Bob Lawrence

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Bob Lawrence writes weekly columns on radio leadership and business. He most recently served as market manager for MacDonald Broadcasting in Saginaw, Michigan. Throughout his career, Bob has held virtually every position in the business over his 40+ year career, from being on-air in Philadelphia, San Diego, and San Francisco to programming legendary stations including KHTR St. Louis, KITS Hot Hits and KIOI (K101) San Francisco to serving as the head of all programming for Saga Communications and working for the Radio Advertising Bureau. Before landing his current role, Bob helped lead Seven Mountains Media's cluster in Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH. He can be reached by email at BGLawrence@me.com. Bob also honed his research skills over ten years as Senior VP of Operations at Broadcast Architecture, eventually launching his own research company and serving as President/CEO of Pinnacle Media Worldwide for 15 years.  Bob spent five years as VP of Programming for Saga Communications before joining New South Radio in Jackson, Mississippi as GM/Market Manager. Prior to joining Seven Mountains Media, Bob served as General Manager for the Radio Advertising Bureau, overseeing its “National Radio Talent System”.

Walking The Talent Coaching Tightrope

The process can often be a difficult tightrope walk, and we must be sensitive to talent egos and their view of their own abilities.

Advancing to a Management Position

Management requires unique skills that set them apart. I strongly recommend developing leadership qualities that include, more than anything, effective communication with positive motivational skills.

The Great Programmers: Remembering Steve Rivers

Steve was a true genius, and while he was extremely soft-spoken, listening to him was like the old Radio and TV commercial, “When EF Hutton talks – people listen.”

Fighting the Urge to Throw in the Towel And Staying Positive in Radio

Today, we all recognize that “change” is an inevitable truth we all must either accept or simply throw in the towel.

The Radio Legends We Admired Growing Up

Hearing Dan Ingram play 1962’s “The Stripper Song” by David Rose every afternoon at 5pm made me smile every single time.

Breaking

Evan Roberts Suggests Howie Rose’s Final Call Be Opening Day 2027 if Sunday Has Weather Delays

"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."

Major Garrett’s CBS News Podcast ‘The Takeout’ Adds New Election Segments with VoteHub Partnership

CBS News is expanding The Takeout with Major Garrett...

SubmitHub Bans AI Music From Its Promotion Services

"We want to build a platform that actually helps people promote real music."

Xperi Data Shows Radio Listenership More Than Doubled On NFL’s Opening Sunday

"Overall Sunday audience share jumped 60% on average. Pre-game listening rose 111% heading into kickoff, and post-game audiences grew 152%."