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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

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"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."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

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"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."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

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"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."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

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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.

Radio Research Means Nothing If You’re Reading It Wrong

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I've seen an entire room agree on data, then someone new comes in and sees something different — something they'd like to believe.

Rock Music Rolling Into Summer With Heavy Releases, Streaming Gains

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"We are constantly fed the line that “cultural shifts are causing tastes to change.” It’s hard not to look at what’s actually happening around us instead of scrolling and flapping our gums."

Billy Madison Explains How Morning Radio Must Adapt to a Changing Content Landscape

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"Let the listener be the star. I've applied that to every market we've been in."

The NFL Draft Mindset Rock Radio Programmers Need Right Now

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Imagine if RockTernative radio was run like the Premier League. Where bottom-ranked stations didn't just have lower ratings, they were fighting to avoid being...

What 20 Years of Jacobs Media Survey Data Tells Us About Radio Listening Habits

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This year, over 500 stations from across a wide spectrum of formats participated, and over 30,000 people responded.

Bob & Tom Show Host Bob Kevoian Dies

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Kevoian retired from the show he hosted alongside Tom Griswold in 2015.

The Dianna Russini Story Had 20 Angles — Did Your Music Radio Show Find Three?

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No one has to celebrate the mess of a potential scandal, but the key is having relatability to what the audience is already talking about — and even opening their minds to things they haven't considered yet.

iHeartMedia Names Vince Richards Program Director of 97.1 The Eagle, Lone Star 92.5

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Richards had previously served as the Vice President of Rock Programming at Audacy before joining the iHeartMedia Dallas cluster.

How ‘Chaz and AJ’ Built a Radio Partnership That Connects Nearly Three Decades Later

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"Do you want a range of emotions? That’s what we try to deliver. A show with a wide variety of different feelings."

Own the Chaos: Why Imperfection Is Rock Radio’s Greatest Asset

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Own your issues. Own the moments that go sideways. Because those create better moments than any perfect tease can.
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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

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"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."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

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"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."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

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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.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

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"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."