I didn't want to believe it, but apparently Cumulus has taken their brand of mean management to another level.

You may remember those furloughs that Cumulus forced upon all but their sales people earlier in the year?

Well, turns out these folks were really not forced furloughs at all.

At least that's what we are being told is the argument Cumulus is using to defend against numerous unemployment claims made by employees for the one week they were told not to come to work.

Apparently they are forced furloughs when Cumulus issues the order and "voluntary" when Cumulus tries to get the one-week unemployment&hellip

I didn't want to believe it, but apparently Cumulus has taken their brand of mean management to another level.

You may remember those furloughs that Cumulus forced upon all but their sales people earlier in the year?

Well, turns out these folks were really not forced furloughs at all.

At least that's what we are being told is the argument Cumulus is using to defend against numerous unemployment claims made by employees for the one week they were told not to come to work.

Apparently they are forced furloughs when Cumulus issues the order and "voluntary" when Cumulus tries to get the one-week unemployment&hellip

The big three bumbling consolidators are screwing up radio even more these days what with high anxiety management, totally irrelevant priorities, potentially illegal recruitment tactics and contradictory policies.

Yes, certified "stoopid" ways to get in your talented employees' way while they are trying to save your bacon.

Incredible stories of death, destruction and self-immolation by or at the hands of the three most dangerous companies owning radio stations -- Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus.

And, a programming note -- Cumulus has far surpassed Clear Channel as "Radio's Worst Group" -- virtually impossible&hellip

The big three bumbling consolidators are screwing up radio even more these days what with high anxiety management, totally irrelevant priorities, potentially illegal recruitment tactics and contradictory policies.

Yes, certified "stoopid" ways to get in your talented employees' way while they are trying to save your bacon.

Incredible stories of death, destruction and self-immolation by or at the hands of the three most dangerous companies owning radio stations -- Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus.

And, a programming note -- Cumulus has far surpassed Clear Channel as "Radio's Worst Group" -- virtually impossible&hellip

Video streaming has been growing in popularity especially in the last six months.

There is a new research study out from Ipsos MediaCT's MOTION that is picking up on a trend that radio people should consider and understand.

Americans with access to the Internet are now streaming more TV shows and movies than at any previous time in history -- 26% streaming a full-length TV show and 14% a movie within the last 30 days alone (an increase of

Video streaming has been growing in popularity especially in the last six months.

There is a new research study out from Ipsos MediaCT's MOTION that is picking up on a trend that radio people should consider and understand.

Americans with access to the Internet are now streaming more TV shows and movies than at any previous time in history -- 26% streaming a full-length TV show and 14% a movie within the last 30 days alone (an increase of

Years ago when I was publishing Inside Radio, I received a phone call from one of my advertisers who said they were going to go out of business.

The economy was good.

The advertiser was very solid -- certainly as far as how they paid my invoices.

But, they still had the majority of a $60,00o signed contract to fulfill.

To my delight and surprise, the advertiser said "we'll keep paying your bills until we have paid for the contract in full". They just didn't want me to run any ads since they decided to close down their syndication division.

That client -- the one that could have just said, "too bad, you're&hellip

Years ago when I was publishing Inside Radio, I received a phone call from one of my advertisers who said they were going to go out of business.

The economy was good.

The advertiser was very solid -- certainly as far as how they paid my invoices.

But, they still had the majority of a $60,00o signed contract to fulfill.

To my delight and surprise, the advertiser said "we'll keep paying your bills until we have paid for the contract in full". They just didn't want me to run any ads since they decided to close down their syndication division.

That client -- the one that could have just said, "too bad, you're&hellip

Terry Teachout wrote an excellent article recently in The Wall Street Journal about lessons the media industry can learn from the last big technological and sociological revolution when television replaced radio.

In The New-Media Crisis of 1949 the author accurately framed the debate over what to do with the Internet, mobile space and social networking. Just as important, by inference he was giving us a view of what not to do.

My purpose in bringing this up is to add some additional content to the issue specifically targeting radio, music and new media.

Ironically, networks played a role in the previous technological&hellip

Terry Teachout wrote an excellent article recently in The Wall Street Journal about lessons the media industry can learn from the last big technological and sociological revolution when television replaced radio.

In The New-Media Crisis of 1949 the author accurately framed the debate over what to do with the Internet, mobile space and social networking. Just as important, by inference he was giving us a view of what not to do.

