Radio — Inaction Jackson

Michael Jackson is still dead and radio is still voice tracking.

Back to reality this morning.

Late last week when Michael Jackson died suddenly at his Los Angeles home, the radio industry was caught with its pants down and voice tracking up.

This is not to say that some stations did not respond -- the ones programmed by real live individuals and/or those who actually had control of their company's voice tracking did the right thing for their listeners.

For too many, radio was caught sleeping while new media was feeding the need of the public to know, mourn publicly and appreciate the talents of this great&hellip

Radio — Inaction Jackson

Michael Jackson is still dead and radio is still voice tracking.

Back to reality this morning.

Late last week when Michael Jackson died suddenly at his Los Angeles home, the radio industry was caught with its pants down and voice tracking up.

This is not to say that some stations did not respond -- the ones programmed by real live individuals and/or those who actually had control of their company's voice tracking did the right thing for their listeners.

For too many, radio was caught sleeping while new media was feeding the need of the public to know, mourn publicly and appreciate the talents of this great&hellip

Radio — Inaction Jackson

Michael Jackson is still dead and radio is still voice tracking.

Back to reality this morning.

Late last week when Michael Jackson died suddenly at his Los Angeles home, the radio industry was caught with its pants down and voice tracking up.

This is not to say that some stations did not respond -- the ones programmed by real live individuals and/or those who actually had control of their company's voice tracking did the right thing for their listeners.

For too many, radio was caught sleeping while new media was feeding the need of the public to know, mourn publicly and appreciate the talents of this great&hellip

User-Controlled Radio

CBS Radio is doing an interesting experiment at KITS-FM in San Francisco with the help of a user-controlled web service called Jelli.

I

User-Controlled Radio

CBS Radio is doing an interesting experiment at KITS-FM in San Francisco with the help of a user-controlled web service called Jelli.

I

User-Controlled Radio

CBS Radio is doing an interesting experiment at KITS-FM in San Francisco with the help of a user-controlled web service called Jelli.

I

Refresher Radio

I taught the Dale Carnegie Course for 11 years and one of the requirements for instructors was that they go through a refresher

Refresher Radio

I taught the Dale Carnegie Course for 11 years and one of the requirements for instructors was that they go through a refresher

Refresher Radio

I taught the Dale Carnegie Course for 11 years and one of the requirements for instructors was that they go through a refresher

Radioǃ

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise that deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

What a perfect way to introduce Radio

Radioǃ

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise that deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

What a perfect way to introduce Radio

Radioǃ

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise that deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

What a perfect way to introduce Radio

Barry O’Brien Joins Inside Music Media

I am happy to announce that Barry O'Brien will be joining Inside Music Media.

Effective this morning, Barry O'Brien & Company will be handling all sales opportunities offered by our company which will initially include one-day Brainstorming Seminars, training and advertising opportunities.

We're planning to do a one-day Media Solutions Lab -- the first of which will be held in Scottsdale, AZ. He'll work with sponsors for very unique opportunities -- after all, you know me.

Barry will also handle my private brainstorming seminars that are offered for radio groups, entrepreneurs, new media and music companies or&hellip

Barry O’Brien Joins Inside Music Media

I am happy to announce that Barry O'Brien will be joining Inside Music Media.

Effective this morning, Barry O'Brien & Company will be handling all sales opportunities offered by our company which will initially include one-day Brainstorming Seminars, training and advertising opportunities.

We're planning to do a one-day Media Solutions Lab -- the first of which will be held in Scottsdale, AZ. He'll work with sponsors for very unique opportunities -- after all, you know me.

Barry will also handle my private brainstorming seminars that are offered for radio groups, entrepreneurs, new media and music companies or&hellip

Barry O’Brien Joins Inside Music Media

I am happy to announce that Barry O'Brien will be joining Inside Music Media.

Effective this morning, Barry O'Brien & Company will be handling all sales opportunities offered by our company which will initially include one-day Brainstorming Seminars, training and advertising opportunities.

We're planning to do a one-day Media Solutions Lab -- the first of which will be held in Scottsdale, AZ. He'll work with sponsors for very unique opportunities -- after all, you know me.

Barry will also handle my private brainstorming seminars that are offered for radio groups, entrepreneurs, new media and music companies or&hellip

RIAA Loses Minneapolis File Sharing Case

The Recording Industry Association of America lost its $2 million lawsuit in a retrial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset even though a jury handed them the verdict they wanted.

Guilty.

The RIAA originally won a $222,000 verdict several years ago but the judge in the first case called a mistrial. Rather than settle as over 30,000 others have done, the defendant then known as Jammie Thomas went back to court.

