Keith Cunningham

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Keith Cunningham is a music industry and Rock/Alternative columnist for Barrett Media and the founder of Black Box Group, a modern-modeled creative & strategic consultancy built for brands that need strategies with teeth. He’s the former Master of Mayhem at 95.5 KLOS-FM in Los Angeles for over a decade, a nationwide consultant, and has been repeatedly voted one of America’s top Program Directors and strategic thinkers. Keith has built his career by taking multi-million-dollar brands from worst to first and leading Marconi & Gracie award winners along the way. A data nerd with a rock-and-roll heart, he is an advisory council member for St. Jude fundraising, a fantasy football champion, and lover of his daughters & dogs. Reach him at keithblackboxgroup@gmail.com or on LinkedIn or X.

How Should RockTernative Radio Be Covering Diddy?

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Most RockTernative brands won’t be broadcasting the Diddy verdict, but the question is how the formats should cover the trial, if at all.

AI Chooses Rock Over Pop: An Exclusive Interview With AI

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This is my exclusive interview with AI, meant to tackle the real issues facing RockTernative. Soon after the interview started, I realized AI likes to jump on its soapbox and hear itself type.

Red, White & Rock Your Memorial Day Weekend

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Let’s get some Memorial Day housekeeping out of the way. For RockTernative programmers and talent, it’s an important time of year to pause and make sure messaging is properly balanced.

Dear Rock Radio: Will They Remember You?

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Sell or buy all the video ads you want; they CAN work, but the audio in the spots may be the real star.

Six Weeks That Changed Rock Music Forever

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Several genre-changing albums were released in a short period of time, sometimes on the same day, and the rest is history.
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