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: Tyson Haller, Shelter Music Group

"Giving radio access to the band for interviews, meet and greets, sessions and stuff like that is just as important as when I am working a single up the charts."

Radio Research Means Nothing If You’re Reading It Wrong

I've seen an entire room agree on data, then someone new comes in and sees something different — something they'd like to believe.

The Industry According To: Sean Ross, Advantage Music Research

"If you look at Top 40 ratings now, just following callout and keeping “Ordinary” or “Golden” in power indefinitely isn’t working for people."

The NFL Draft Mindset Rock Radio Programmers Need Right Now

Imagine if RockTernative radio was run like the Premier League. Where bottom-ranked stations didn't just have lower ratings, they were fighting to avoid being...

The Industry According To: Gene ‘Bean’ Baxter, SiriusXM Lithium

"I’ve been in radio for 49 years this year and still love it as much as ever but there is no doubt these are challenging times."

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The Kyle Shanahan News Timeline Exposed Sports Media’s Biggest Credibility Problem

"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

"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

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

Music Labels Demand AI Disclosure Accountability Standards

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