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 Industry According to: Jill Weindorf, Concord Label Group

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"Overall, radio helps contextualize the artist. It creates cultural awareness, drives more curated exposure, and can help build community."

Radio Keeps Earning a C+ When It Has A-Level Talent

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"Today's system rewards tenure over talent, safeness over boldness, and sameness over creativity."

The Industry According To: Leigh Jacobs, NuVoodoo

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"Stations MUST work to build cume all the time."

Why Rock Radio Brands Must Stay Loud Between Memorial Day and Labor Day

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"Every radio show or brand is one Lake Powell boat trip away from being replaced by whatever a friend puts on Bluetooth."

The Industry According To: Peter Katsis

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"All your work and creative ideas should stem from the art itself."
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The Kyle Shanahan News Timeline Exposed Sports Media’s Biggest Credibility Problem

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"If the people with the best access aren't willing to report one of the biggest stories in the NFL until the team decides it's time, then they're no longer setting the news agenda."

Key Industries That Reinvented With Technology or Just Simply Disappeared

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"In today's economy, adaptability may be the most valuable competitive advantage any organization can possess."

Let Sid Rosenberg’s Fox News Comments Be a Reminder to News/Talk Radio Hosts

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Hosts don't need slurs or hyperbole to make an argument land.

Music Labels Demand AI Disclosure Accountability Standards

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"Did AI help a human make the recording, or did AI make the recording for the human?"