"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."
"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."
"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."
Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.
As an industry, we need to realize that a rising tide lifts all boats. Many shows and stations are where they need to be with their digital game, but many are still well behind the curve.
"People often assume that a cloud product isn't closely connected to traditional broadcasting. We can run everything in the cloud, but whenever you want to use hardware, we can integrate with virtually any traditional broadcast equipment."
Conservative radio hosts got this one wrong. They had an opportunity to engage seriously with a story about media ownership, editorial independence, and professional standards. Instead, they defaulted to the easier narrative.
"It's been a rewarding journey. Not long ago, I was creating content and conducting man-on-the-street interviews in Venice Beach, then covering protests and major events across Los Angeles."
"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."
"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."
Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.
"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."