Peter Thiele

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Peter Thiele is a weekly news/talk radio columnist for Barrett Media, and an experienced news/talk radio programmer. He currently serves as News/Talk Format Captain for Zimmer Communications. Prior to joining Zimmer, Peter held programming positions in New York City, San Francisco, Des Moines, Little Rock, Greenville, Hunstville, and Joplin. Peter has also worked as a host, account executive and producer in Minneapolis, and San Antonio. He can be found on Twitter at @PeterThiele.

The Case for Smarter Midterm Coverage on News/Talk Radio

If you are in the growing audience game, a host totally focused on the balls and strikes of the congressional primary will lose listeners.

Why News/Talk Radio Hosts and PDs Can’t Afford to Ignore How Listeners Actually Live

We all fantasize that our audience is totally glued into every moment on the radio. I wish that was true. It isn’t.

In an AI-Driven World, Talk Radio May Be the Last Human Connection

Radio is people. The more human the format, the happier the audience is.

Why Finding the Next Great Radio Host Has Become a Challenge

How do you develop a new host who has either limited radio experience or is transitioning from another format? You need to allow them to try things out.

The 3 Things Talk Radio Hosts Need to Master to Be Successful

Give reasons to keep listening. Storytelling is part of a listener-focused experience.

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Evan Roberts Suggests Howie Rose’s Final Call Be Opening Day 2027 if Sunday Has Weather Delays

"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."

Major Garrett’s CBS News Podcast ‘The Takeout’ Adds New Election Segments with VoteHub Partnership

CBS News is expanding The Takeout with Major Garrett...

SubmitHub Bans AI Music From Its Promotion Services

"We want to build a platform that actually helps people promote real music."

Xperi Data Shows Radio Listenership More Than Doubled On NFL’s Opening Sunday

"Overall Sunday audience share jumped 60% on average. Pre-game listening rose 111% heading into kickoff, and post-game audiences grew 152%."