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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Inspiration 101: How Program Directors Can Energize a News Talk Radio Staff

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Talk Radio: The Peter Pan Principle

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News Networking: Locally Produced News Feature Sharing

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Election Coverage Tips For News Talk Radio

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How to Reduce News Talk Radio Job Stress

Broadcast news reporters have some of the most stressful jobs in America. According to the American Psychological Association, they are respectively ranked 5th and...

News Talk Radio Hosts Need Real On-Air Chemistry

Is there such a thing as on-air chemistry between news talk radio show hosts? We might as well ask if all radio show cast...

News Talk Radio’s Vanishing Key Ingredient

My wife, the lovely and feisty CarolAnn Williams, loves to read history articles and human interest stories online. She has recently taken advantage of...

Does News/Talk Radio Sway Political Opinions?

Do radio news and talk shows sway political opinions? No. I’m sorry, they don’t. Not much, anyway. The research numbers aren’t encouraging for those...

Talk Radio’s Bias Effect

Last week I commented about the Jay Weber - WISN controversy over the talk host’s inflammatory remarks about Gus Walz at the Democratic National...

Should iHeartMedia Allow Jay Weber to Return to WISN?

If you missed it last week, Jay Weber, 6-9 AM show host at iHeartMedia's 1130 WISN, Milwaukee, piled on to a nasty avalanche of...

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."