Interview Insights From Oprah
(By Randy Lane) We’ve been flooded with coverage of the Meghan and Harry bombshell interview. However, there’s much to be learned from Oprah’s masterful interview skills.
Saga Revenue Drops $3 Million
Saga Communications reported Q4 2020 revenue of $28.8 million, down from $31.8 million in Q4 of 2019. As the radio industry comes out of the revenue-killing pandemic, Saga's $31.8 million Q4 revenue was up 19% from Q3 2020.
It’s Not Rocket Science, It’s Radio
With a Masters Degree in Astro-Nuclear Physics and a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry, Dr. Lyria Messahel has been programming JazzRadio Berlin since 2014. Fluent in French, Arabic, German and English; she tells Radio Ink it was the language of computers that resulted in this unlikely partnership.
10 Little Known and Seldom Practiced Tips to Grow Your Ratings
(By Mike McVay) There are some mysteries as to why some radio stations, playing the same music as other radio stations in the same market, outperform their competitors. It’s not obvious.
Meeting Employees Where They Are Today
(By Loyd Ford) What business are you in? Are you a sales manager and your job is moving units? Are you a program director and your job is managing live talent, voice trackers and everyone else in the building along with listener relationships?
20th Anniversary Celebration, WDRV
WDRV-FM (97-1 FM, The Drive) Chicago launches a year-long, Twentieth Anniversary Celebration with a special, all-day feature March 15. The special tribute will feature music and personalities from that first day.
Big Pot of Money Collected by KLOS
Meruelo Media's KLOS in Los Angeles and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital hosted its 4th annual, two-day St. Jude Rocks Radiothon February 11-12. Over $880,000 was raised to support St. Jude.
Brian Lehrer Pandemic Anniversary
WNYC 93.9 FM AM 820 Brian Lehrer Show will remember the start of the pandemic by reading the names of New Yorkers who lost their lives to COVID. The tribute is set for Tuesday.
IBA Free Webinar This Thursday
The Independent Broadcasters Association will present programming consultants Jim Richards, Mike Donovan, Keith Clark, and Harv Blain of Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting Thursday March 18th at 2pm eastern for another IBA ‘members only’ webinar.
A’s Back on Radio
The MLB team has cut a deal to broadcast all 162 games on Bloomberg 960 AM. Last season, after the team was unable to strike a deal with any radio station, they decided to stream their games on TuneIn. They found out quickly fans wanted to hear the games on radio.
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