My purpose in bringing this up is to add some additional content to the issue specifically targeting radio, music and new media.

Ironically, networks played a role in the previous technological&hellip

Citadel is on the brink of bankruptcy.

It could happen within the next six months if CEO Farid "Fagreed" Suleman cannot win another stay of execution with anxious lenders.

That raises the question of what happens to Citadel stations if the company winds up in the hands of a bankruptcy court -- specifically, what's the fate of its most valuable component -- ABC?

Citadel paid sucker money to Walt Disney Company to the tune of about a billion dollars for ABC and the ABC Radio networks several years ago in what was a highly touted but little understood maneuver called a Reverse Morris Trust, (RMT).

It was all a&hellip

Citadel is on the brink of bankruptcy.

It could happen within the next six months if CEO Farid "Fagreed" Suleman cannot win another stay of execution with anxious lenders.

That raises the question of what happens to Citadel stations if the company winds up in the hands of a bankruptcy court -- specifically, what's the fate of its most valuable component -- ABC?

Citadel paid sucker money to Walt Disney Company to the tune of about a billion dollars for ABC and the ABC Radio networks several years ago in what was a highly touted but little understood maneuver called a Reverse Morris Trust, (RMT).

It was all a&hellip

Remember what we used to do when a radio station started losing its audience?

That's right -- The New 92.

The same old thing packaged like we've fixed everything listeners came to dislike about the station.

I think of this sometimes when I think of Cumulus CEO Lew "Don't Call Me Tricky" Dickey, Citadel CEO Farid "Fagreed" Suleman and Clear Channel Radio President John "Slogan" Hogan.

These three blind mice haven't come up with one good idea in 13 years!

I dare you, name one.

See.

None of them is dumb -- in fact, they all well educated and bright. True, they may have sold their souls and their&hellip

Remember what we used to do when a radio station started losing its audience?

That's right -- The New 92.

The same old thing packaged like we've fixed everything listeners came to dislike about the station.

I think of this sometimes when I think of Cumulus CEO Lew "Don't Call Me Tricky" Dickey, Citadel CEO Farid "Fagreed" Suleman and Clear Channel Radio President John "Slogan" Hogan.

These three blind mice haven't come up with one good idea in 13 years!

I dare you, name one.

See.

None of them is dumb -- in fact, they all well educated and bright. True, they may have sold their souls and their&hellip

For decades, radio stations relentlessly pursued quarter hour listening dominance.

We sold advertisers and agencies on the importance of buying commercials in a setting where listeners listened longer.

That was, until now.

Until Arbitron's Portable People Meter came along and changed everything. Or should I say, the radio industry changed everything based on its understanding or misunderstanding of this new technology.

Some context is needed.

I'm sure old timers (that's is anyone who was hired one year ago or longer) remember that we swept across the quarter hours with music to -- all together now --&hellip

For decades, radio stations relentlessly pursued quarter hour listening dominance.

We sold advertisers and agencies on the importance of buying commercials in a setting where listeners listened longer.

That was, until now.

Until Arbitron's Portable People Meter came along and changed everything. Or should I say, the radio industry changed everything based on its understanding or misunderstanding of this new technology.

Some context is needed.

I'm sure old timers (that's is anyone who was hired one year ago or longer) remember that we swept across the quarter hours with music to -- all together now --&hellip

You think Sam Zell has problems with his bankrupt Tribune Company?

Citadel is on the fast track for disaster by the end of January and what you may be seeing in the next few months is their admission that things are hopeless.

For example, Radio-Info's Tom Taylor has been all over rumors that Citadel may be selling its ABC stations to raise cash.

Bonneville is the name Tom keeps hearing.

And as usual, Tom's nose for news is outstanding.

There are several scenarios emerging -- one worse than the other -- for the financially pressed Citadel. Perhaps you've not heard much from them lately. There's nothing&hellip

You think Sam Zell has problems with his bankrupt Tribune Company?

Citadel is on the fast track for disaster by the end of January and what you may be seeing in the next few months is their admission that things are hopeless.

For example, Radio-Info's Tom Taylor has been all over rumors that Citadel may be selling its ABC stations to raise cash.

Bonneville is the name Tom keeps hearing.

