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.

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Biddle 94.7 QDR, Raleigh, NC

We're coming up on our 40th year of being Country here on QDR. We flipped from a rock format back in ‘84.

20 Brands In 20 Days: Brent Michaels, KUZZ Bakersfield

I am very aware, and I certainly don't take where I work for granted. We are very lucky to have ownership here that still invests in the station.

20 Brands In 20 Days: David Moore KSLX, Phoenix

The library of a Classic Rock station is kind of the great American songbook. Americans grew up with these songs, and now you're getting into what I call second-generation classic rock listeners.

20 Brands In 20 Days: Reggie Rouse, V-103, Atlanta

Before the Internet, we were the Internet for the African American community. We were music. We were gospel for inspiration. We were the newspaper, and we still are that world.

20 Brands In 20 Days: Brooks O’Brian WFMS, Indianapolis

It is a fun, upbeat station that is very invested in the community and its format.

Breaking

Why Gordon Borrell Investigated the AI Disconnect Between SMBs and Media Sellers

"We're all in the advertising and marketing business, in the small niche world that we live in, and we think, 'Oh yeah, use it to make a headline, use it to write copy or do a summary of something.' And yeah, they're using it for that. But it's a remarkably small percentage. And they're also not using it to any great extent right now for marketing and advertising recommendations."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Malone, KJLH Los Angeles

"The fact that we're able to be so deep in our scope, it creates loyalty and passion with our listeners."

Why iHeartMedia Should Drop the Non-Compete Fight With Former KXnO Talent

"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."

If YouTube No Longer Has Measurement Standards, Why Should Broadcast Media?

This isn't a fair fight, and it never really has been. Broadcast radio and television didn't just bring a spoon to a knife fight here. It brought a feather duster to a bazooka battle.