Getting Radio Back To Good
Radio did not lose its magic because listeners stopped loving it. Radio lost part of its magic when too many operators forgot what made listeners fall in love with it…
Just Plain Steve Returns to the Airwaves at WXQA “98.3 The Seagull”
Sometimes radio has a way of reconnecting people with the part of themselves they never truly left behind. After nearly a decade away from regular on-air work, Steven Mills —…
Why Sunday Night Slow Jams Still Owns the Heart
In a business that keeps trying to make everything faster, cheaper and more efficient, Sunday Night Slow Jams still does something wonderfully inconvenient. It makes people feel. That may sound…
Radio Welcomes the Next Generation for Take Your Child to Work Day
For one day, the rules softened. The studios didn’t belong solely to the veterans, the talent, the programmers, and the pros who live behind the glass every single day. For…
Meet Steven Mills, Publisher of On The Dial!
Hello, I’m Steven Mills, affectionately known as JUST PLAIN STEVE, and thank you for taking the time to read this. If we are going to grow together through On The…
NAB Show Day One: The Industry Shows Up—and Shows Out
There are trade shows… and then there’s the NAB Show. And on its first full day inside the Las Vegas Convention Center, this one didn’t ease into anything—it exploded into…
Bob & Tom’s Bob Kevoian Dies at 75
There are voices in radio that don’t just entertain—they become part of the fabric of people’s lives. Bob Kevoian was one of those voices. The co-founder and longtime co-host of…
Radio Finds Its Place Again as NAB Week Arrives
The calendar turns to mid-April and, once again, the broadcast industry makes its annual migration to the desert. But for radio, the 2026 edition of the NAB Show 2026 feels…
Tuned In, Turned Up, And On The Dial: Radio Reimagined
There’s a moment in radio that doesn’t get captured in charts, ratings, or social posts. It’s that second before the signal hits the air. The lights on the board blink.…
An Open Letter To Broadcast Radio Owners/Operators
To the owners, operators, and decision-makers of broadcast radio stations across this country: I am writing to you today not just as an industry observer, not just as someone who…