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What Shinedown Can Teach Media Professionals About Audience Connection

“Too many personalities, programmers, managers, and executives view the audience as data.”

Classic Rock Radio Can Fight the Fun Drought

"When was the last time you encouraged a talent to have more fun instead of focusing on the length of their breaks?"

When Howard Stern Won, He Lost the Fight That Made Him Matter

"The forbidden became permitted. The rebel had won, signed a massive contract, and moved inside the castle."

The Real Lesson From the Matt Miller Allegations Isn’t About Fantasy Football

"Creative ideas are valuable. Charitable initiatives are even better. Engaging with your audience is essential. But working together to properly vet, plan, execute, and distribute funds is what matters most."

ESPN Q1 Viewership Up 22% YoY: Report

"We carried strong momentum throughout the quarter, across signature events and our full content offering."

Adult Contemporary Stations Risk Losing Credit By Not Identifying Themselves

You may wonder why we’d invest several hundred words to articulate a simple point. To winning brands, details matter.

How to Use Nielsen Ratings Data to Prove Every Minute Counts in 2025

Let’s look at an analysis that may help you reel in some more minutes and as a result, more quarter hours.

NAB Show 2025 Takeaway: Radio Is Pulling Together

“There is an enthusiastic feeling here at the NAB show around Radio as one part of a greater platform of audio. - Mike McVay

7 More Speakers Join the 2025 BSM Summit Lineup

"The Summit takes place at the MCA in Chicago on May 8-9, 2025."

Nielsen To Stop Ratings For Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

The two-book market was ranked number 89 and just one subscriber for the Fall 2024 book.

How Sports Radio Salespeople Can Overcome the ‘Does Anyone Still Listen to Radio?’ Objection

Sports radio listeners are passionate, engaged, and, most importantly, they take action when hosts who they know, like and trust, recommend a business.

Looking at New Nielsen Data After the Debut of the 3-Minute Rule

Nielsen’s initial data using “apples to apples” masked the fact that radio listening has been on the decline for years.

How Nielsen is Affected By the Opportunity Costs of DEI Initiatives

Now that the company is owned by private equity, you can bet that every expenditure is scrutinized. If Nielsen is big on DEI, what are Nielsen’s opportunity costs?

ESPN Kicks Off 2025 at Number One for Sports Digital and Social

"ESPN Social recorded over 978 million engagements on social media, making it the number-one sports property for the 43rd consecutive month."

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Classic Rock Radio Can Fight the Fun Drought

"When was the last time you encouraged a talent to have more fun instead of focusing on the length of their breaks?"

When Howard Stern Won, He Lost the Fight That Made Him Matter

"The forbidden became permitted. The rebel had won, signed a massive contract, and moved inside the castle."

The Real Lesson From the Matt Miller Allegations Isn’t About Fantasy Football

"Creative ideas are valuable. Charitable initiatives are even better. Engaging with your audience is essential. But working together to properly vet, plan, execute, and distribute funds is what matters most."

Mike Golic Reflects on Coming Home to ESPN Radio

"Hopefully, I go a number of years with ESPN and my career ends where it started at ESPN. That would be kind of cool and very satisfying for me."