This jury didn

RIAA Loses Minneapolis File Sharing Case

The Recording Industry Association of America lost its $2 million lawsuit in a retrial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset even though a jury handed them the verdict they wanted.

Guilty.

The RIAA originally won a $222,000 verdict several years ago but the judge in the first case called a mistrial. Rather than settle as over 30,000 others have done, the defendant then known as Jammie Thomas went back to court.

This jury didn

RIAA Loses Minneapolis File Sharing Case

The Recording Industry Association of America lost its $2 million lawsuit in a retrial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset even though a jury handed them the verdict they wanted.

Guilty.

The RIAA originally won a $222,000 verdict several years ago but the judge in the first case called a mistrial. Rather than settle as over 30,000 others have done, the defendant then known as Jammie Thomas went back to court.

This jury didn

iScrewedUp — Radio’s New App

I don't know how radio CEOs can be so wrong so often.

It is about to happen again as Sirius XM is set to launch an Apple app that they hope will revolutionize satellite radio.

Oh really?

Here's the latest misread of the media consumer.

You'll be able to get Sirius XM on your iPhone for free.

That is, of course, if you subscribed to the webcast feature.

It's $3 a month for everyone else.

Look, did anyone tell Mel that he's not the only one having a recession? Can't he see that people are not lined up to pay for satellite radio that is arguably not much better than what they can hear for free on&hellip

iScrewedUp — Radio’s New App

I don't know how radio CEOs can be so wrong so often.

It is about to happen again as Sirius XM is set to launch an Apple app that they hope will revolutionize satellite radio.

Oh really?

Here's the latest misread of the media consumer.

You'll be able to get Sirius XM on your iPhone for free.

That is, of course, if you subscribed to the webcast feature.

It's $3 a month for everyone else.

Look, did anyone tell Mel that he's not the only one having a recession? Can't he see that people are not lined up to pay for satellite radio that is arguably not much better than what they can hear for free on&hellip

iScrewedUp — Radio’s New App

I don't know how radio CEOs can be so wrong so often.

It is about to happen again as Sirius XM is set to launch an Apple app that they hope will revolutionize satellite radio.

Oh really?

Here's the latest misread of the media consumer.

You'll be able to get Sirius XM on your iPhone for free.

That is, of course, if you subscribed to the webcast feature.

It's $3 a month for everyone else.

Look, did anyone tell Mel that he's not the only one having a recession? Can't he see that people are not lined up to pay for satellite radio that is arguably not much better than what they can hear for free on&hellip

Six Flags Over Radio

The amusement park Six Flags went belly up over the weekend.

One of my readers immediately sent me a very thoughtful narrative of how the fate of Six Flags and the radio industry parallel each other.

For example

Six Flags Over Radio

The amusement park Six Flags went belly up over the weekend.

One of my readers immediately sent me a very thoughtful narrative of how the fate of Six Flags and the radio industry parallel each other.

For example

Six Flags Over Radio

The amusement park Six Flags went belly up over the weekend.

One of my readers immediately sent me a very thoughtful narrative of how the fate of Six Flags and the radio industry parallel each other.

For example

Steve Jobs Replaces John Hogan

In the 12 years that Steve Jobs has been back running Apple, the company revolutionized the computer business, created the mobile device market and attacked traditional media as effectively as anyone ever has.

Apple did eight great things in that time span that not only affected the geek end of their business but redefined the ego driven entertainment side.

Obviously, while record companies and radio groups slept, Apple was busy at work.

The return of Steve Jobs was in and of itself a remarkable feat. He was kicked out of the company he co-founded and Apple had a near death experience at the hands of CEO Gil&hellip

Steve Jobs Replaces John Hogan

In the 12 years that Steve Jobs has been back running Apple, the company revolutionized the computer business, created the mobile device market and attacked traditional media as effectively as anyone ever has.

Apple did eight great things in that time span that not only affected the geek end of their business but redefined the ego driven entertainment side.

Obviously, while record companies and radio groups slept, Apple was busy at work.

The return of Steve Jobs was in and of itself a remarkable feat. He was kicked out of the company he co-founded and Apple had a near death experience at the hands of CEO Gil&hellip

Steve Jobs Replaces John Hogan

In the 12 years that Steve Jobs has been back running Apple, the company revolutionized the computer business, created the mobile device market and attacked traditional media as effectively as anyone ever has.

Apple did eight great things in that time span that not only affected the geek end of their business but redefined the ego driven entertainment side.

Obviously, while record companies and radio groups slept, Apple was busy at work.

