As the radio industry is buffeted by financial pressure and unprecedented disruption, it becomes even more incumbent on management to focus on the productivity of station and company teams. The health and welfare of team members under these challenging circumstances become even more important as employees are asked to wear more “hats” and take on additional responsibilities. Today’s blog post contains practical ideas to help keep radio teams upbeat and positive, and mission focused even during tough and unpredictable times.

A CNN story about “the twilight of Classic Rock” got a lot of you revved up this past weekend. Chill. Classic Rock’s not going anywhere. Take it from me.

So, what’s on your docket for the rest of the summer? If you’re like more than 80% of Americans, there’s a road trip in your future—hopefully, one where the radio’s on. And that’s part of the thinking behind a clever new innovation you likely haven’t hear about. The “Internet Road Trip Game” combines the best of everything: road tripping, geographic points of interest, the power of an Internet community, interactivity, and of course, radio listening along your virtual journey. So buckle your imaginary seat belt and let’s go for a ride.

It turns out there’s a universal English word people use around the world to designate something or someone as hip or accepted. It’s “COOL.” So while we all know it when we see it or hear it, being considered cool is a whole different thing. Let’s put aside how many are listening every week 6+ and focus on what it would take for broadcast radio to be widely considered to be “cool” again. There’s brand new research that can help us get there.