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We continue to live with the reverberations of COVID. No, none of us practices social distancing anymore and fewer of us still wear masks. But the lasting effects of the pandemic are especially being felt in the workforce in the form of WFH and flexible hours. In radio, these issues are of prime importance because routine listenership is part of what makes stations and shows “habit-forming.” New research on commuting patterns and the most important days for car trips might just rock your world. That’s our blog topic today, an important one to start off the new workweek (at least for some of us).
Read MorePodcasters of all shapes and sizes are grappling with hosting challenges that will sound all too familiar to radio programmers and hosts. In today’s post, it’s a statement of the obvious from podcasters striving for talent chemistry. Prepare those eye rolls.
Read MoreWelcome to the new season! We can look forward to great football, a new school-year, new TV shows, and — this year — big AI…
Read MoreWomen have made major strides in radio over the past decade. Just look who’s sitting in the corner offices at some of radio’s biggest companies. But when it comes to the PD chair, not so much. Today’s #TBT blog post is all about mentoring women seeking programming positions, and how some of radio’s key players can work together to make it happen. After all, we need the best, smartest, and hardest-working PD we can get. Of course, more progress could certainly be made, and this post makaes that case.
Read MoreOne of the world’s premier media brands, ESPN, is going through a major transformation. And the analogies to radio are spot-on. I’ve listed 8 different initiatives ESPN is undertaking that all have applications to the radio businiess. And in case you’re wondering, it’s not about money, it’s about mindset.
Read MoreNo, I’m not talking about shoes. But the way some media companies think about new media platforms, you’d think they were living in the 70’s.…
Read MoreThe mobile space, lately, is sounding a lot like the real estate business. Remember the worldwide web? Having conquered the world and made it a…
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We continue to live with the reverberations of COVID. No, none of us practices social distancing anymore and fewer of us still wear masks. But the lasting effects of the pandemic are especially being felt in the workforce in the form of WFH and flexible hours. In radio, these issues are of prime importance because routine listenership is part of what makes stations and shows “habit-forming.” New research on commuting patterns and the most important days for car trips might just rock your world. That’s our blog topic today, an important one to start off the new workweek (at least for some of us).
Read MorePodcasters of all shapes and sizes are grappling with hosting challenges that will sound all too familiar to radio programmers and hosts. In today’s post, it’s a statement of the obvious from podcasters striving for talent chemistry. Prepare those eye rolls.
Read MoreWelcome to the new season! We can look forward to great football, a new school-year, new TV shows, and — this year — big AI announcements. On the calendar, we’ll be paying attention to: * September 10 – Apple Event…
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