The return of Steve Jobs was in and of itself a remarkable feat. He was kicked out of the company he co-founded and Apple had a near death experience at the hands of CEO Gil&hellip

The Domino Effect of Radio and Records

What came first, the decline of radio or the decline of the music industry?

And what will come next?

The music business began its decline around the turn of the century when Napster tweaked the egos of the major labels. The labels overreacted by suing the pants off those kids and eventually put Napster out of business.

In hindsight, the label execs should have swallowed their pride and bought Napster out, harnessed the technology and prevented the filesharing and pirating movement from turning into a revolution before they owned a piece of it.

The radio industry's decline arguably started around 2002 even&hellip

The Domino Effect of Radio and Records

What came first, the decline of radio or the decline of the music industry?

And what will come next?

The music business began its decline around the turn of the century when Napster tweaked the egos of the major labels. The labels overreacted by suing the pants off those kids and eventually put Napster out of business.

In hindsight, the label execs should have swallowed their pride and bought Napster out, harnessed the technology and prevented the filesharing and pirating movement from turning into a revolution before they owned a piece of it.

The radio industry's decline arguably started around 2002 even&hellip

The Domino Effect of Radio and Records

What came first, the decline of radio or the decline of the music industry?

And what will come next?

The music business began its decline around the turn of the century when Napster tweaked the egos of the major labels. The labels overreacted by suing the pants off those kids and eventually put Napster out of business.

In hindsight, the label execs should have swallowed their pride and bought Napster out, harnessed the technology and prevented the filesharing and pirating movement from turning into a revolution before they owned a piece of it.

The radio industry's decline arguably started around 2002 even&hellip

Radio After Clear Channel

Clear Channel is done.

The next six to nine months will constitute what I believe will be their swan song as a consolidated radio company. None of us can take any joy in this.

The economy isn

Radio After Clear Channel

Clear Channel is done.

The next six to nine months will constitute what I believe will be their swan song as a consolidated radio company. None of us can take any joy in this.

The economy isn

Radio After Clear Channel

Clear Channel is done.

The next six to nine months will constitute what I believe will be their swan song as a consolidated radio company. None of us can take any joy in this.

The economy isn

All Voice Tracking All the Time

There is growing evidence that radio consolidators are moving to expand virtual voice tracking as a way of continuing to cut costs.

Voice tracking, of course, is the process of using one voice to record many pieces of content to make radio sound live.

Once the weather forecast says

All Voice Tracking All the Time

There is growing evidence that radio consolidators are moving to expand virtual voice tracking as a way of continuing to cut costs.

Voice tracking, of course, is the process of using one voice to record many pieces of content to make radio sound live.

Once the weather forecast says

All Voice Tracking All the Time

There is growing evidence that radio consolidators are moving to expand virtual voice tracking as a way of continuing to cut costs.

Voice tracking, of course, is the process of using one voice to record many pieces of content to make radio sound live.

Once the weather forecast says

New iPhone ǃ

New iPhone -- No FM was the headline that appeared in an Inside Radio email yesterday after Apple announced its next iPhone.

Inside Radio was just reporting the news but perhaps you remember those fanatical die-hards who swore they would be able to convince Apple CEO Steve Jobs to add an FM radio link to its popular smart phone.

Fat chance.

The radio industry doesn

New iPhone ǃ

New iPhone -- No FM was the headline that appeared in an Inside Radio email yesterday after Apple announced its next iPhone.

Inside Radio was just reporting the news but perhaps you remember those fanatical die-hards who swore they would be able to convince Apple CEO Steve Jobs to add an FM radio link to its popular smart phone.

Fat chance.

The radio industry doesn

New iPhone ǃ

New iPhone -- No FM was the headline that appeared in an Inside Radio email yesterday after Apple announced its next iPhone.

Inside Radio was just reporting the news but perhaps you remember those fanatical die-hards who swore they would be able to convince Apple CEO Steve Jobs to add an FM radio link to its popular smart phone.

Fat chance.

The radio industry doesn

The New Radio Morning Show

The radio morning show at one point in time used to account for between 40-60% of an entire radio station

The New Radio Morning Show

The radio morning show at one point in time used to account for between 40-60% of an entire radio station

The New Radio Morning Show

The radio morning show at one point in time used to account for between 40-60% of an entire radio station

Games Radio Consolidators Play

No matter how bad it gets, radio consolidators are going to continue to "fix it" their way.

Cutbacks.

Firings.

Less local programming.

No Internet or mobile strategy.

The usual.

It's way past trying to operate the stations.

Now, owners just want to cut their losses.

