If radio careers were written like scripts, nobody would believe this one. Controversial. Unfiltered. Wildly successful. Occasionally turbulent. And almost always entertaining. After 14 years waking up Cincinnati on 102.7…
The iHeartMedia restructuring story continues to grow, and every update makes the picture heavier. What began as a programming realignment has turned into a coast-to-coast shakeup touching national content teams,…
There are days when the headlines aren’t about ratings, format flips, talent moves, or billion-dollar mergers. Today is about something far more important. Today is Giving Day for the Broadcasters…
There is a conversation happening across broadcasting right now that stretches far beyond one company, one market, or one round of restructuring. It’s happening in radio. It’s happening in television.…
Change has become a familiar word across the radio industry this year, but some departures hit differently than others. When a personality spends nearly thirty years at the same station,…
Some radio shows come and go. Some become institutions. In Southwest Florida, “The Morning Freak Show” wasn’t simply another morning show. It was part of the soundtrack of daily life…
Radio people spend their lives chasing signals. Bigger signals. Stronger signals. Farther-reaching signals. But this week, I encountered one of the strongest signals I’ve seen in years, and it wasn’t…
Every major industry shakeup creates two stories. One is about the people leaving. The other is about the people stepping into newly opened doors. While much of the radio industry’s…
Radio does not need another panel discussion. Radio does not need another ballroom full of executives nodding at the obvious while drinking hotel coffee that tastes like it was brewed…
ABC and parent company Disney are no longer quietly responding to federal regulators. The company has launched a public campaign urging viewers to participate in the FCC comment process as…