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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

RIF’s And Layoffs, So Radio What Do We Do Now?

iHeart’s CEO Bob Pittman commented on the company’s Q3 earnings call to Barrington Research’s Jim Goss: “There’s not a slot for everybody.” Let that sink in.

Kwame Dankwa Is Making His Mark at ’95 Triple X’ In Vermont

Kwame has the ability to take risks, he says, and has what he calls an “unfair advantage” because he works at VOX AM FM DIGITAL. He sings their praises.

Transitioning Radio Personalities Into The Digital World

It wasn’t too long ago (and it still may be the case) that the words “digital content” struck fear in the hearts of anyone in traditional media like radio.

Music Choice’s Jim Murphy Makes It Work Across Seven Time Zones

"When you're listening to Music Choice in Las Vegas, or in Nashville, or in Portland, Maine, you're hearing exactly the same songs at the very same time, and we do this across seven time zones.”

Consultants Corner: Steve Reynolds, Reynolds Radio Group

When I was in high school, I asked my dad if he knew anyone at a local radio station. I’d just been fired from Burger King (yes, it’s a story) and wanted to do something different to make money.

3 Keys to Maximizing Radio Remote Broadcasts

If being local is a unique characteristic of radio broadcasting, the remote event allows us to be among the people. Social Media has given us a gift of sharing our personality on multiple platforms.

Dave Levora’s Planet Is A Great Place to Be

“When I came here in 1995, I wrote my five-year plan in a notebook, and Step One was ‘Spend no more than 12 months in the Quad Cities,’”

Gregg Daniels Of ‘Free Beer & Hot Wings’ Is The Instigator And Agitator

“I am the lead, the instigator, and the agitator on the show,” Daniels says as he describes the characters on the show.

Is It Time For Large Radio Companies To Cut Losses And Sell?

IHeart is top of the list. For more than a decade, Bob Pittman has not wanted the company to be in the terrestrial radio business.

Transitioning Music Radio Sellers To Digital

Shifting experienced, long-term, successful radio marketing professionals into the digital advertising space requires education, empowerment, incentives, and, most of all – patience and understanding.

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."