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Lesley Stahl’s 60 Minutes Extension Is a Band-Aid, Not a Fix

For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.

Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Approaching The Summit: Dave Tepper, KOA 850 and 94.1

"It always reminds me of what we hear about NCAA Basketball Final Four weekend, where up-and-coming coaches go to mingle and share resumes with high-level programs."

How Planning KOA 850’s 100 Year Celebration Gave Dave Tepper a Deeper Appreciation for Its Legacy

"The heritage of it really speaks for itself. I've learned so much about that these last few months because we've really dove into the history of the station."

KOA 850 Renames Studio After Retiring Kathy Walker

Walker noted that her rough estimate shows she had written 35,000 stories for the station's newscasts during her career.

Barrett News Media Top 20 of 2024 – Major Market Radio Stations

"53 radio stations appeared on ballots turned in by our executive panel."

KOA 850 Celebrates 100th Anniversary

"We thank each and every one of you across the region for tuning in over the last century."

Mandy Connell: Republican National Convention Was Great Way to Meet Other Conservative Radio Hosts

"I just met really interesting broadcasters from all over the country. I had great conversations."

KOA Continues Steady Growth in Denver Winter Ratings Book

With Persons 35-64, KOA saw a 2.5 share, identical to its fall book showing, but up from the 1.8 it featured during the winter 2023 book.

Ross Kaminsky: ‘People Who Have Been in Radio Forever Have the Best Stories’

"Even though I'm not a radio lifer -- I had a whole different career before radio. I think radio's so fascinating and people who have been in radio forever have the best stories."

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Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Nielsen Audio Ratings Overhaul Could Reshape Radio Measurement

Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.