Pearls Before (Prize) Swine
(Steve Allan) Contesting on the radio is almost as old as the medium itself. Most stations today are stuck with the nationwide cash contest. Most of the winners come from somewhere else. Nothing screams local like hearing a winner with a thick Boston accent on a promo in Louisville.
New York’s Galaxy Media Founder and CEO Ed Levine To Retire
Ed Levine is stepping down as head of Galaxy Media Partners. The company's Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer plans to retire later this year after 36 years leading the Central and Upstate New York broadcaster he built into a regional player.
Rumfelt Rises To GM At Oregon’s Extra Mile Media
Tami Rumfelt is moving from Program Director to General Manager at Extra Mile Media, taking charge of Hope 107.9 (KHPE) and KWIL AM 790/FM 96.9 across Oregon's Willamette Valley, succeeding Scott Michaels, who departed the company earlier this year.
Nielsen Expands Into Ad Verification With DoubleVerify Acquisition
Nielsen is betting on independent verification, agreeing to acquire ad-quality firm DoubleVerify in an all-cash deal that pulls the ratings firm deeper into digital advertising as part of a deal it calls an extension of changes already underway at the company.
Former KBLX GM Harvey Stone, Quiet Storm Architect, Dies
He is being remembered for his programming philosophy, "music has no color," that transformed a single station in the Bay Area into a model that reshaped Urban Contemporary radio. KBLX General Manager Harvey Stone died on August 4.
IAB Builds a Rulebook for Radio’s New AI Visibility Race
Search traffic has been sliding for two years as AI platforms answer questions directly instead of sending users to click through. New measurement framework from the IAB gives radio groups running digital news and content a vocabulary for tracking that exposure.
What a Hotel Taught Me About Radio’s Local Secret Weapon
(Chris Brunt) Working at Jacobs Media takes me to a lot of college towns, like Madison, Lincoln, Ann Arbor, Columbus, East Lansing, and Charlottesville. Each of these towns has something in common besides a giant football stadium. They all have a Graduate Hotel.
The Power of Practice
(Randy Lane) Years ago, I hosted a talent seminar and brought in Jimmy Kimmel as our keynote. He said one thing to the morning show talent in the room that I've never forgotten: practice writing bits, stories, and comedy sketches. Practice them relentlessly.
Blast From The Past: Guy Phillips
Happy Friday! This week's Blast From The Past comes from the Radio Ink archives, featuring Guy Phillips on the air in 1972 at KRWG. Send your Blast From The Past story and photo to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured in Radio Ink.
Daija Moore-Evans to Lead Social Strategy for iHeart Philly
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has elevated Daija Moore-Evans to Digital Content Manager, a role in which she'll shape the social media strategy for the six-station cluster. Moore-Evans joined iHeart in 2019 as a board operator and producer before going on-air at WUSL.
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The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
