When I was the PD of Nine FM we had a morning show issue. We had to get rid of a morning show that didn’t fit the direction we were taking the station in but my GM wouldn’t allow me to cut bait until we had a solution. Serving Chicagoland from the suburbs, we had [...]
Last year around this time I posted my predictions for RADIO in 2009. Boy was I wrong! Now in fairness to me, I did write 2009 and BEYOND. Beyond is key because silly old radio just didn’t move fast enough for Matt DuBiel. There are some points where I was off, the others (I maintain) [...]
Here are some of my predictions for the radio biz in 2009 and beyond: 1) Sirius/XM will add another name to their merged moniker in an effort to stay alive. (I’d really like to see Google gobble them up). Someone will or they will merge yet again with another company. 2) Ryan Seacrest will realize [...]
December 16, 2008 is the day many folks will remember as “the day traffic stood still” for upwards of 4 hours. Upwards of 4 hours. Now try as you might, you’d be hard pressed to gab on the phone to friends and loved ones for 4 hours. You can’t watch TV in a car for [...]
Now that he is out at WSCR after 16 1/2 years, will anyone miss Mike North? I mean really miss him. I am talking advertisers and listeners… It seems to me that Mike’s ratios got turned upside down. He used to be more of an asset than a liability. Somewhere along the line, he became [...]