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Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

Laurence Holmes Moves to Afternoon Drive with Matt Spiegel; Marshall Harris to Middays with Dan Bernstein on 670 The Score

As has been the case often lately, Audacy didn't go far to replace Danny Parkins in afternoon drive on 670 The Score in Chicago....

CBS Sports’ ‘We Need to Talk’ Celebrates 10 Years, Olympic Champion Summer Sanders ‘Humbled’ to Be Involved

CBS Sports’ all-women studio show 'We Need to Talk' is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. In celebration of the milestone, the show put together...

If Younger Audiences Won’t Come to Radio, Maybe Radio Should Follow Charlie Kirk’s Lead and Go to Them

"Whether you care about politics and like or dislike Kirk, isn't important. It's the idea he came up with that you should be thinking about taking advantage of."

News Media Shouldn’t Get Too Close to the People They Cover

The people on whom you report or about which you talk about? Not your friends. Or to be more precise, even if people in the...

What Happens When Your Radio Station Gets COVID-19?

Radio station brands get sick. Sometimes, the healthiest brands struggle through the illness because those stations are unfamiliar with the experience.

Red, Blue, or Purple?  Nielsen Has Them All!

Somewhere along the way, we became color conscious in this country. I’m not talking about race or ethnicity, but party affiliation. Republicans are red,...

Consultant’s Corner: Mike McVay

He began his consultancy in 1984. In 2011, he joined Cumulus Media as Senior Vice President of Programming. In 2018, he left Cumulus and returned to McVay Media.

Glenn Beck Still Fights for the Constitution Each Day on Radio and TheBlaze

He is one of the masters of radio. The beginning of the love of the art form began for Glenn Beck at 7 years...

Eavesdropping: Let’s Go! with Bill Belichick, Maxx Crosby, Peter King & Jim Gray

In September of 2021, a new football podcast from SiriusXM hit the market. It featured longtime sportscaster Jim Gray with two future NFL Hall...

Taylor Swift And ‘Tay Radio’ Exits Peoria

The station flipped Friday afternoon (9/20) to Variety Hits “Shuffle Radio” positioned as All Variety All The Time.

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College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

Inventory Isn’t Innovation: Radio’s Revenue Problem

"Digital doesn’t simply mean stopsets, logos on graphics or disjointed naming rights on anything reaching a stream or screen."