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How Program Director Ashley Layfield Manages Multiple Markets for iHeartMedia

Program Director Ashley Layfield manages two of the most competitive...

How ESPN Can Turn Skip Bayless’ First Take Return Into Something Bigger

"This isn’t about recreating 2012. That version of First Take already happened. It’s about recognizing what can still work in 2026."

Hot Take Flood Zone: Radio Show Content Strategy Guide

"At the exact moment personality and content are becoming more important, some shows are reducing them to a very predictable formula."

Why the NFL’s Nielsen Ratings Complaint Isn’t Anything New

Let's ride the time machine to the end of 1962.

New 77 WABC Business Reporter Joe Connolly Believes in the Power of Local Radio

"The country needs radio. America needs radio."

Despite Shuttering WCBS 880, Audacy Leaders Deserve Praise for Station’s Swan Song

Getting to say goodbye has gone the way of the dodo in radio. But WCBS deserved a strong send-off, and Audacy leaders made that happen.

Jay Weber Created a Media Firestorm — Here’s How 3 News/Radio Leaders Would Put it Out

"Do not deflect, ignore or hope it will go away. It never does and will only get worse."

How WBBM, WGN Radio, WLS-AM 890, and AM 560 The Answer Each Spent More Than a Year Preparing for the 2024 Democratic National Convention

"The extensive planning and logistics necessary requires a team effort that really cannot be left to the last minute."

Why Conservative News/Talk Radio Should Embrace Covering the Democratic National Convention

Covering what the "other side" of the political spectrum is doing can be both informative and entertaining. But you have to put in the effort.

Podcasting Experts React to The Hollywood Reporter’s Story on Podcast Challenges

Podcasting has grown to new heights in recent years, but that doesn't mean everything is perfect inside the industry. In a recent story, The...

Jimmy Malone Has Time to Think About What’s Next After Surprising Exit From WTAM 1100

"I thought after almost 35 years in the community, it would have been nice to say 'Hey, we're gonna end your show but let you say goodbye.'"

Former WCBS Newsradio 880 Programmers Tim Scheld and Harvey Nagler React to Audacy’s Bold Decision

"If nothing else, we believed in that brand. And what really drove that radio station for many decades was the passion of the professionals that worked there."

What the Demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 Says About the Future of All-News Radio

Do the finances of operating an all-news radio station still make sense in 2024? I believe we might have our answer.

How Drew Anderssen Led 1080 KRLD to a Longform Refresh of the Heritage Brand

"There's really not a shift from all-news. I think from the outside looking in, you could make that assumption, but at the end of the day, the radio station is talking about the news all day long."

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"At the exact moment personality and content are becoming more important, some shows are reducing them to a very predictable formula."

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Let's ride the time machine to the end of 1962.

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