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Meet The Leaders: Keith Dakin, SVP Programming, Connoisseur Media

"We’ve done everything we can to establish our footprint in these local markets. Hire OMs and salespeople and make sure we have morning shows. Now we just got to hope it works. It’s been the big experiment to go back to doing radio the way it was."

Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

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How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

There’s Light At The End of This Tunnel

The radio business is dead. Turn off the lights. Pull the plug. It's over. Finished. Done. How many times have we heard these negative narratives...

Winning and Losing

Do you love to win or do you hate to lose? I remember being asked this question in an interview once when I was younger....

BSM Podcast – Season 2 – Episode 9 – Dan Mason – CBS Sports Network

On the 9th episode of Season 2, radio executive turned play by play announcer Dan Mason joins the show to discuss the various stages...

This Fire Is Out of Control and ESPN Can’t Put It Out

I fully intended to avoid writing about this topic because I've grown increasingly tired of the whole political-sports media dance. But then a whole...

What Do You Do?

What do you do? Seems like a fairly easy question to answer, doesn’t it? If you sell cars, when someone asks you what you do,...

Sean Adams of 1300 The Zone Has Passed Away

Sean Adams of AM 1300 The Zone passed away unexpectedly on Thursday. The morning show host suffered an apparent heart attack. He was 46...

A Star Was Born In The Broadcast Booth on Sunday

Tony Romo, often criticized and questioned for poor decision making on the field, proved to everyone Sunday, he knows plenty about football. For all...

Craig Carton Has Resigned From WFAN

Craig Carton has tendered his resignation at WFAN. CBS Radio has confirmed they've received and accepted it and are opening up a search to...

Thick Skin Is Required In a Performance Based Business

What I have to say isn't going to sit well with a few folks in our business. And that's OK. Because sometimes tough words...

BSM Celebrates Its Two Year Anniversary

The past month has been chaotic, with two and a half weeks of travel causing me to feel out of sync. I've attended the...

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Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

Thank you for checking out The Industry According To....

How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

10 Thoughts from 13 Years of Radio Consulting

When I was going to Michigan State, radio station...