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‘MLB Central’ Cast Celebrates 1,000 Shows Together on MLB Network

"While all these other shows are doing whatever, we’re trying to give them smart analysis and insight and celebrating the game and trying to make you laugh, all in the same two hours."

Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’

"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."

Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts

"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"

Rock Radio May Be Wasting 20-30% Of Its Marketing Dollars

If you’re spending thousands on direct mail, telemarketing, or digital campaigns, ask your vendors where their lists came from and when they were updated.

Music Radio Reacts To The Passing Of Sly Stone At Age 82

Stone was known as the front man for Sly and the Family Stone a fusion of rock, soul, funk and gospel.

Ideas Classic Rock Can Steal From Sports Talk

Compared to a boring streaming channel, when we tell the stories of Classic Rock artists and songs, it’s a great way to get listeners to care.

Recapping the 2025 BSM Summit in Chicago

"Conferences like ours only work if people show up, gain value, build and extend relationships, and companies support them."

Approaching The Summit: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"This is one of the few events left that still gives you the opportunity to be able to hang out with your peers and actually learn something. "

Heaviest Radio Listeners Utilizing AM/FM Radio Dropped 18% in Decade, Jacobs Media Techsurvey 2025 Data Shows

Coinciding with that drop was the rise of listening in digital apps.

Streaming Data Can Help Spot(ify) New Classics

“There’s more data than ever about music consumption, but it’s also more confusing and overwhelming than ever." - Matt Bailey

92 KQRS’s James Kurdziel ‘Leans Into’ Music Evolution

We’re just leaning into it,” says Kurdziel. “I tell people here, we’re not changing what we are; we’re changing what we do.“

What the Quu 2025 In-Vehicle Visuals Report Means for the Current State and Future of the Radio Industry

"Stations that move quickly to market this limited dashboard real estate will gain a first-mover advantage and unlock significant long-term revenue."

92 KQRS Minneapolis Is ‘Under Construction’

The station website and social media tell listeners to “Come back Thursday, April 3rd at 6 am to hear what we’ve been cooking up here at Minnesota’s 92 KQRS!”

Happy Anniversary SNL And Why Music Radio Should Care

I bring up “SNL” again this week because Peacock really is outdoing themselves in their retrospectives with the release of “50 Years of SNL Music”

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Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’

"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."

Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts

"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"

Rock Radio May Be Wasting 20-30% Of Its Marketing Dollars

If you’re spending thousands on direct mail, telemarketing, or digital campaigns, ask your vendors where their lists came from and when they were updated.

Ella Langley Credits Country Radio for Fueling Her Breakout Success

“When I was younger, I just listened to the radio. I could tell you the stations in Alabama. 98.9 is Country, 97.9 is the Jamz, 101.9 is Pop."