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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."

Glen Macnow Hosts His Final Show After 31 Years on WIP

"Now to quote my old friend John Chaney, 'Excuse me while I disappear.'"

NFL Owners to Vote on ‘Hard Knocks’ Eligibility Changes

NFL owners will vote to expand the potential pool of teams eligible for the program to make the show less invasive while helping producers tell better stories.

I’m Back…And I Have Sports Talk Questions

"I don’t expect to have answers right away to any of the questions I have posed. However, these topics are some of what I come into this position thinking about and hoping to dive deeper into."

BSM Summit Unmasks the Secret for a Successful Media Career

perienced executives, the days’ panel of guests repeatedly came back to this one common theme - some by plainly calling it out and others in less overt ways.

The Letter Every Young Seller Should Receive

"The longer you stay in the radio business, the more you will be able to create your own path to hit your numbers. But you are new to the business, so you have a lot of choices to make very soon."

Baby Boomers Have All The Money, Brands & Advertisers Have To Pay Attention

"So in the Boomers, sports leagues and networks are capturing an audience that is not only far wealthier, but far more enthusiastic about engaging with their products."

How The NCAA Tournament Went From Tape Delay To TV Juggernaut

"Imagine living in the Midwest or East at the time and only getting to see the great UCLA teams of that day in the title game."

Don’t Settle For Less, Ask For More

"Carter reminds us that some of the most important questions we can ask in a negotiation are the ones we need to ask ourselves first."

Unhappy Anniversary, Everyone!

"We were more aware of the stresses that were being placed on the ‘behind the scenes” folks, those in the television trucks and the camera folks that provided our pictures. That’s not to say we didn’t appreciate them before, because we did. This pandemic just made it much more obvious."

Advertising Is About Memories, Not Sales

"We would have a hard time justifying our sales proposals if it were based on these rare occasions where someone was persuaded by an ad to buy something they normally wouldn’t."

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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."