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.

Mix 104.1 Boston’s ‘Karson & Kennedy’ Relate By Being Authentic

"The best conversations you have at parties, restaurants, or wherever you meet people are where you can go, oh, my God, me too.”

Aircheck: Rick Dees 1985 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles

Dees will be forever linked to his number one record, Disco Duck, a song he wrote when he was with WMPS, The Great 98, in Memphis.

Being Laid Off Hasn’t Dampened Kadie Daye’s Love of Radio

“You could be sad, but how will that help me? It is not going to help me get the next big thing."

94.9 The Outlaw Wichita Falls, TX Is Now Not Going Dark Today 

94.9 The Outlaw was expected to go dark tonight at midnight. It now appears that it is delayed at least for the time being.

The Pulse: Is It Time To Unionize?

A large market programmer who also asked not to be named told me, “There is but I’m not sure I want my name attached to it.”

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. "