Tag: Classic Rock

"Next year, NFL executives would be well served by walking the tailgate acreage of Lucas Oil Stadium, Soldier Field, or Levi’s Stadium. Listen to what pours out of speakers before kickoff."

"I have started to miss being on the air and conducting interviews with the artists I admire so much. WRNR’s return provides me with an opportunity to do both!"

"It was like riding in a car, cruising down the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible at about 55 miles an hour. No traffic. Easy, easy. The songs just flowed like water. Proud of myself that I had a lot of stuff to say."

How do we manage some of the artists and songs that, once upon a time, were the biggest in the format?

"It’s subtle but if you squint at the data just right you can see a new decade slowly infiltrating the format."

"Have we created stations that maybe people are less likely to tune out of, but also less like to tune into?"

"The new guard is slowly supplanting the old guard, but evolution is a slow process."

"Let’s not be the one house on radio street that doesn’t put up holiday decorations.'

"I would expect more consolidation in all forms of media and entertainment. The more sources for content, including thousands of YouTube channels, the harder it will be to amass a big audience and make a profit."

"There’s no doubt that Christmas music in our formats is a tricky proposition. Between the quality of the available songs and the competition from all-Christmas stations, there’s no easy answer for how to embrace the season from a musical perspective"