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Radio’s Second Act Is Hiding in Plain Sound
Audacy still owns the morning commute. Now the 58-year-old broadcaster is turning local voices, sports obsession and a rebuilt balance sheet into an audio network that travels far beyond the dial.
Christian Facey
Christian Facey is the co-founder and CEO of Audiomob, the London-based company that built the first non-intrusive audio advertising platform for mobile games. A former Google agency strategist and Facebook marketing science partner, he combined his advertising background with hobbies in game development and hip hop/jazz production to spot a gap: the mobile gaming and audio ad industries had never been connected. He launched Audiomob in 2020 with co-founder Wilfrid Obeng, raised a $14M Series A at a valuation north of $110M, and landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2021.
QSIC
QSIC is an in-store audio platform that combines curated music, point-of-sale data and generative AI to help retailers and brands turn store audio into a measurable retail media channel. Its technology powers thousands of stores across three continents, pairing store-specific playlists with dynamically created, localized audio ads and closed-loop attribution so advertisers can tie in-store messaging back to sales.
Podscribe
Podscribe is an independent, IAB-certified measurement platform built for podcast and audio advertising. Founded in 2017 by engineer Pete Birsinger and headquartered in Austin, Texas, it began as a podcast transcript-search tool and grew into a full-funnel measurement suite. The platform combines pixel-based attribution, incrementality testing, automated placement verification, and cross-channel analytics across podcasts, streaming audio, YouTube simulcasts, CTV, and broadcast radio - helping advertisers, agencies, and publishers prove that audio ads actually drive conversions.