That can be the only explanation for an industry where all the major consolidators -- led by, but not limited to Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus -- have given up on doing the right thing and opted for doing the cheap thing.

As these "leaders" lose control of their fate, they seem to be closing the grip of death on&hellip

Games Radio Consolidators Play

No matter how bad it gets, radio consolidators are going to continue to "fix it" their way.

Cutbacks.

Firings.

Less local programming.

No Internet or mobile strategy.

The usual.

It's way past trying to operate the stations.

Now, owners just want to cut their losses.

That can be the only explanation for an industry where all the major consolidators -- led by, but not limited to Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus -- have given up on doing the right thing and opted for doing the cheap thing.

As these "leaders" lose control of their fate, they seem to be closing the grip of death on&hellip

Games Radio Consolidators Play

No matter how bad it gets, radio consolidators are going to continue to "fix it" their way.

Cutbacks.

Firings.

Less local programming.

No Internet or mobile strategy.

The usual.

It's way past trying to operate the stations.

Now, owners just want to cut their losses.

That can be the only explanation for an industry where all the major consolidators -- led by, but not limited to Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus -- have given up on doing the right thing and opted for doing the cheap thing.

As these "leaders" lose control of their fate, they seem to be closing the grip of death on&hellip

Radio & Records

Nielsen stopped the presses on Radio & Records yesterday.

Some had been expecting it. Others hoping against hope. In all, 40 people lost their jobs and the radio industry lost a great and proud trade publication.

How weird it was to be having breakfast yesterday with Barry O'Brien, the former Vice President of Sales for Radio & Records. We got the news of R&R's demise separately and at the same time on our iPhones.

Nielsen bought R&R from Perry Partners a few years ago. The paper has been sold several times in its history but R&R has always been blessed with great managers, editors and&hellip

Radio & Records

Nielsen stopped the presses on Radio & Records yesterday.

Some had been expecting it. Others hoping against hope. In all, 40 people lost their jobs and the radio industry lost a great and proud trade publication.

How weird it was to be having breakfast yesterday with Barry O'Brien, the former Vice President of Sales for Radio & Records. We got the news of R&R's demise separately and at the same time on our iPhones.

Nielsen bought R&R from Perry Partners a few years ago. The paper has been sold several times in its history but R&R has always been blessed with great managers, editors and&hellip

Radio & Records

Nielsen stopped the presses on Radio & Records yesterday.

Some had been expecting it. Others hoping against hope. In all, 40 people lost their jobs and the radio industry lost a great and proud trade publication.

How weird it was to be having breakfast yesterday with Barry O'Brien, the former Vice President of Sales for Radio & Records. We got the news of R&R's demise separately and at the same time on our iPhones.

Nielsen bought R&R from Perry Partners a few years ago. The paper has been sold several times in its history but R&R has always been blessed with great managers, editors and&hellip

Paid Terrestrial Radio

Just because satellite radio's business model is having a hard time finding profitability doesn't mean that paid terrestrial radio content can't be viable.

This space is all about ideas and one that I'd like you to consider is the possibility of offering radio content -- or streaming/podcasting content -- for a price.

There is precedent for this micro payment approach.

It is called Apple apps.

And there is a company called Peepcode that sells $9 screen casts and even more expensive subscriptions to people who want to learn website development.

You can also get a paid&hellip

Paid Terrestrial Radio

Just because satellite radio's business model is having a hard time finding profitability doesn't mean that paid terrestrial radio content can't be viable.

This space is all about ideas and one that I'd like you to consider is the possibility of offering radio content -- or streaming/podcasting content -- for a price.

There is precedent for this micro payment approach.

It is called Apple apps.

And there is a company called Peepcode that sells $9 screen casts and even more expensive subscriptions to people who want to learn website development.

You can also get a paid&hellip

Paid Terrestrial Radio

Just because satellite radio's business model is having a hard time finding profitability doesn't mean that paid terrestrial radio content can't be viable.

This space is all about ideas and one that I'd like you to consider is the possibility of offering radio content -- or streaming/podcasting content -- for a price.

There is precedent for this micro payment approach.

It is called Apple apps.

And there is a company called Peepcode that sells $9 screen casts and even more expensive subscriptions to people who want to learn website development.

You can also get a paid&hellip

Reality Radio: John & Lew Plus You

By now you may have seen or heard of the reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight on TLC.

It's about Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children

Reality Radio: John & Lew Plus You

By now you may have seen or heard of the reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight on TLC.

It's about Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children

Reality Radio: John & Lew Plus You

By now you may have seen or heard of the reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight on TLC.

It's about Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children