Columns

"A funny thing happened on the way to the Michael movie. The Top 40 audience forgot to agree with your radio station."

CBS News' massive transformation is facing high-profile departures, internal controversies over editorial independence, and abysmal ratings. Whether Weiss can save CBS News remains highly uncertain.

"An algorithm cannot explain why a song matters to a city after a difficult year"

"If we’re talking about the biggest long-term difference-makers for NFL television, these same four names still stand above the rest."

"Tickets, hotel information, and sponsorship details are available in the Summit section on BarrettMedia.com."

The question for every programmer, PD, and market manager right now is simple: are we giving people something worth connecting to?

"The sports radio industry needs a lot of things to go right moving forward. But if advertising loses its ability to genuinely connect with audiences, the business faces a far bigger issue than declining ratings or shrinking budgets."

Independent creators who've already cultivated younger followings are sitting on something more valuable than raw numbers. They're sitting on loyalty.

"The media landscape today is so fractured that the battle for audience attention requires a clear and sophisticated form of warfare."

The more people listening, the better. Without strong cume, our shows and stations are built upon time spent listening.