What Ella Langley’s Dominance Teaches Radio By Andy Meadows

I’ve talked and written a lot about how Ella Langley is taking over country music and the power of her massive hit song “Choosin’ Texas.” A song that now holds the record for the longest running number one on Billboard…

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How Radio Should Handle AI Backlash By Andy Meadows

There’s currently a groundswell of backlash around AI happening here in the US, and around the world, that’s getting too big to ignore. Every week there’s a new story about a leading AI company’s model getting out of its cage…

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Radio's Topical Content Problem By Andy Meadows

Anytime I’m coaching a show that is lucky enough to still be live and local every weekday I ask them this question: What can you do live that tracked shows can’t do? Partly because I want them to keep their…

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Why the AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act Matters

As of the publishing of this article the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act next Monday, September 14, 2026. Unlike other times when we have gotten close this will be…

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Skeleton Crews By Andy Meadows

Whether I’m talking to a potential new consulting client, someone at a convention or a radio friend, the conversation always turns to how understaffed their radio stations currently are. Without fail everyone brings up how many more people used to…

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Radio Lessons From Jubilee By Andy Meadows

You may not be familiar with the name Jubilee Media, but you’ve almost certainly seen one of the clips from their Surrounded series where one expert faces off against twenty people who have opposite beliefs. The company that started as…

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The Case for Shorter Shifts By Andy Meadows

Easily 90% of the morning shows I’ve worked with over the past decade are live from 6am to 9am and voicetracked from 9am to 10am. Which is understandable. With everyone wearing multiple hats it’s hard for stations to justify any…

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Will DTS Replace Nielsen? By Andy Meadows

Last week at TAB I sat in a session with Xperi’s Juan Galdamez entitled “Dayparts & Dashboards: Navigating Radio’s Big Data Moment”. In the session Juan shared a peek behind the curtain to show us some insights they are getting…

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What the Tony Romo Situation Teaches Us About Morality Clauses

I should start out by making it clear that I’m not an unbiased observer of this situation. I’ve been a Cowboys fan my entire life, and I have a special place in my heart for Tony Romo because I think…

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Digital Lessons from Churches By Andy Meadows

In many markets there is a group creating better multi-platform content than any local media company, local churches. Why have churches leap-frogged local media in many markets? A) During Covid they adapted out of necessity when people couldn’t attend in…

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