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On this “Throwback Thursday,” it’s a radio history lesson—and a fascinating one at that. Just a decade ago, the radio broadcasting industry in the U.S. was embroiled in a full-scale, nuclear ratings controversy. While there had been degrees of debate since Arbitron adopted the PPM methodology about five years earlier, the blow-up in the Summer…

Dashboard technology continues to be both innovative and evolutionary. And in today’s blog post, it’s a handy guide to what’s new and what next in the “center stack” of vehicles today and in the not-too-distant future. And Wired magazine reveals what may be the “decider” when it comes to car cabin features. And yes, you will be surprised.

By Fred & Paul Jacobs It’s strange, but when we think about the dire prospect of bankruptcy in radio, we’ve been conditioned to think about commercial radio. And why not? There have already been a number of these filings on the commercial side of the radio dial, not to mention the more recent rash of…

Like all prolific bloggers, it’s hard for me to resist a great analogy when I see one. But seriously? A comparison between a Walmart store manager and a radio cluster market manager? In actuality, the job duties, the challenges, and even the compensation is more on an even playing field than you may think. And there are good lessons in what Walmart is doing on the retail level that might be helpful for any radio manager trying to make goal this quarter. Just say hi to the JacoBLOG greeter and click “READ MORE.”

The hottest team in baseballl? No, not the Dodgers or the Tigers. You won’t believe which team is on top and how they’re doing it.

How many times have you heard that we’re living in the middle of an audio renaissance—this week? While consumers are enjoying audio from myriad sources—radio, streaming, podcasts, etc.—the ways in which they engage with and pay attention to audio differs greatly. In today’s #TBT blog post, I’ve got some eye-opening research that will help you—especially programmers and sellers—into perspective. This post may be four years-old, but its insights remain fresh and actionable today.

In case you missed it, heavy metal pioneer, Ozzy Osbourne, passed away yesterday. His departure from this world opened the doors of conversation and connection between rockers all over the world. Here’s how it went down.

Broadcast television and radio were rocked late last week by two stories that continue to be top-of-mind in the new week. The termination of Stephen Colbert and “The Late Show” by CBS, along with Congress passing President Trump’s recission bill, effectively defunding public media. While these stories are very different, their impact on the status quo for broadcasting is incalculable. And both stories are very much related to the power of personalities in the larger media world.