Bethany Kent

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Bethany Kent is a Music Radio Editor for Barrett Media. She spent nearly 20 years bringing radio to life on stages, across the airwaves, and through unforgettable listener experiences. Her career spans local markets including Providence, Philadelphia, and New York City, most recently serving as National Director of Music Initiatives for Audacy. From producing major live events like HOT 97's Summer Jam to leading strategic national marketing initiatives, she has built a career at the intersection of music, media, and culture. She can be reached at bethany@barrettmedia.com.

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

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"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

The Music Never Stops: Radio Remembers Clive Davis

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"The music Davis championed crossed all socioeconomic, racial, and creedal lines. Just as music is supposed to."

How Country Radio Is Turning Up the Volume for America’s 250th

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"America's 250th birthday is pushing programmers to go bigger."

The Secret Sauce: Skip Dillard on Programming with Purpose

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"These young people, if you really listen to them, they can give us hope, they can give us strength, because they're moving beyond the divisions, they're moving beyond race."

The Show Behind the Show: What It Takes to Produce Radio’s Biggest Events

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"For radio station teams, the lineup is just one corner of the 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that is event production."
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Why Gordon Borrell Believes Digital Is Winning Over Local Advertisers

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“It comes with statistics. You place a radio ad, and the station can’t tell you how many people heard it, how many people liked the ad or liked the program.”

Why Heidi Raphael Returned Home to Lead the New York State Broadcasters Association

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“I have met and worked with so many wonderful people. I don’t take that for granted. I’m grateful every single day.”

Bru’s Rocket Ride: From Polka Hour to Coast-to-Coast Radio

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"It was one of those places where I really got to mess up and find my voice,"

MLB Network’s Intentional Talk Reversal Proves Connection Is Media’s Most Valuable Currency

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"Intentional Talk has become, and continues to be, your favorite baseball player's favorite baseball show."