Rev Up Your Audience Before Show Time
(By Randy Lane) Politics aside, take a pro tip from Bill Maher on a captivating way to start your show or podcast. You can get your audience pumped up to hear your show by running a highlight promo that showcases priceless moments from some of your previous shows or podcasts.
5 Strategies To Increase The Value of Your Cluster
(By Loyd Ford) What if there were a number of things you could begin doing today that would have a positive impact on the way people in your cluster and company see your growing value? Well, here are five strategies that can do exactly that.
Country Host Simon Passes Away
Westwood One has announced that Mainstream Country format jock Scott Simon (real name Scott Smith) passed away suddenly early Friday morning, January 25.
Which Is More Effective – Content Or Process?
(By Ronald Robinson) As memory serves (my addled-by-radio mind) the following has never been the subject of a conversation, a serious discussion, or a knock down, drag ‘em out argument in the parking lot.
Cisneros To Receive Medallas de Cortez Leadership Award
The former secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Clinton administration, and four-term San Antonio mayor, will also keynote at the 10th annual Hispanic Radio Conference, March 12-13 at the Intercontinental at Doral in Miami.
Michaels Takes Up PD Role For Cumulus Shreveport
Jay Michaels has been appointed Program Director of Hot AC station, Q97.3/KQHN-FM in Shreveport, LA. Michaels will also be on-air on Q97.3 weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. He was previously Program Director for Cumulus stations WJJK and WYNG in Indianapolis.
Zaslowsky Promoted At WGN
WGN Radio has promoted David Zaslowsky to Manager and Executive Producer of the WGN Radio Sports Network. Starting his fourth season with White Sox baseball, Chicago native Zaslowsky spent more than 10 years at ESPN Radio Network as Program Director and Producer.
Hardin Gets Key To The C-Suite
Brad Hardin has been named Chief Operating Officer of its National Programming Group. Hardin will report to Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. Hardin has held programming leadership roles with iHeartMedia for over 20 years.
Investigate Reporter McGlade Moves To Radio
Louisville Public Media has hired Caitlin McGlade as an investigative reporter at KyCIR. McGlade has been an investigative reporter at the Courier Journal since 2017.
Lew Goes Digital
After decades in the radio business, former Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey is turning to digital. Here's the full story on how things went down after Dickey was pushed out of the company he launched back in 1997.
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