Mike Stern

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Mike Stern is a Classic Rock columnist and Features writer for Barrett Media. He has been with Jacobs Media consulting stations in the Classic Rock, Rock, Alternative and AAA world for more than a decade. Prior to that he programmed stations in Chicago, Detroit, Denver Las Vegas and other markets. He also worked as News/Talk Editor for Radio and Records, wrote about Top 40 Radio for Billboard Magazine and had his own radio talent coaching business called Talent Mechanic. 

Donna and Steve Are Providing a Different Type of Radio Syndication

"There's not enough time or money in the world to replicate what these two deliver every single day."

Classic Rock Music: The Year in Review

"The new guard is slowly supplanting the old guard, but evolution is a slow process."

Lamont Hollywood is Rolling With the Changes at San Francisco’s 107.7 The Bone

"I looked at this as a chance to adapt and change things which I had to do because without (Tonelli) the show would never sound the same.”

Radio Stations That Ignore the Holidays Are Missing a Big Opportunity

"Let’s not be the one house on radio street that doesn’t put up holiday decorations.'

Meet Maria Palmer: The Unconventional Talent Shaking Up Chicago Rock Radio

“I supposed you could say it has gone from chaos to a little more organized chaos.”

Breaking

Inside The Daily Wire’s Plan Under New CEO Mike Richards

"I was like, 'This is the greatest sandbox in the world.' If you're a creative person who likes running shows and businesses, this is the ultimate place to land. There's no one else that does what we do."

Why Chris Simms Has No Interest in Following the Traditional Sports Media Playbook

"I was obsessed with football from an early age. Of course, I envisioned being the man and winning Super Bowls, never having to work again. That obviously didn't happen, but I knew media was an option."

Ed Levine Hands Galaxy Communications to Pamal Broadcasting, Bets on Events

"Let me buy a really good or start a really good event, and then is there any local media I can add to it to make it better?'"

Steve Scully on Balancing Politics and Respect on “The Briefing” at SiriusXM

""So when you try to understand the context of where we are today by understanding where we've been in the past, I think it makes it easier for many people to realize that, whatever you feel about the current political environment, this too is going to pass."