You may think this is a post about Fantasy Island, a place where Talk Radio is #1. But in fact, there’s a real island where talkers are on top of the ratings heap, bolstered by happy listeners and strong ratings. And Sean Hannity is nowhere to be seen. The mysterious story of that missing Malaysia Airlines […]
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Our founder, Fred Jacobs, discusses the issues facing broadcasters today.
Radio’s Most Innovative: One Year Later
Time flies…when you innovating. Or in this case, writing about innovation. We started “Radio’s Most Innovative” exactly one year ago on the premise that there’s a lot more invention and creativity in broadcast radio than many think. From innovations of the past – like Dr. Demento – to new creations today – like WRIF’s Dave & […]
Read MoreTrump Card
What are you doing tonight? Chances are you’ll be doing something you haven’t done in a while. Or maybe ever. The odds are pretty good that many of you will be curiously viewing the Republican presidential debate, along with what is sure to be a record number of Americans. You might even want to turn it […]
Read More5 Easy Pieces
You hear a lot about those amazing YouTubers – seemingly regular people who make videos that out-cume Z100 and Power 93. So what’s the secret? Adweek caught up with YouTube sensation, Rosanna Pansino, to learn the secrets of viral video success. You may remember we highlighted Rosanna last year in a blog post about YouTube […]
Read MoreVada Grande O Vada A Casa (Go Big Or Go Home)
It used to be that radio stations were in control, and their audiences reacted and behaved accordingly. A great example of this occurred more than 30 years ago, typifying how radio campaigns usually worked. Many rockers – especially those from Milwaukee may recall the stunt that WQFM’s Tim “The Rock N’ Roll Animal” pulled off in […]
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Radio’s Most Innovative: “Radio’s Best Friend” Art Vuolo
One of the best parts of working in the radio industry is the truly unique people you meet. While there must be interesting CPAs and dentists, the number of real characters per capita at radio stations has to statistically be significantly higher than most other businesses. And then there’s Art Vuolo, or as many of […]
Read MoreHowdy Partner!
Sometimes the best strategies and advice come from someone outside the business. In the case of a recent Fast Company article about identifying and managing two-person teams, Rich Karlgaard and Michael S. Malone unknowingly wrote a primer for radio programmers. These guys actually wrote the book on it – Team Genius – which breaks down […]
Read MoreMy My, Hey Hey (Out of the Stream)
It’s been a crazy week for radio but that’s the world in which we live. You may have heard the recent news about Neil Young’s decision about how consumers will be able to listen to his music. Last week, he pulled his catalogue off all streaming services. This means no “Southern Man” or “Rockin’ In […]
Read MoreThat's Billion With A “B”
While the radio industry is wringing its hands over measurement, encoding, black boxes, and number games, the rest of the world that calls itself “radio” is busily generating revenue. And a lot of it. If you clicked past the Voltair news last week, you may have read the story that Pandora reported Q2 revenue of […]
Read MoreThe Podcast’s The Thing
Amidst the Voltair madness last week, you may have missed the second biggest story in radio. It was about radio getting serious about podcasts and on-demand radio, and it’s an important one. Because if “Voltair” is the word of the year in radio, “podcast” has to be a close second. In case you missed it, […]
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Radio’s Most Innovative: KCSN’s Remote Studio and Performance Space
On this blog, the topic of radio stations getting out of their friendly confines and taking shows and personalities out to the community has been a frequent one. At Radiodays in Dublin back in 2014, I was especially impressed by the elaborate remote vehicles stations had designed, created, and engineered to accomplish just that. Sadly […]
Read MoreThe End of Encode Gate?
“When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.” – Voltaire Many are referring to Nielsen’s PPM (aka Voltair) webinar on Tuesday as anti-climactic, a letdown, or simply inconclusive. For those of us looking for some closure and resolution of this gnarly issue, the message from the Nielsen team is that “It’s […]
Read MoreDing Dong, Radio Calling
If you saw the movie Moneyball starring Brad Pitt as Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane, you probably remember those classic scenes about how an old-line brand struggles with changing its entire way of doing business. Beane had to morph the way the A’s approached scouting, player evaluation, and the game itself due to small budgets and changing […]
Read MoreScience vs. Art
We continue to read more and more about how big data will continue to dominate the business world, helping corporations and brands steer their ships, while collecting more info about their customers’ tastes, behavior, and purchases. But a recent article in MediaPost’s “Cross-Channel” by Stacia Hanley debunks some of today’s conventional wisdom about the process of […]
Read MoreVoltaire to Nielsen: "Common sense is not so common."
Today’s blog post is focused on one thing: imploring Nielsen to make one of the biggest events in radio history available to the entire industry. And to make my case, I’m going to use the words of the brilliant, witty, and sarcastic French philosopher, Voltaire. In an odd way, he’s the twisted namesake of this […]
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Radio’s Most Innovative: Nikki Marra’s “College Radio Road Trip”
Last summer, after 10 years in commercial radio, Nikki Marra accepted the job of Professional Program Director at KCWU-FM, Central Washington University’s student station. The school was looking to revamp the program and possibly expand their Audio and Radio curriculum. Marra already had a Master’s Degree in Broadcasting and had been teaching courses in Audio […]
Read MoreDumb Boldness
In my travels, I get to chat with many radio personalities, more and more of whom are in the process of rethinking their brands, their material, and their outlets. In short, more than ever before, they are considering themselves as brands and content creators. And more often than not, their programmers and managers are encouraging them to test […]
Read MoreClassic Rock is Better Than It Used To Be
Last week, the Stones rolled into Detroit to play a crowd-pleasing stadium show at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit. Their Zip Code Tour has been extremely successful, despite the chronological ticking of the band’s collective age clocks. Somehow, it doesn’t matter to them or the 40,000 or so in attendance. This drone’s-eye view above the […]
Read MoreThe Revenge of the DJ
In yesterday’s post, we grimaced at a Salary.com survey that listed “On-Air DJ” on their endangered job list. Their “take” is that the clock is ticking for terrestrial announcers, presenters, and hosts, while digital and satellite radio are blossoming. Support for this theory comes from Apple’s recent debut of Beats 1, a DJ driven “radio […]
Read MoreGetting Jobbed
We love lists. That’s what they’d tell you at BuzzFeed, and we know all about this in radio because “countdowns” work just as well, thank you Casey Kasem. And even though we sometimes want to kick ourselves for opening up the posts that count down the “12 Everyday Situations You Can Turn Into Rap Songs,” they often attract […]
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