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(By Paige Nienaber) Working with as many different and diverse stations as I have has given me an interesting perspective, so recently a great Market Manager asked me, “With all of these great stations, what do you see as a commonality?”

(By Chris Stonick) When it comes to talking with recruitment clients, you need to know the landscape. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 9.0 million open jobs in the country as of December. How many people are unemployed?

(By Randy Lane) You create a personality brand by sharing your point of view, personal stories, and emotions. You stand up for causes, charities, and your community. Personality brands are emotionally intelligent and have a sharp vision of who they are.

As artificial intelligence settles into the everyday talk of radio, Country Radio Seminar will shine a light on the advancements and application of AI within the industry in 2024. The town hall is a sequel to CRS 2023's late addition AI discussion, which was a smash hit.

After more than six years on air, the Miami-based public radio program Sundial was unexpectedly discontinued on February 2. Show host Carlos Frías and the series' production team were laid off by WLRN station management, according to a social media post by Frías.

While discussing ongoing infrastructure projects in the wake of the first anniversary of the East Palestine train derailment, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg took time to make his first public comments on the AM For Every Vehicle Act.

Those who would wish ad dollars diverted from radio have spent the digital era arguing that there's no way to truly measure AM/FM attribution for web traffic. Now, thanks to new data from 17 attribution studies over five years, radio can finally prove it's a major traffic booster.

(By Mike McVay) As a phrase, Groundhog Day has had a new meaning since 1993. Today it’s used to define an event or circumstance repeating over and over. So if we were to apply Groundhog Day to radio, it’s that we keep doing the same thing without ever changing.

(By John Shomby) Mobile devices and smart speakers have become the main listening vehicles for most age groups. This has not been an overnight event. With that in mind, I’m repeatedly flabbergasted so many radio station streams sound as poorly as they do.

(Buzz Knight) I stirred the pot on my LinkedIn about a topic near and dear to my heart: things that radio stations should stop doing. This post brought out tons of passionate responses about radio’s frequent lack of quality control and rate integrity.