And as usual, Tom's nose for news is outstanding.

There are several scenarios emerging -- one worse than the other -- for the financially pressed Citadel. Perhaps you've not heard much from them lately. There's nothing&hellip

CBS is doing commercial free Mondays in Washington at Fresh 94.7.

This is nuts.

Here's how they put it:

We agree - the other stations in town play too many commercials. Wouldn't it be nice to hear music when you're at work without all the commercials? It would. That's why we're giving you Commercial Free Mondays on 94.7 Fresh FM.

Every Monday, from 8AM to 6PM, you'll hear all of Today's Fresh Music without the commercials. Zero...nada...NO COMMERCIALS AT ALL! Share the news with your friends & co-workers and change that office radio station to The&hellip

CBS is doing commercial free Mondays in Washington at Fresh 94.7.

This is nuts.

Here's how they put it:

We agree - the other stations in town play too many commercials. Wouldn't it be nice to hear music when you're at work without all the commercials? It would. That's why we're giving you Commercial Free Mondays on 94.7 Fresh FM.

Every Monday, from 8AM to 6PM, you'll hear all of Today's Fresh Music without the commercials. Zero...nada...NO COMMERCIALS AT ALL! Share the news with your friends & co-workers and change that office radio station to The&hellip

CBS is doing commercial free Mondays in Washington at Fresh 94.7.

This is nuts.

Here's how they put it:

We agree - the other stations in town play too many commercials. Wouldn't it be nice to hear music when you're at work without all the commercials? It would. That's why we're giving you Commercial Free Mondays on 94.7 Fresh FM.

Every Monday, from 8AM to 6PM, you'll hear all of Today's Fresh Music without the commercials. Zero...nada...NO COMMERCIALS AT ALL! Share the news with your friends & co-workers and change that office radio station to The&hellip

Apple is up to something and it could spell even more trouble for a radio industry that is firmly entrenched in the past.

About five months or so ago I discussed the potential of an Apple tablet device that could be almost everything an Internet and mobile generation could ask for.

Now there is growing evidence amid many rumors that possibly as soon as September or by year's end, Apple will introduce a mobile device that is larger than its iPod Touch and smaller than its smallest laptop.

But this time there is finally some credibility added to the possibility as the highly respected Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster&hellip

Apple is up to something and it could spell even more trouble for a radio industry that is firmly entrenched in the past.

About five months or so ago I discussed the potential of an Apple tablet device that could be almost everything an Internet and mobile generation could ask for.

Now there is growing evidence amid many rumors that possibly as soon as September or by year's end, Apple will introduce a mobile device that is larger than its iPod Touch and smaller than its smallest laptop.

But this time there is finally some credibility added to the possibility as the highly respected Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster&hellip

Apple is up to something and it could spell even more trouble for a radio industry that is firmly entrenched in the past.

About five months or so ago I discussed the potential of an Apple tablet device that could be almost everything an Internet and mobile generation could ask for.

Now there is growing evidence amid many rumors that possibly as soon as September or by year's end, Apple will introduce a mobile device that is larger than its iPod Touch and smaller than its smallest laptop.

But this time there is finally some credibility added to the possibility as the highly respected Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster&hellip

I don't know if you ever heard of or remember The Smothers Brothers -- Tom and Dick -- who made a career of arguing on television about who mom loved more.

According to Wiki: Tommy's signature line was, "Mom always liked you best!" Tommy (the elder of the two) acted "slow," and Dick, the straight man, acted "superior." Here's a taste.

Why am I getting the feeling that the destruction of Cumulus Media, now the worst radio group in the world according to our ongoing poll, is all about "Dad liked you best"?

I&hellip

I don't know if you ever heard of or remember The Smothers Brothers -- Tom and Dick -- who made a career of arguing on television about who mom loved more.

According to Wiki: Tommy's signature line was, "Mom always liked you best!" Tommy (the elder of the two) acted "slow," and Dick, the straight man, acted "superior." Here's a taste.

Why am I getting the feeling that the destruction of Cumulus Media, now the worst radio group in the world according to our ongoing poll, is all about "Dad liked you best"?

I&hellip

I don't know if you ever heard of or remember The Smothers Brothers -- Tom and Dick -- who made a career of arguing on television about who mom loved more.

