The Leader’s Ear: Why Listening Is Your Most Powerful Tool
(By Buzz Knight) Effective leadership goes far beyond making decisions and delegating tasks. One of the most crucial yet often overlooked and forgotten skills of a great leader is the ability to listen with intensity.
KXEL-AM Helps Raise $10k for Iowa VFW At ‘Roast and Ride’
NRG Media's News/Talk 1540 KXEL-AM, serving Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, IA, recently helped raise $10,000 for Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation. KXEL broadcast from US Senator Joni Ernst's annual "Iowa’s Roast and Ride" charity event in Des Moines.
LABF To Recognize Hearst For Broadcast Preservation Efforts
Hearst Television has been selected to receive the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation’s second Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award. This recognition highlights Hearst Television's significant efforts in safeguarding broadcast history.
Poynter Institute To Expand Digital Training for Public Media
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has selected the Poynter Institute to develop and implement the second phase of its Digital Transformation Program. This initiative aims to train up to 225 public media entities on a multi-platform approach to public media.
Radio Ad Business As Usual Is Good News Following The 4th
While it wasn't last week's golden boom, radio had some very positive takeaways coming off a big Independence Day week for advertising and heading into 2024's third quarter, according to the latest report from Media Monitors for the week of July 8-14.
Worship 24/7 Expands To Houston With Help From Hope
Portland, OR-based Christian broadcaster Worship 24/7 is expanding its partnership with Hope Media Group, first formed in October 2023, to expand Worship 24/7's programming to HMG-owned signals in Houston and Evansville, IN.
Trust in Human Voices Beats AI in Media, Reveals Audacy
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, trust remains a critical issue for consumers and brands. Even with the rapid growth of generative AI, a new study from Audacy shows that human-generated content still has the advantage.
Great Service: Where You Don’t Expect To Find It
(By Pat Bryson) A couple of years ago, during my annual trek to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, I was staying at the Westgate. There is a restaurant in the Westgate, Sid's, where I eat breakfast. That was where I met Singing Paul.
Go Ahead: Write A Really Bad Commercial
(Jeffrey Hedquist) We often get writer’s block because the voice of our inner critic is so loud in our heads that it blocks the flow of ideas. If you can't ignore that critic, just tell it (and yourself), “Shut up! I’m going to write a really bad commercial."
May The Best Bus Win
(By Loyd Ford) Welcome to the real 21st Century, where we live in a consumer society. Almost any business is in a hyper-competitive environment today, both for customers and for the best place to spend their advertising dollars. I bet you've heard, "Radio is over."
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The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
