At a time when radio seems to generate a new story every five minutes about shrinking staffs, disappearing local shows and personalities suddenly finding themselves on the outside, Hubbard Radio…
Some career moves are simply about changing companies. Nathan James’ move from Dick Broadcasting in Savannah to Super Hi-Fi feels considerably bigger than that. After overseeing radio operations in Savannah,…
Some radio careers begin with a childhood dream of sitting behind a microphone. Others begin in promotions, production or an internship that somehow turns into an overnight shift. Riley Floerke’s…
Los Angeles radio has seen plenty of format launches over the years. This one is trying to rewrite the definition of what a radio station actually is. After quietly putting…
There are people who build audiences because they want to be famous, people who build audiences because they want to sell something, and people who eventually realize that having millions…
There are programming hires that require a lengthy explanation of why the pieces fit. This isn’t one of them. Malama Media Group has named veteran programmer Rick Thomas Senior Vice…
There is something happening at Rumba 106.1 WUMR in Philadelphia that deserves more attention than simply announcing another name on another airshift. They’re putting another established Philadelphia Spanish-language radio personality…
UPDATE: Dolly Parton Really Did Leave Us One More Song — And Radio May Someday Get to Push Play UPDATE — 10:23 p.m. CT: Earlier this evening, On The Dial…
There are numbers in this business that everybody watches. Ratings. Revenue. Shares. Cume. Streaming sessions. Engagement. Page views. Quarter-hours. For decades, radio has measured almost everything it possibly could, sometimes…
On The Dial Remembers Dolly Parton: Radio Didn’t Just Play Her Records — We Helped Carry Her Voice Across America, and She Gave Us a Lifetime Worth Carrying There are…