Keith Berman

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A former air personality and industry journalist, Keith Berman worked at the late Radio & Records for several years, where he held a number of positions before being promoted to format editor. While at R&R, he also served as a writer and reporter, covering breaking news; authoring weekly columns, format roundups and features; and contributing heavily to Street Talk Daily. When R&R folded, he co-founded RAMP (Radio and Music Pros) and spent 3 years covering radio and record labels before taking a hiatus from the industry. His experiences also include time on-air at stations in Connecticut, Boston and Southern California. He can be reached at KeithBerman@gmail.com.

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A Peloton Lesson: Call Your Listeners Out By Their Names

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Radio prides itself on our ability to interact. “Live and local,” right? (I’ll give you a minute to recover and catch your breath from that.)

98.9 The Buzz in Rochester is Sailing the Seas of Yacht Rock

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I've always been a fan of late ‘70s and early ‘80s soft rock. One of my first cassette tapes as a kid was Christopher Cross with that iconic flamingo on the front.

UK Radio Has A Lesson For US Radio Stations

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For those of you who don’t know or remember me, I spent seven years at the late, great Radio & Records, working my way up from Assistant Radio Editor to a full-fledged format editor, reporter, columnist and feature writer, as well as contributing heavily to Street Talk Daily. When R&R shut down in mid-2009, I co-founded RAMP (Radio and Music Pros) with Kevin Carter, and, amongst all of that, I also spent some time on-air in Connecticut, Boston and Southern California.
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Can Sports Radio Still Recruit the Former Athlete?

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"For sports radio to be persuasive, it needs to be believable. For sports radio to be believable, it must remain credible"

How Mike McVay’s Journey Led Him to the Radio Hall of Fame

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“I was shocked. I mean, it just didn't register at first. But it means so much to me because, again, you think of where you started and what motivated you to get into it.”

20 Brands In 20 Days: Rick Strauss, 98 Rock Baltimore

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A lot of people say it, but I think this company and this station really walk it in terms of local personality-driven community-engaged radio.

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"One of the big draws for me at Silver Tribe was the ability to help clients with everything that I've learned over two decades plus in radio and podcasting."

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