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I worked with Patrick Davis when he was the Operations Manager for the syndicated Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Show. Kidd trusted and respected Patrick more than any other programmer. His career [...]

Radio is the only entertainment medium that emphasizes prizes over programming. Games are more entertaining content than giveaways. Giveaways are a promotion and an interruption in content. [...]

I’m still surprised how many big-market shows—some in top 20 cities like San Diego—aren’t consistently posting their content on demand. One show hasn’t posted audio since November. That’s a [...]

Let’s face it: your audience is in a big hurry. They’ve got short attention spans and a million options. If you’re not interesting, they’re gone. Think of attention as currency. Your job is to [...]

Randy Lane and Mike Donovan Imagine people so passionate about a grocery store that they joyfully stand in long lines anticipating the opening of a new one, and get tattoos to show their loyalty. [...]

In Jockline Daily Friday, Kidd Kraddick Show cohost Kellie Rasberry said, “I got to where I am today with 90 percent of the credit going to Kidd Kraddick, who taught me the importance of being [...]

When Cumulus Media’s Chief Content Officer Brian Philips was President of CMT, I asked him if being in television had given him a fresh perspective on radio. Brian said, “TV is a visual medium [...]

Programmers and talent coaches often focus their feedback on execution fundamentals, missing the bigger issues of what could make an emotional impact with listeners. I’m guilty of this, too. [...]

Great production can help image a show’s brand, make benchmarks more memorable, and help pump up the excitement. But like any sharp-edged tool, production sometimes does more harm than good. Here [...]

Research such as The Jacobs Tech Survey highlights the growing appeal of local content. Yet, despite this trend, syndicated programming is gaining traction, particularly inside broadcasting [...]