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(By Mike McVay) One of my radio friends sent me a text the other night, as he left a concert, sharing his disappointment in what he heard, but didn’t see. The performance by the artist satisfied him. The poor performance by the radio station who was involved as the presenting station was at the root of his disappointment.

(By Loyd Ford) Clearly, you think radio has changed and the 2020’s require a new set of motivations. What if I could prove this may not be as true as you think?

(By Rick Fink)One of the most dangerous things that can happen in a relationship between a client or prospect and the media rep is that you come off as a “know it all”. Once you’ve established that reputation, the chances of them believing anything you say is slim.

AdLarge announced Alexa Marulli has been promoted to Director of Sales & Partnerships. Alexa started her career with AdLarge right out of college.

Sherman Kizart, Founder of Kizart Media Partners has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi. The committee will be working work with BEAM to develop the Mississippi Digital Skills and Accessibility Plan.

Noncommercial news outlet Delaware Public Media is celebrating its 10th year with a new General Manager. Pete Booker will take the helm as GM as of September 6th.

Cox Media Group Houston has announced that Texas Radio Hall of Famer, Senior CMG Engineer, Andy Hudack is retiring after nearly 5 decades.

Radio's evolution into the digital world impacts account executives and the operating staff at stations across the country. The upcoming Radio Masters Sales Summit can help you "juggle" the challenges created by the ever-changing technology.

ESPN programs, “Wilde and Tausch” and “Scalzo and Brust”, which currently air in both Madison and Milwaukee, are coming to Beaver Dam Wisconsin. Good Karma Brands 'ESPN Wisconsin' programs are being added to WBEV 1430 ESPN in Beaver Dam.

At Morning Show Bootcamp Thursday Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs presented new data from 750 on-air personalities. The presentation called Radio Talent in the Post-Pandemic Era showed that 55% of on-air personalities say the pandemic changed the culture at their station, especially those in the bigger companies.