Cumulus Wipes Away $550MM in Debt but the Real Test Begins Now
Cumulus Media has officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and if there was ever a company that needed a fresh financial start, this is certainly one of them. The…
Townsquare Gives New Jersey Mornings a New Voice as Jahna Michal Moves From Country to Hit Music Across Three Stations
There’s something I appreciate about a radio company recognizing talent already working inside its own buildings and deciding that person deserves a bigger stage. Townsquare Media is doing exactly that…
George Laughlin Returns to Texarkana With a $300,000 Dollar Radio Deal and a Big Opportunity to Rebuild
George Laughlin has been around the radio business long enough to know that the price of buying a station and the cost of making it successful are two entirely different…
York Revolution Step Up to the Plate Again and This Time They Are Buying Three Radio Stations
Whoever said baseball and radio were a dying combination might want to take another look at what’s happening in York, Pennsylvania. The ownership group behind the York Revolution of the…
Radio, Social Media, and Technology Can Reach Billions, but Patients Are Still Waiting. Where Is the Leadership?
An Urgent Open Letter to Bob Pittman, Kelli Turner, Mary Berner, Bill Wilson, Caroline Beasley, Alfred Liggins III, Ginny Morris, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, TechCrunch, and the Leaders…
Izzy Mitchell Is Barely Out of College and Already Programming One Radio Station While Taking Over Middays at Another
Every once in a while, somebody comes along in radio who reminds me of the excitement that made so many of us fall in love with this business in the…
Today a Man Named Shoboy Reminded Me That Humanity Still Exists and Love Doesn’t Cost a Thing
I’ve spent more than thirty years in radio, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned about this industry, it’s that you can tell an awful lot about people by what…
Anna and Raven Hit 100 Stations and Prove That Great Morning Radio Still Has Plenty of Room to Grow
In the morning, between the alarm clock going off, the first cup of coffee, getting the kids ready for school, and discovering that somebody in the house has apparently used…
Bret Mega Heads Back to Atlanta as Audacy Moves the Microphones and Leaves Part of the Morning Show in St Louis
Radio has always been a business where a change in ownership can set off a chain reaction that reaches well beyond the stations being sold, and Audacy is providing a…
Radio Has Figured Out How to Replace the DJ Now Who Is Going to Save the Human Being
Somewhere in America, a radio station is preparing to put another artificial intelligence personality on the air, and somebody in the corporate office is probably delighted that the new employee…