Engineer.” I am glad it sparked some response, it’s great that people have opinions about it and are engaging with the topic.
Aaron makes a great point. Redundancy is still the foundation of keeping a radio station on the air. Backup systems, failovers and solid design are things every engineer depends on. No argument there....