There’s nothing more enjoyable than doing live radio. There’s the adrenaline of knowing that what you’re saying is going straight into your listeners’ ears: no filter, no second chances. Fluff a little, and you’ve got to just plough on regardless.…
Advice from the Experts—And Me PowerPoint started in 1987, over 30 years ago, which makes it older than many of the people who use it today. When I first saw a PowerPoint presentation, chock-full of eye-popping animations and transitions, I…
Some time ago we published a Management post entitled “Nine Security Tips to Protect Your Website from Hackers.” Recently I heard from one of the authors of that article, Alex Nordeen, who wrote, We recently created tutorials on Ethical Hacking that took 260+ hours to…
What is it like to walk into your station(s) for the first time? I have walked into hundreds of radio stations, large and small, and more often than not the impression was not, shall we say, 100% positive. Especially in…
Do you accept comments on your website? Guest editorials? Do community groups post directly to your calendar? Funeral homes to your obits? You may not realize it, but if one of these contributors posts something—an image, for example—that violates a…
Whenever I’m tempted to complain about how hard it is to find good sales reps I look in the mirror. Successful recruitment starts with creating a reputation as a great place to work. (That’s why we have a Budweiser trade…
These are big times for Irving Azoff, the veteran talent agent and all-around Hollywood mogul. In 2012 he topped Billboard Magazine’s “Power 100.” He’s in business with Madison Square Garden, owns TicketMaster, and sits on the boards of Starz, IMG…
To find out how small-market broadcasters are leaning in the upcoming presidential election, and how they feel about the future of our industry under a Clinton administration or a Trump administration, we conducted a survey with just two questions: 1.…
By Jay Douglas There was a bit of grumbling going on at the Radio Luncheon at the National Association of Broadcasters show last week. A few people near me, and I expect elsewhere in the room, were unhappy that Kim…
By Rick Hahn I need to admit up-front that I’m a “new guy.” I’ve only been in radio (as CEO of a start-up radio network) for about three years. So a lot of my experience evaluating radio ads is from…
