Freddie Jackson Belonged To Black Radio And Black Radio Never Let Him Go
In 1985, a young man from Harlem walked into the lives of millions of Black radio listeners and gave them something they didn’t know they were missing. His voice was…
TikTok Radio Social Club Is Coming For The Night Show And CHR Better Pay Attention
For most of radio history, nights were where we went to find the next great personality. The phones were open, the rules were a little looser, the audience was younger…
Meredith Andrade Is About To Be Everywhere In Tampa Bay Radio
There is probably an easier way to spend a workday than helping wake up Tampa Bay on Wild 94.1, changing musical universes for middays on Q105 and then walking into…
Downtown Billy Brown Comes Home To 96.1 KWS And Charleston Country Radio Gets One Of Its Own Back
Charleston is about to wake up with a voice it already knows, but the better part of this story begins nearly 200 miles north in Wheeling. Long before Billy Brown…
Radio One Now Owns Both Sides Of Dallas Hip Hop And The Real Fight Is Keeping K104 And 97.9 The Beat Different
Dallas radio has spent more than twenty-five years with K104 and 97.9 The Beat staring across town at one another, fighting for many of the same listeners, artists, concerts, personalities…
97.1 BOB-FM (KBOB-FM) Has Been Called Into HR And We Have Several Questions
Something is happening at 97.1 BOB FM in Wichita, and all I am prepared to tell you right now is that BOB appears to have been summoned to Human Resources.…
Jeff McCarthy Has Been Building Great Radio For Forty Years And It Is Time We Said His Name
Radio is very good at celebrating the person standing in front of the microphone when the ratings come in, and we are pretty good at celebrating the Program Director when…
The TJ Show Gave Me The Microphone Today And Reminded Me What Great Radio Is Supposed To Do
I have been on both sides of a radio interview more times than I could ever count. I have been the programmer trying to make sure the segment lands on…
It Costs Nothing To Be Kind And That Kindness May Help Save My Life
I have learned a lot of things during this kidney journey that I never wanted to learn. I have learned how to connect myself to dialysis equipment, how to sleep…
Seattle Just Got Another Country Fight And This Time 1150 Is Bringing The Classics
There are easier ways to start a radio war than putting George Strait on an AM station in Seattle, but I have to admit this one made me smile. Hubbard…