Jim Ryan

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Jim Ryan is a Music Radio columnist for Barrett Media. In addition, he runs Jim Ryan Media LLC, a consulting company which assists major market radio brands and top talent including national radio personality Delilah. Prior to relaunching his consultancy in 2025, Jim spent 15 years with Audacy/CBS Radio, serving as SVP of Programming. Among his responsibilities included programming WNEW-FM and WCBS-FM.  His career includes additional programming stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston. Jim was voted the #2 PD of 2024 in Barrett Media's Top 20 series in the AC category. He can be reached by email at Jim@JimRyanMedia.com.

It’s Time For Your Hot AC Spring Cleaning

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This week let’s review some of the key points to ensuring your ship has all its engines in tune!

Hits on Horizon: New Songs to Consider Adding Across Different Radio Formats

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My intention is to bring to you a few songs each week that I believe programmers, APDs, and Music Directors need to know about and possibly consider.

When Does ‘New Music’ Stop Being ‘New’?

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I will throw this out there now: in today’s world of music consumption, calling anything “new” longer than a week is a mistake!
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