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Trend Jacking: The Low-Cost Marketing Strategy Radio Needs Right Now

"One word of caution: do not jack what you do not understand."

Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon on 30 Years of Rock’s Most Underrated Band

"I think we were just able to paint this portrait of that in time, in real time."

The Digital Cul-de-Sac: How Algorithms Are Limiting Music Discovery

"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

700 WLW Host Thom Brennaman is the Latest Example of Time Healing All Wounds

It is easy to be caught up in the moment of thinking emotionally -- or sometimes, irrationally -- when you see someone caught doing something wrong.

700 WLW Morning Host Mike McConnell Signs Off for Final Time

"I don't have any pearls of wisdom to leave anybody with."

Why Now Marks the Right Time for Mike McConnell to Retire From 700 WLW

"I'm gonna turn 70 in May and it'll be 50 years to the month that I've done this for a living. So that's a nice round number."

Thom Brennaman to Replace Mike McConnell in Morning Drive at 700 WLW

"I’ve had some family or my own personal connection to WLW for 51 of my 61 years. WLW is a big deal. I hope I can live up to the people who’ve done this job before me."

Bill Cunningham: New 700 WLW Morning Host Will Replace Mike McConnell Beginning Monday

"Choices are many but one will be selected to walk in the shoes of Jim Scott and Mike McConnell."

700 WLW Morning Host Mike McConnell Announces Retirement

"I started doing this for a living in April of '75, so that’s fifty years. And that’s enough."

Barrett News Media Top 20 of 2024 – Mid Market News/Talk Radio Morning Shows

"70 mid market news/talk radio morning shows appeared on ballots turned in by our executive panel."

700 WLW Host Mike McConnell Never Thought He’d Be a Morning Host But Now Dominates the Cincinnati Radio Ratings

"Getting a point across concisely is not my strong suit. Being quick and concise was not something I ever worked on until I had to."

Barrett News Media’s Top 20 Mid Market News/Talk Radio Morning Shows of 2023

"A total of 98 mid market morning shows were eligible for votes from our executive panel in the Mid Market Morning News/Talk Shows category."

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"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

How Daniel Cormier Is Approaching Calling UFC Freedom 250 as a Landmark Moment for the Sport of MMA

"As a guy that's represented the country in wrestling and the things that I've done, I've always wanted to go to the White House. Now, I have an opportunity to do it. Plus, to do it with fighting and representing the UFC. That's crazy to me."