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What Ebro Leaving HOT 97 Has Already Proven
Months later, the bigger story is not that the show ended. It’s that Ebro turned years of radio trust into an owned digital business.
CRS 26 Hits All The Right Notes in Nashville
"Because there's so much to unpack, I've split my feedback into four categories: Performances, Sessions, Meetings, and Misses."
Why I’m Returning to the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville
"Country radio and the country music industry operate like a family more than a collection of competing businesses."
Phil’s Future Five: Why Bruno Mars and Harry Styles Are Likely Poised For Big Hits
The goal of Phil’s Future Five is to identify records outside the Top 30 at Mediabase that are positioned to break before the email from your SVP arrives telling you it’s your turn to go through the intersection.
CRS 2026 Announces AI, Talent Development, Sales Training Workshop
"Workshop Alley is scheduled for Friday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to noon and will feature three distinct learning tracks covering artificial intelligence, on-air performance and sales strategy."
Radio Loves Live and Local — Until the Comments Start
Every station says it exists to serve the public. But do they?
Phil’s Future Five: Why Taylor Swift Looks Ready For Another Smash Hit
Phil’s Future Five is me doing the work for you and finding records currently outside the Top 30 in their respective formats that are positioned to break.
Radio Not Playing Bad Bunny is Bad Programming
"I don’t believe programmers are ignorant. I don’t believe they’re arrogant. But I do think some are trapped inside systems built for a different era."
Olivia Dean Proves Sounding Soft Will Make You Hard to Beat
Pop programmers hear melodies. AC programmers hear something more interesting than another Maroon 5 song. AAA programmers hear musicianship and the chance to play someone without a man bun.
Why Radio Needs to Embrace the Fractional Workforce
“We tried consultants before and it didn’t work.” Then you hired advisors, not executors. Fractional works because it stays in the system long enough to adjust, learn, and deliver.