According to Wiki: Tommy's signature line was, "Mom always liked you best!" Tommy (the elder of the two) acted "slow," and Dick, the straight man, acted "superior." Here's a taste.

Why am I getting the feeling that the destruction of Cumulus Media, now the worst radio group in the world according to our ongoing poll, is all about "Dad liked you best"?

I&hellip

The Less Is More people have done it again.

The latest twist from Albert Einstein Hogan is: advertisers making less, get to pay Clear Channel more.

Here's what one of my Clear Channel Repeater Reporters said in a recent email:

"Don't know if you know this but - CC raised spot rates in THIS economy - it was mandatory. Now, I am well aware this company was the cause of eroding spot rates all over the country (and why smaller companies hated us so much - they had to do the same to compete), but I'd like to know when they're going to stop treating every group/market in a one-size-fits-all way".

Well, I can&hellip

The Less Is More people have done it again.

The latest twist from Albert Einstein Hogan is: advertisers making less, get to pay Clear Channel more.

Here's what one of my Clear Channel Repeater Reporters said in a recent email:

"Don't know if you know this but - CC raised spot rates in THIS economy - it was mandatory. Now, I am well aware this company was the cause of eroding spot rates all over the country (and why smaller companies hated us so much - they had to do the same to compete), but I'd like to know when they're going to stop treating every group/market in a one-size-fits-all way".

Well, I can&hellip

The Less Is More people have done it again.

The latest twist from Albert Einstein Hogan is: advertisers making less, get to pay Clear Channel more.

Here's what one of my Clear Channel Repeater Reporters said in a recent email:

"Don't know if you know this but - CC raised spot rates in THIS economy - it was mandatory. Now, I am well aware this company was the cause of eroding spot rates all over the country (and why smaller companies hated us so much - they had to do the same to compete), but I'd like to know when they're going to stop treating every group/market in a one-size-fits-all way".

Well, I can&hellip

Now that there is a little bright light at the end of the economic rainbow, we will likely enter an era where consolidated radio groups -- hopelessly burdened with debt -- will be able to sell some of their stations.

It's happening already -- as witnessed by Larry Wilson's deal to steal the four-station Portland cluster from CBS Radio for $40 million to add to the two he acquired from Paul Allen for $11 million there.

Wilson, you may remember, founded Citadel and sold it to Forstmann Little, the people who then brought you Fagreed Suleman and the billion dollar acquisition of ABC which he then proceeded to run into the&hellip

Now that there is a little bright light at the end of the economic rainbow, we will likely enter an era where consolidated radio groups -- hopelessly burdened with debt -- will be able to sell some of their stations.

It's happening already -- as witnessed by Larry Wilson's deal to steal the four-station Portland cluster from CBS Radio for $40 million to add to the two he acquired from Paul Allen for $11 million there.

Wilson, you may remember, founded Citadel and sold it to Forstmann Little, the people who then brought you Fagreed Suleman and the billion dollar acquisition of ABC which he then proceeded to run into the&hellip

Now that there is a little bright light at the end of the economic rainbow, we will likely enter an era where consolidated radio groups -- hopelessly burdened with debt -- will be able to sell some of their stations.

It's happening already -- as witnessed by Larry Wilson's deal to steal the four-station Portland cluster from CBS Radio for $40 million to add to the two he acquired from Paul Allen for $11 million there.

Wilson, you may remember, founded Citadel and sold it to Forstmann Little, the people who then brought you Fagreed Suleman and the billion dollar acquisition of ABC which he then proceeded to run into the&hellip

Many of you have asked me to keep you posted on the remarkable journey of my podcasting clients -- Dave Jagger and Geri Jarvis, who after 18 years with top ratings as a Grand Rapids morning show duo were laid off by consolidators.

This is a time when corporate cutbacks are sacrificing a lot of good talent and with all the stupid news from consolidators who are pillaging the industry's talent banks, there is also some great news for any aggrieved personality looking for a new media future.

ther advertiser's commercials -- their words).

What's more fascinating is that Dave & Geri are doing their own "sales" --&hellip

Many of you have asked me to keep you posted on the remarkable journey of my podcasting clients -- Dave Jagger and Geri Jarvis, who after 18 years with top ratings as a Grand Rapids morning show duo were laid off by consolidators.

