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(Randy Lane) I used to try listening to Howard Stern during my ten-minute morning commute, but because of his egregiously long commercial breaks, I rarely heard his voice. Those days are over, but discussions over stop set lengths are not. In fact, they are heating up.

(By Deborah Parenti) For two months, Radio Ink conducted a series of coronavirus podcasts and Facebook Live interviews. We heard from a diverse cross section of the radio industry, along with voices from other media sectors. They shared concerns, challenges, and thoughts on the long-lasting impact the pandemic will have on the future of the industry. 

(By Charlie Sislen) If I hear the phrase “we are living in unprecedented times” again, I am going to scream. Yes, we all know we are experiencing something unprecedented. Instead of sitting around and fretting over a situation that we cannot control, a smart sales rep will...

(By Bob McCurdy) “Lean into” is a popular buzz phrase you hear a lot today but “leaning into” is not enough. “Leaning into” is to “commitment” what Lite beer is to beer. It is better than nothing but not the real thing. I prefer “lunge at” instead.

93.9 The River in Northampton, MA is bringing the magic of the Green River Festival to the airwaves July 10,11,12. The annual festival became a COVID cancellation this year, but the Saga Communications station is keeping the three decades tradition alive.

First responders will be the focus of A Night of Inspiration event from Reach Media and Radio One. The Thursday, July 2 event will benefit first responders or their families adversely impacted by COVID-19.

The Broadcasters for Limited Program Origination have responded to the GeoBroadcast group for criticizing their FCC application to target programming via FM translators. They say the GeoBroadcast Solutions attack was unfortunate and substantively wrong.

That's the message from the team at GeoBroadcast Solutions who are unhappy that the group calling itself Broadcasters for Limited Program Origination is attempting to latch onto its proposal at the FCC.

This will come as no surprise as most everyone reading this is actually living it. BIA is reducing its 2020 Ad Revenue forecast down, from $14.3 billion to $12.8 billion. If that figure becomes a reality radio revenue would have decreased 10.7% from the final 2019 numbers.

(By Buzz Knight) In this edition of The Future of Audio Buzz interviews Ben Arnold, industry analyst at the NPD Group. Ben previously served as Senior Director, Innovation and Trends for The Consumer Technology Association. Ben says the future is all about content.