Building Deeper Relationships With Your Clients
(By Loyd Ford) To truly reach beyond your competitors, you should consider how you are going to create a sense of community in association with you and your local radio brand or brands. Here are some tips on building relationships.
New Sports Podcast Network Launching
Ronnie Wright, former writer for the Bleacher Report, is launching a new sports podcast network called The BOAT, which stands for Best of All Time. The network will include sports-talk podcasts that will be co-produced by Wright and Amblacks Media.
Humanize Radio
(By Randy Lane) The bad news for radio: downsizing continues, revenues haven’t caught up to pre-Covid levels, commercial loads remain too high, listenership is declining especially with young people, music has become commoditized, and our old medium isn’t considered cool anymore.
Rubio Says No To Radio Tax
Appearing at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference Thursday, Senator Marco Rubio told attendees he would not support a new fee or tax on radio. That’s more good news for radio one day after NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the NAB was winning its fight against musicFIRST.
A Handful of Congressman Support Zonecasting
They are not faces you often see on CNN or Fox News, and it's only ten names, but it's support nonetheless. Ten members of Congress have sent a letter of support for Zonecasting to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel voicing their support for the technology.
All About Auto, Miami Style: Life Is Good, If Cars Are There
We’ve heard all the stories about supply chain issues, and have read the quarterly earnings reports from various radio broadcasting companies that reflect automotive ad dollar slowdowns. But, how are some of the top local deals in one of the biggest U.S. Hispanic markets faring?
Is SoCal Hispanic Radio Getting its Fair Share?
It’s a question being asked by Meruelo Media, and was addressed at the final Hispanic Radio Conference panel held late Thursday in Miami.
Cataldi Opens Up
Long-time Philadelphia sports host Angelo Cataldi is retiring this December after 33 years on the air. He went on The Press Box podcast this week to talk about his time on the air, and his biggest fear; the cancel culture world we now live in.
Promotion For Wanda Patterson
Wanda Patterson, longtime radio personality and the current producer of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show will become the music director of WOKV-HD2 in Jacksonville. She will also hold the title of the local producer of the newly added “DeDe In The Morning” show for WJGL-HD2.
Stuff The Truck In Cleveland
Newsradio WTAM 1100 in Cleveland is helping a non-profit collecting items to help families through crisis. "Stuff The Truck" has the radio station teaming up with the MLB's Cleveland Guardians in support of Providence House.
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