This conference gathers the smartest minds in broadcast and advertising to forecast trends, expectations, and revenues for the coming year. It is a must-attend event.
From the Great Recession to the AI boom, one reporter has been covering the stories that move markets. ABC News Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis joins Forecast 2027 to share her reporting on the economy.
“The View from the C-Suite: Lessons Learned from Two Decades Covering Disruption, Recessions, and Reinvention,” will feature Jarvis in conversation with ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy about what she has gleaned covering Wall Street for two decades, the disruptions of social media and AI, and current worries about inflation and the bond market.
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Wednesday, November 4. The votes are cast, the signs come down, the campaigning is over. The political ad spend spigot goes from a full flood to a trickle to nothing at all. The midterm dollars that carried so much of 2026’s revenue are gone. All stations will lose the extra cash infusion. You know it’s coming. You can’t stop it. You can either drive right off the cliff and keep your fingers crossed that it all works out on the way down, or you can start building your own bridge to success at Forecast 2027.
“Economic Outlook: Broadcast Revenue Trends for 2027″ will feature a panel of the industry’s top revenue leaders breaking down exactly where growth is coming from and what stations and station groups need to do to capture it. Learn about infrastructure like AI-driven targeting that makes every buy smarter, data-informed selling that proves value before the pitch even starts, and digital and Connected TV platforms that turn a single line item into three revenue streams.
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Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR are proud to bring best-selling author Larry Bailin to Forecast 2027.
Bailin started his digital career in 1994 and has advised GE, Microsoft, Capital One, Synchrony Bank, Carrier, Shazam, Coupa, Withum, NAMM, Verisign, and Tennant. He was named one of the Top 100 Speakers to Watch in 2025. His Forecast session, “The Future Belongs to Those That Can Hear It Coming,” puts that experience to work for leaders navigating radio and TV’s ongoing digital transformation.
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The strongest ropes, like the kind that moor ships in harbor, are trusted because they’re multiple strands twisted together. If one strand fails on its own, the boat is swept out to sea in the lightest wind. If one strand fails in a braid, the ship stays secure. For radio and television, the principle holds: A newsroom working alone, a sales force working alone, a technology stack working alone, each one can hold for a while. But local ad dollars and Big Tech competitors are pulling harder than any single strand can withstand. Broadcast groups have to use everything in the playbook, together, to get stronger.
That’s the subject of a Forecast 2027 panel titled Converged Broadcast: The Cross-Media Radio, TV, and AI Playbook, set for November 12, with New York State Broadcasters Association President Heidi Raphael moderating.
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Broadcasters are heading into another year of consequential decisions out of Washington, from the halls of the FCC to congressional chambers and even the Oval Office. Consolidation, public interest, enforcement priorities, and advertising regulations are all among the policy fights that will shape the industry’s 2027.
The people steering those fights for NAB, FOX, and Salem Media are bringing the inside view to New York City at Forecast 2027.
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Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR are proud to present their respective Lifetime Leadership Awards to two of broadcasting’s most respected executives, honoring careers that together span a century of radio and television leadership. Harvey Nagler, former Vice President of Radio at CBS News, and Valari Dobson Staab, Chairman of NBCUniversal Local, will receive the honors at Forecast 2027, broadcasting’s premier leadership summit, returning to the Harvard Club of New York City on November 12.
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The agenda for Forecast 2027 is now online, including sessions on revenue trends, legal and regulatory issues, and a visionary closing conversation with a lineup of major broadcast executives to be announced. The Forecast lineup also features the Leadership Awards and the annual Broadcast Leadership Reception. Watch for exciting news and updates!
View the up-to-date agenda here.
Gray Media COO Sandy Breland has been named Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027. She joins Radio Co-Chair Audacy President and CEO Kelli Turner for Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report‘s annual broadcast leadership summit. Breland has served as COO at Gray since 2003, previously overseeing multiple local stations along with Gray’s Washington, DC, Bureau, a national investigative team, and the company’s in-house Research and Consulting division. Before joining Gray, she served as Group Vice President for Raycom Media. A journalist by training, Breland began her career in news and went on to serve as News Director in both New Orleans and Phoenix before moving into station leadership.
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Audacy President and CEO Kelli Turner has joined Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR‘s Forecast 2027 as Radio Co-Chair for the event’s November 12 return to the Harvard Club of New York, bringing heavyweight broadcast and finance leadership to broadcasting’s most prestigious conference.
As Radio Co-Chair, Turner will shape the conference’s deep dive into the business, policy, and technology forces redefining radio and the audio landscape heading into 2027. Since taking the CEO role in January 2025, Turner has led the broadcaster’s organizational change around audio and station growth, most recently culminating in a new “content-first” structure.
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Check out all the photos from Forecast 2026, held November 12, 2025: panels, speakers, and of course the elegant cocktail reception. Click here for more.