This is a time when corporate cutbacks are sacrificing a lot of good talent and with all the stupid news from consolidators who are pillaging the industry's talent banks, there is also some great news for any aggrieved personality looking for a new media future.

ther advertiser's commercials -- their words).

What's more fascinating is that Dave & Geri are doing their own "sales" --&hellip

Many of you have asked me to keep you posted on the remarkable journey of my podcasting clients -- Dave Jagger and Geri Jarvis, who after 18 years with top ratings as a Grand Rapids morning show duo were laid off by consolidators.

This is a time when corporate cutbacks are sacrificing a lot of good talent and with all the stupid news from consolidators who are pillaging the industry's talent banks, there is also some great news for any aggrieved personality looking for a new media future.

ther advertiser's commercials -- their words).

What's more fascinating is that Dave & Geri are doing their own "sales" --&hellip

What's happening to radio employees at the hands of the three biggest consolidators is bad enough, but now we get evidence that at least one of them is getting mean.

And one former Cumulus employee is going on record about it.

Darren Tandy was fired by Cumulus in Indianapolis -- or should we say "laid off" because they were cutting the budget.

But when he landed on his feet and got another job in the market, the mean gene reappeared in the Dickey Dynasty.

Let me let Darren tell it:

"After a sixteen-year run at WFMS/Indianapolis, I was laid-off permanently "without cause" by&hellip

What's happening to radio employees at the hands of the three biggest consolidators is bad enough, but now we get evidence that at least one of them is getting mean.

And one former Cumulus employee is going on record about it.

Darren Tandy was fired by Cumulus in Indianapolis -- or should we say "laid off" because they were cutting the budget.

But when he landed on his feet and got another job in the market, the mean gene reappeared in the Dickey Dynasty.

Let me let Darren tell it:

"After a sixteen-year run at WFMS/Indianapolis, I was laid-off permanently "without cause" by&hellip

What's happening to radio employees at the hands of the three biggest consolidators is bad enough, but now we get evidence that at least one of them is getting mean.

And one former Cumulus employee is going on record about it.

Darren Tandy was fired by Cumulus in Indianapolis -- or should we say "laid off" because they were cutting the budget.

But when he landed on his feet and got another job in the market, the mean gene reappeared in the Dickey Dynasty.

Let me let Darren tell it:

"After a sixteen-year run at WFMS/Indianapolis, I was laid-off permanently "without cause" by&hellip

Here's another reason why Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey has earned the nickname "Tricky".

When he revealed Cumulus cash revenue is off 21% for the quarter, he waxed eloquent about all the reduced operating expenses.

By turning attention to EBITDA, he

Here's another reason why Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey has earned the nickname "Tricky".

When he revealed Cumulus cash revenue is off 21% for the quarter, he waxed eloquent about all the reduced operating expenses.

By turning attention to EBITDA, he

Here's another reason why Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey has earned the nickname "Tricky".

When he revealed Cumulus cash revenue is off 21% for the quarter, he waxed eloquent about all the reduced operating expenses.

By turning attention to EBITDA, he

The radio industry is about to do it again -- ready, aim, fire -- shoot itself in the foot.

For an industry that used to do research and presumably knew how to read it, many radio groups are now overreacting to Portable People Meter (PPM) dynamics by cutting the talk and playing more music.

It's never wrong to play a lot of music.

But when there are iPods and cell phones, laptops and WiFi why is radio trying to do less personality?

Two reasons:

1. It's cheaper (music played with voice tracking is downright cheap and boring radio). When was the last time anyone ever&hellip

The radio industry is about to do it again -- ready, aim, fire -- shoot itself in the foot.

For an industry that used to do research and presumably knew how to read it, many radio groups are now overreacting to Portable People Meter (PPM) dynamics by cutting the talk and playing more music.

It's never wrong to play a lot of music.

But when there are iPods and cell phones, laptops and WiFi why is radio trying to do less personality?

Two reasons:

1. It's cheaper (music played with voice tracking is downright cheap and boring radio). When was the last time anyone ever&hellip

The radio industry is about to do it again -- ready, aim, fire -- shoot itself in the foot.

For an industry that used to do research and presumably knew how to read it, many radio groups are now overreacting to Portable People Meter (PPM) dynamics by cutting the talk and playing more music.

It's never wrong to play a lot of music.

But when there are iPods and cell phones, laptops and WiFi why is radio trying to do less personality?

