How Emmanuel Acho Built Speakeasy’s Success By Embracing Digital Community and Leaving Network Television Behind
"Just because you’re in a position doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing. What network executive would have been able to ideate Speakeasy? Then line up talent, build out the studios, and choose the timeslot for Speakeasy. I did that in 54 days."
830 WCCO’s Brad Lane Is Back After Heart Attack — and More Passionate Than Ever About Radio’s Future
"One of my old bosses challenged his teams with two words: surprise and delight. We like to do that every day with our shows. We have to touch an emotion, and that's when you build a connection with fans who listen."
How Sal Licata Balances Finding Independent Success With Emotions of WFAN Exit
"My whole life was WFAN, and my whole goal was to get to afternoon drive on WFAN. For the first time since I had that dream in 1995, I knew that dream was no longer a reality."
The Industry According To….Randy Lane, The Randy Lane Company
"If you want ratings and revenue, the radio show must be priority #1. The ROI still favors the show first and digital as an important second."
How iHeartMedia And NBC News Built One Of Radio’s Most Powerful News Operations
NBC News Radio has quietly become one of the most formidable forces in the radio news world, and iHeartMedia's Executive Vice President of News,...
Cheap Trick Continues To Prove Their Coolness Nearly 50 Years Later
"Thank God we have fans that come to see us, promoters that want to book us, and other bands that still want us to play with them. It’s great. It’s the life that I wanted my whole life."
Why Rick Savage Left Corporate Giants for a Return to Radio at 91X
"The most fun I’ve ever had in my career is in a studio at a radio station. Nothing compares to it."
Why Joe Thomas is Putting Listeners First with ‘First Thing Today’ on Talk Media Network
"I'm not trying to sales pitch them an opinion. Their opinion is theirs, and if I do my job right, they'd agree with me — but I'm not going to try to make that an entry barrier."
How Shae Cornette Is Finding Her Voice Ushering in a New Era of ESPN’s ‘First Take’
"Hosting a premiere show on ESPN of course was a goal of mine. But did I think that First Take would come available, and I’d be first in line? I didn’t know anything. It just sort of worked out that way."
Why CNBC’s Morgan Brennan Wants to Set the Agenda with ‘Morning Call’
"We're building an early riser community here. It starts with the show — but that's where it starts. That's the launchpad for a bigger ecosystem that we intend to leverage and support."
