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Meet The Leaders: Dan Granger, CEO, Oxford Road

"The North Star is to honor the relationship between audience and creator. If we’re going to tap into that commercially, we need to respect that foundation and not cheapen it just to try to push stuff out in a more efficient way, or to substitute."

The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Brent Dougherty, Dawn Davenport and Ron Slay Continue the Great Tradition of ‘3HL’ on 104.5 The Zone

When the Fall ratings book came out in April this year, 3HL had a streak of 23 consecutive months being No. 1 in the M25-54 demographic.

A Call To Stand Up To The Big Radio Companies Met With Silence

“Hope you’ve saved money and hope you realize you’ve tanked your career because no one will hire you after that.”

Thank You Dean Canter

Dean was the type of manager you wanted to share success with and learn from failure.

Is It Time For Large Radio Companies To Cut Losses And Sell?

IHeart is top of the list. For more than a decade, Bob Pittman has not wanted the company to be in the terrestrial radio business.

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Cumulus Media Sees Revenue Decline Under 2% During 2024 3rd Quarter

Digital revenue grew 7.5% year-over-year, up to $40.0 million during the quarter.

Meet The Leaders: Brian Phillips, Cumulus Media

"One of the things that stifles the advancement and change in the way we deliver a station's sound is the fact that we're so busy cranking it out that nobody has time to rewrite the rules."

Rebooting The Morning X with Barnes & Leslie Was An Easy Yes

I first asked Leslie, and it was an easy ‘yes’ since we were already doing a podcast at the time. It seemed like an easy next step.

Overcoming Sales Objections: ‘Nobody Listens to the Radio’

Cumulus Media and Westwood One's Audio Active Group recently released eight outdated perceptions about AM/FM held by many advertisers and media agencies. They used insights...

Cumulus Media Reports 2.5% Revenue Drop During 2nd Quarter

"While the advertising outlook remains uncertain, our advertisers continue to be focused on when – not if – they’re going to return to more typical spending levels."

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The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Is Sports Media’s Dallas Cowboys Obsession Finally Starting To Backfire

"When talent starts publicly pushing back against the direction, narrative and formula that executives have relied on for years, perhaps it's time for those executives to listen."