Two reasons:

1. It's cheaper (music played with voice tracking is downright cheap and boring radio). When was the last time anyone ever&hellip

Looks like the folks who run Radio Shack have all of a sudden inherited the terrestrial radio dumb-dumb gene some of the "C" list consolidators have.

They are going to drop "Radio" from their name -- making them known as simply "The Shack".

This all happened after a new ad agency got its hands on the Radio Shack account and decided to make the brand more now sounding.

He's a bunch of bullshit:

The Chief Marketing Officer Greg Stern was quoted in Inside Radio yesterday as saying,

Looks like the folks who run Radio Shack have all of a sudden inherited the terrestrial radio dumb-dumb gene some of the "C" list consolidators have.

They are going to drop "Radio" from their name -- making them known as simply "The Shack".

This all happened after a new ad agency got its hands on the Radio Shack account and decided to make the brand more now sounding.

He's a bunch of bullshit:

The Chief Marketing Officer Greg Stern was quoted in Inside Radio yesterday as saying,

Looks like the folks who run Radio Shack have all of a sudden inherited the terrestrial radio dumb-dumb gene some of the "C" list consolidators have.

They are going to drop "Radio" from their name -- making them known as simply "The Shack".

This all happened after a new ad agency got its hands on the Radio Shack account and decided to make the brand more now sounding.

He's a bunch of bullshit:

The Chief Marketing Officer Greg Stern was quoted in Inside Radio yesterday as saying,

Have you seen JK's Wedding Entrance on YouTube?

In an odd way, it is the most dramatic proof of the kind of thing it will take to turn around the record business.

The video, recorded at a real live wedding, is not your usual "Always and Forever" marriage ceremony.

Instead, the wedding party gets down like a dog and -- well, they dance down the aisle of the church (that's right -- church) to Chris Brown's "Forever".

Get a flavor of it here and then return if you will to my wake-up call for the record labels and the RIAA.

As my reader pointed out,&hellip

Have you seen JK's Wedding Entrance on YouTube?

In an odd way, it is the most dramatic proof of the kind of thing it will take to turn around the record business.

The video, recorded at a real live wedding, is not your usual "Always and Forever" marriage ceremony.

Instead, the wedding party gets down like a dog and -- well, they dance down the aisle of the church (that's right -- church) to Chris Brown's "Forever".

Get a flavor of it here and then return if you will to my wake-up call for the record labels and the RIAA.

As my reader pointed out,&hellip

Have you seen JK's Wedding Entrance on YouTube?

In an odd way, it is the most dramatic proof of the kind of thing it will take to turn around the record business.

The video, recorded at a real live wedding, is not your usual "Always and Forever" marriage ceremony.

Instead, the wedding party gets down like a dog and -- well, they dance down the aisle of the church (that's right -- church) to Chris Brown's "Forever".

Get a flavor of it here and then return if you will to my wake-up call for the record labels and the RIAA.

As my reader pointed out,&hellip

I've been polling my readers for the past week or so to get their thinking on which radio group is the best and which is the worst.

The voting has been ongoing -- and will continue until the end of the year.

You see, unlike New Jersey, Chicago and Florida, you get to vote only once here.

I'm kidding -- I'm kidding.

But unlike those places, my readers can change their votes based on current events.

Unfortunately current events in radio fail to bring any good news.

For context here, we pulled our candidates from the BIA list that is readily available on the&hellip

I've been polling my readers for the past week or so to get their thinking on which radio group is the best and which is the worst.

The voting has been ongoing -- and will continue until the end of the year.

You see, unlike New Jersey, Chicago and Florida, you get to vote only once here.

I'm kidding -- I'm kidding.

But unlike those places, my readers can change their votes based on current events.

Unfortunately current events in radio fail to bring any good news.

For context here, we pulled our candidates from the BIA list that is readily available on the&hellip

I've been polling my readers for the past week or so to get their thinking on which radio group is the best and which is the worst.

The voting has been ongoing -- and will continue until the end of the year.

You see, unlike New Jersey, Chicago and Florida, you get to vote only once here.

I'm kidding -- I'm kidding.

But unlike those places, my readers can change their votes based on current events.

Unfortunately current events in radio fail to bring any good news.

For context here, we pulled our candidates from the BIA list that is readily available on the&hellip