Jeff Lynn

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Jeff Lynn serves as Editor of Barrett Media's Music Radio coverage. Prior to joining Barrett Media, Jeff spent time programming in Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland, Des Moines, and Madison for multiple radio groups, including iHeartMedia, Townsquare Media, NRG Media, and Entercom (now Audacy). He also worked as a Country Format Editor for All Access until the outlet shut down in August 2023. To get in touch with Jeff by email, reach him at Jeff@BarrettMedia.com.

Promo Meeting: What Will Be Your “Nudestock?”

I’m not suggesting you throw a party and have your listeners strip and go naked. The point is that when Rivers passed, people were still talking about "Nudestock"

78 Percent Of Stations Are Playing The Wrong Music

"78% of radio stations are playing the wrong songs, that's been a number we've used in our company for decades. Easily three-fourths of all stations are playing the wrong songs.”

iHeartMedia EVP Maynard Surrounds Himself With People Who Think Radio’s Best Days Are Still Ahead

"Surround yourself with people that believe our best days are ahead – can’t tell you how game-changing it’s been for me"

Paisley Dunn-Banks Is Bullish On Country Radio

I just love that I can make people's day and make a difference in their lives even if it's just a little advice that my mom gave me that I can share with them. ”

Aircheck: Gary Owens, 640 KFI Los Angeles, 1986

In addition to radio, people of a certain age will remember him as the announcer for the comedy show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.

Breaking

Why Former Radio Executive Dan Mason Finally Wrote His Life Story

"Some of it is personal, some of it involves radio, some of it involves sports broadcasting, which I did, and some of it involves acting, which I did."

Explaining The Difficult Balance in Sports Reporting That the Public Never Considers

"Fans judge reporters by the stories they publish. They never see the ones that stay in a notebook because they don't affect the game, the team or the public."

Can The Wall Street Journal Challenge The New York Times in the Podcasting Race?

The Daily didn't become a juggernaut overnight, and The Wall Street Journal's next big audio bet likely won't either. Still, the ingredients are there, and the ambition is obvious.

WMMS Radio Host Alan Cox Afternoon Drive On Success

"If the phones were down and the internet were down and everything was down, I would still be able to do a show, and it wouldn't be fumbling for four hours. "