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The Return Of The Pretty Reckless AND The Return Of The Record Release Party

"When you're a music brand, these events matter. Artists matter."

Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

Live Music Revenue Plateaus After Years of Record-Breaking Post-Pandemic Growth

Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

Why Adult Contemporary is Losing Ground and the Strategic Playbook to Reclaim It

"AC radio stations lack vision for their strategic position and the fortitude to make differentiations in their market landscape."

Sticks Media Acquires, Prepares Relaunch of Missoula and Darby/Hamilton Stations

"These stations have a deep history and a loyal following. It’s an honor to help bring them back"

How Radio Can Begin Planning for a Successful Start to 2026

"New Year success belongs to brands that plan for it now"

Kwame Dankwa Exits As Program Director at 95 Triple X, Burlington

"The company cited “a difference in programming direction with management” as the reason for the change"

Ideas to Help AC Radio Become the Juggernaut It Once Was

Rebuild your brand as a full-service outlet. Beyond what we are already doing (AM News, local meteorologist, national news headlines), take that News Content outside AM Drive.

What Can The Hot AC Format Own And How To Get It

Whatever your situation is, the one thing it boils down to is…WHAT DO YOU OWN?

Sean Copeland Believes Personality Can Help the AC Format Overcome Its Lack of a Passion Point

I don't know if I would work in another city as a personality or at least in my current version of a personality because I sort of have this frumpy Midwestern-ness about me.”

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Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

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Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

Paul Finebaum Reflects on His Legacy in Receiving the Sports Media Lifetime Achievement Award

"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."