Several things are likely before this year is out. First, one or more major radio groups are likely to default on their debt obligations....

One of the biggest mistakes the radio industry makes is to embrace and encourage "feel-good" statistics from Nielsen, Arbitron, and...

Harve Alan tips me off to this video from VW and Intel. It features an all-new "infotainment" in-dash system that features all kinds of...

Take a page from a magazine. Literally. As this article from the WSJ illustrates dramatically, many magazines are surviving by redefining...

iPods may be able to play your perfect mix, the thinking goes, but it can't introduce you to interesting stuff you don't know yet. Well,...

See this video from NBC Nightly News. If you don't see the video, click the post title.

From Business Week: For decades network TV has been about reach. Programmers traditionally chose shows with broad appeal, the better to...

Either "Radio is screwed" or "Radio's opportunity is HUGE!" Which side of the attitudinal coin are you on?  Because one side will survive...

"Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism. For a century, the imperatives to strengthen journalism and to strengthen...

There are at least three challenges that every broadcaster is going to have to overcome in order to secure their future. 1.  Relevance...

A timely Q&A from consultant Doug Erickson: The book is, Luck by Design: Certain Success in an Uncertain World Why did you write this...

These notes are courtesy of KMPS's Tony Thomas: Radio used to be “perfect.” So was the music business. It used to be all so clear. ...

It's not. Instead, it's the ever-growing category called "other." "Other" is where the advertising dollars are headed (to the degree that...

I recently teamed with Radio & Records throw open the doors to the opinions of everyone in radio in the midst of the extraordinary...

Because of this myth: If you do something great [in digital media], people will find it. Quite simply, that never was true. Until you can...

I'm not keen on reprinting feel-good nonsense meant to soothe the consciences of radio broadcasters and make us feel better about what we...

Here are ten predictions for Radio's next few years – visions of things which may be. 1. Radio will recognize that to be more attractive...

"Small is the new big," wrote Seth Godin some time ago. And now it's becoming ever-clearer:  Small is also the new REALLY big. A dead-on...

From Jack Myers: Companies tracking the evolution of media and plugging into new communication channels will see increasing returns on...

John Moore over at Brand Autopsy reminds us of what advice the radio industry would likely receive from Peter Drucker in this post. An...