What the Demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 Says About the Future of All-News Radio

Do the finances of operating an all-news radio station still make sense in 2024? I believe we might have our answer.

Is News Radio Finally Ready to Hand the Baton to the Next Generation?

The glacial change in the tone and language of news radio is nearly complete. Radio is finally slipping farther away from the old days...

Music Research Without A Budget

There are ample—free of charge—tools to build a solid strategic Music Matrix into your ongoing discipline.

2024 BNM Summit Adds Todd Starnes, Lee Harris, Craig Swagler, Michael Spaulding, Mike Schaefer, & Marsha Landess

The 2024 BNM Summit is adding six more speakers to its lineup. Forty seven professionals will appear on stage on September 4-5, 2024 at...

Facebook and X Have Changed the Rules, and Media Brands Must Adapt

"If you run a brand, and you've spent years building an audience, trying to keep people aware of your audio, video, and written content, how are you supposed to reach your audience if the platform isn't showing your content to your fans?"

Media Layoffs, Format Changes, and the Audience Left in the Dark

One day, they’re there. The next, they’re gone. And there’s no explanation offered. Media layoffs and format changes, just happen. That’s how the radio...

It’s Merry Christmas Time.. In August

How do we prepare and freshen our brand’s purpose during the Holidays? Consider Clark Griswold’s search for the perfect tree in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

PPM: What About the Children? 

When PPM was commercialized in the ‘aughts, a couple of new weighting variables were added. For years, we knew that Arbitron weighted the diary service...

Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade to Speak at the 2024 BNM Summit

Twenty six days. That's what stands between now and September 4th when we kick off the BNM Summit in Washington D.C.. Our full schedule...

Audacy Changing 610 Sports to 96.5 FM ‘The Fan’ Is Huge for Kansas City and Long Overdue

Full disclosure before getting into this column - from 2017 to 2019, I worked for Audacy in Kansas City as a GSM and ran...

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