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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

FOX Sports Radio Announces Kelvin Washington Will Replace Chris Broussard on ‘The Odd Couple’

FOX Sports Radio has announced the addition of veteran sports reporter Kelvin Washington to their weekday lineup. Effective Monday, September 16, 2024, Washington will...

Why Being at the BNM Summit Should Be on Your Radar

"We won't tackle every problem in Washington D.C. this week, but those in attendance will leave better equipped to enjoy success."

Brendan Tobin Making the Most of His Chance at WQAM in Miami

After Brendan Tobin graduated from Barry University in Florida, he really didn’t have any aspirations to have an on-air role when he began his...

ESPN-DirecTV Dispute Timing Feels Just About Right

Pretty terrible timing, right? The college football season is just under way, the NFL season is on tap, the U.S. Open tennis championship is...

Talk Radio’s Bias Effect

Last week I commented about the Jay Weber - WISN controversy over the talk host’s inflammatory remarks about Gus Walz at the Democratic National...

Walking The Talent Coaching Tightrope

The process can often be a difficult tightrope walk, and we must be sensitive to talent egos and their view of their own abilities.

Seller to Seller: Sales Meeting

I am writing to you this week from the BNM News Summit in Washington, D.C. For those of you who have attended the BSM...

Classic Rock DJ Debbi Calton Hones Her Creativity on Internet Radio

“To me, there’s still something really magic about radio… Radio can still be a very powerful messenger.”

Marc Hochman: Not Being Included in Dan Le Batard’s 20 Year Anniversary Show, ‘Very Hurtful’

Marc Hochman of WQAM, who spent many years working on The Dan Le Batard Show, posted on his X account expressing his disappointment in...

McConnell ‘Large’ Adams Named PD At Alice 107.7 & B98.5 Little Rock

A native of Greenville, Mississippi, Adams brings over 35 years of radio experience in markets across the South, Midwest, and West to his new role at Cumulus Little Rock

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."