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.

An Unofficial Radio Study Through the Eyes of Gen Z

We really need to step up if we’re going to have another generation of radio listeners, regardless of the distribution system.

How News/Talk Radio Can Combat the All-Christmas Surge

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Finding the PPM Meter in the Haystack

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Nielsen DDI Measurement Metric is a Ruse

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Does Radio Have a Plan to Reach Gen Z?

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