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Lesley Stahl’s 60 Minutes Extension Is a Band-Aid, Not a Fix

For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.

Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Meet The Market Managers: Mary Menna, Beasley Broadcast Group Boston

"You know, fans in every market are a little bit different. So I think there is something to be learned from us here, but I don't think you could just replicate it in ten different markets and expect that exact the same success."

Toucher & Rich Add Springfield Affiliate

"The rock station will add the morning show, which originates from 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, on Monday, May 9."

Sports Hub Shows Top All Day Parts In Boston Winter Book

Another ratings book in Boston goes to 98.5 The Sports Hub. The Beasley sports talker has to be very pleased with the winter numbers,...

Fred Toucher Shares His BSM Summit Experience on 98.5 The Sports Hub

“It went well. Felger’s ratings are better so every time they put up the ratings, Felger seemed vastly superior to me.”

Mike Francesa To Present ‘Felger & Mazz’ With The Newly Created ‘Mike & The Mad Dog Award’ at the 2022 BSM Summit

"Mike Francesa will be on hand at the 2022 BSM Summit to accept the honor, discuss the history of 'Mike and the Mad Dog', and present the award to this year's recipients, Fel;ger & Mazz."

Adam Schefter, Rick Radzik Named 2022 Champion’s & Mark Chernoff Award Winners

"As I told Adam, his work in this business is second to none, but as tremendous as he may be as an NFL reporter, this is by far the best job he's ever done."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Stations of 2021

"A total of 35 sports radio stations were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Sports Radio Stations category."

Craig Carton, Fred Toucher, Mike Felger To Speak At The 2022 BSM Summit

"Few understand what it takes to deliver success in this format consistently like Craig, Fred and Mike, and I'm glad they're making the time to share their knowledge with us."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Stations of 2020

"As decided on by industry executives, Barrett Sports Media presents the Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Stations of 2020."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2020

"The results of BSM's Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2020, as decided on by industry voters."

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Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Nielsen Audio Ratings Overhaul Could Reshape Radio Measurement

Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.