Dr. Ed Cohen

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One of the radio industry’s most respected researchers, Dr. Ed Cohen writes a weekly business column, heavily focused on ratings research for Barrett Media. His career experiences include serving as VP of Ratings and Research at Cumulus Media, occupying the role of VP of Measurement Innovation at Nielsen Audio, and its predecessor Arbitron. While with Arbitron, Cohen spent five years as the company's President of Research Policy and Communication, and eight years as VP of Domestic Radio Research. Dr. Ed has also held the title of Vice President of Research for iHeartMedia/Clear Channel, and held research positions for the National Association of Broadcasters and Birch/Scarborough Research. He is adjunct faculty in the Department of Broadcast Communications at Western Kentucky University and welcomes your thoughts. Reach him by email at doctoredresearch@gmail.com.

How Radio Can Avoid Overestimating Its Audience

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All of us who write for the radio and media trades are always looking for ideas and on occasion, we use atypical sources for...

And You Thought Radio Had It Bad…The SiriusXM Edition

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In so many words, SiriusXM decided that streaming audio is a tough business if your company is not named Spotify, Apple, or Amazon.

And You Thought Radio Had It Bad…

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Under the heading of “misery loves company”, it could be worse. Just look at cable.

Following Connected Car Expert Roger Lanctot on LinkedIn is Time Well Spent

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His writing is always entertaining, and you’ll never have any doubt as to where Roger stands on an issue in the industry.

Should Radio Be More Optimistic?

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Who out there in radio is doing something new and different and can point to some success?
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