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The Return Of The Pretty Reckless AND The Return Of The Record Release Party

"When you're a music brand, these events matter. Artists matter."

Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

Live Music Revenue Plateaus After Years of Record-Breaking Post-Pandemic Growth

Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

Toast to 10: Former Barrett Media Writers Tell Their Tale

"Barrett Media’s rise to success has been because of the power to think differently, be recognized, and create community for a better tomorrow—all fueled by the many voices who contributed to this platform, and many more for years to come"

Kristina Koppeser Knows the Importance of Pushing News Radio to the Digital World

"People look to you for information, and they will get it wherever they can find you. Being in those spaces is important."

77WABC’s Sid Rosenberg Has Only Ever Wanted to Be Himself On the Air

"I have been in lots of major markets across the country, but the success that I have had here in New York...has proven to a lot of folks that if you let me do what I do, I can have success and WABC allows me to be that guy."

Cenk Uygur Believes Radio Cannibalized Itself

"Conservative talk radio has driven itself into a cul-de-sac, and they don't know how to get out of that dead end, and I'm not sure they ever will. That's problem number one enough to kill the entire industry."

How a Post-It Note Led Andrew Wilkow to Talk Radio Stardom

"Talk radio fell into my lap. I always thought radio was the ivory tower and talk radio was the penthouse. I didn't think I had the class to get in."

Scott Parks Came Clean About Getting Clean

"I would like to say that it's been overwhelmingly positive, but it's been nothing but positive. It's been humbling."

Rob Kendall Grew Up on a Steady Diet of WIBC

"Stations that continue to do well are stations that attract an audience because they give people something that you can't get on the internet."

620 WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner Worked Through the Golden Age of Talk Radio

"It was an amazing period where we had all of that stuff going on in the world. We had some big local issues. All this happened in a couple of years, and I got to be at the epicenter of this."

Carley Shimkus is One of Several Strong Female Voices on Fox News

"It's never a competition. It's always been a family. Everybody brings a little something different."

John Howell is Concerned About the Present and Future of News/Talk

"Terrestrial radio has painted itself into a position now where everybody is going to have to find their small but loyal audience."

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Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

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Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

Paul Finebaum Reflects on His Legacy in Receiving the Sports Media Lifetime Achievement Award

"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."