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.

The Top 10 Scariest Rock Bands

"Lock the doors and send the kids to grandma’s, this isn’t an AC/DC list — this is stuff you can’t unsee."

Radio is No Longer at the Center of the Concert Ecosystem

"Concerts may not need radio like they used to, but they’ll always need what radio can uniquely deliver: real fans, real emotion, real results"

The Psychology of Feedback: What Every Radio Program Director Should Know

"Getting the best out of talent and knowing what and how to coach are learned skills."

From AOR to Today: What Rock Radio Must Remember About Its Roots

"Would you rather have 100% format cume and average TSL or 75% potential cume and market leading TSL?"

The Balancing Act for Rock and Alternative Radio

"Threading the needle between spice and smart is what separates good programming from great programming. It’s where the game is really played."

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NBC News’ Steve Kornacki Election Night Livestream Hits Nearly 30 Million Views

The NBC News political correspondent spent 10.5 hours live on YouTube Tuesday, providing viewers with election analysis and updates throughout the evening.

Chris Russo Blasts FOX Sports For Promoting Tom Brady First Broadcast In New England Over Packers, Patriots Game

"FOX's promotion all week is the fact that Tom Brady's going back to Foxborough? This is going to be fun. Who the hell cares? I don't care. Call the game on the moon. This is the dumbest thing in the world."

1040 WHO Adds Kelly Nash’s ‘NASHional Briefing’ to Daily Lineup

The move follows a controversy involving Henson that kept him off the air for approximately a month.

Katie Nolan: Pat McAfee Can’t Handle “Heat” Stemming From His Own Success

"The guy is winning in every sense of the word and yet is constantly acting like the world is attacking him baselessly."