Earlier this month another big radio group essentially folded, surprising no one. A story that’s becoming far too familiar to ignore. So, it’s easy to understand why many of the independent broadcasters I talk to think the major groups pivoting…

A lot of radio people, especially ones on the programming side, get into radio in-part because they really like the idea of discovering the next big thing before everyone else. Being in the know and ahead of trends is important…

Last month when I arrived at NAB I noticed something that may have been there in previous years without catching my eye, an NAB merch booth. I’m not a big souvenir guy and I’d already paid an overweight fee for…

After starting out as one myself, I’ve now spent three decades of my life managing and coaching local radio on-air talent. It’s been incredibly rewarding at times, when you feel like you played a role in the upward trajectory of…

It’s no coincidence that the groups I work with and talk to who are doing better today than they were a few years ago are the ones who invested in their operation a few years ago. While the groups who…

I’ve written before about determining the value of an on-air talent because that’s always been a tough thing for some stations to quantify. One thing that hasn’t traditionally been hard to quantify for owners is the value of their broadcast…

For the past couple of years one of my mantras has been, if I don’t value my time nobody will. Which is important because the main benefit I bring to my consulting clients is my years of experience, my diverse…

When I was moderating a panel at TAB last year on Extending Your Brand Online, I made a comment about how in many ways now volume is more important than quality for content creators. My comment got some pushback from…

Earlier this year I heard about a couple of radio stations selling for $1 in markets that surprised me a bit. Especially because the stations weren’t off the air, dark as we say, or about to be because of aging…

Like many of you reading this, I was in radio in the 1990s and it was, without a doubt, a good time to be in radio. Everywhere I went in town I was ‘that radio guy.’ I got free tickets…

Over the years I’ve worked with some really incredible radio on air talent who struggled with podcasting. Sometimes that’s because they look down on podcasting and don’t respect the platform. But, often it’s because throughout their radio career they’ve been…

The question every radio on-air talent who wants to create digital content should ask themselves is this, are you a consumer or a creator? I admit it’s a bit of a trick question. Because it’s hard to be good at…