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The Industry According To: Keith Dakin, Connoisseur Media

"Generic, boring radio will be the end of us. It is not Spotify."

How Local Radio Expands Audience Through Partnerships

"Tear down the traditional thought of competitive ownership groups and start thinking about how you can build shared audiences."

Why Radio’s Best Stories Aren’t Really Overnight Wins

"Great programmers don't wake up one day with an instinct for finding talent or coaching personalities."

Clip Culture Is the Necessary Evil Every Sports Media Talent Must Learn To Live With

"The same clips that invite criticism also introduce your work to thousands of potential new listeners, viewers, and subscribers who otherwise may never discover your show. In today's media landscape, discovery rarely begins with a radio dial or a podcast app. It begins with an algorithm."

Pierre Bouvard, Chief Insights Officer for Cumulus Media and Westwood One, Still Bullish on 2024 Political Ad Dollars for Radio

As election season comes into full swing, everyone is looking to get a piece of the advertising revenue pie. E-marketer has forecast political spending...

Former WCBS Newsradio 880 Programmers Tim Scheld and Harvey Nagler React to Audacy’s Bold Decision

"If nothing else, we believed in that brand. And what really drove that radio station for many decades was the passion of the professionals that worked there."

Erick Erickson Plans to Take The Gathering to Major Radio Markets in 2025

"We'll go into our major radio markets nationally, going to our audience instead of the audience coming to us."

Sid Rosenberg: My Ratings Success on 77 WABC Killed Any Chance WCBS Newsradio 880 Had of Continuing

"I'm a narcissist. I'm arrogant, blah, blah, blah. But I'm here to tell you -- on a very serious note -- I'm the guy that put WCBS 880 out of business."

NBC Nightly News Sees Big Ratings Jump Through 2024 Paris Olympics

The Olympics gave the program anchored by Lester Holt its largest single-day advantage over ABC World News Tonight since November 2017.

890 WLS-AM Adds Rich Valdes America at Night to Daily Lineup

"It’s an honor and a blessing to be on WLS and we’ve already gotten some positive feedback from callers..."

X Reports Elon Musk and Donald Trump Conversation Saw 73 Million Views

X reports there were 4 million posts to the platform about the discussion, which generated an additional 998 million views.

What the Demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 Says About the Future of All-News Radio

Do the finances of operating an all-news radio station still make sense in 2024? I believe we might have our answer.

Is News Radio Finally Ready to Hand the Baton to the Next Generation?

The glacial change in the tone and language of news radio is nearly complete. Radio is finally slipping farther away from the old days...

WCBS Newsradio 880 Anchor Wayne Cabot: I Can Be Logical About Station Ending, But It’s ‘Still a Gut Punch’

"Working here and having friends here, it is an immense privilege that few people in this industry have ever experienced or ever will. So for that, I am immeasurably grateful."

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How Local Radio Expands Audience Through Partnerships

"Tear down the traditional thought of competitive ownership groups and start thinking about how you can build shared audiences."

Why Radio’s Best Stories Aren’t Really Overnight Wins

"Great programmers don't wake up one day with an instinct for finding talent or coaching personalities."

Clip Culture Is the Necessary Evil Every Sports Media Talent Must Learn To Live With

"The same clips that invite criticism also introduce your work to thousands of potential new listeners, viewers, and subscribers who otherwise may never discover your show. In today's media landscape, discovery rarely begins with a radio dial or a podcast app. It begins with an algorithm."

Inside Sandy Grossman’s Long Road to Immortality at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

"He knew his job was to provide the best pictures to the fans of the NFL. I just want people to know my father did everything he could to provide those pictures, but also be the best father and grandfather as well."