Fortune did an interesting piece on the brash, young head of programming at NBC Universal, Ben Silverman, in its November 10th issue.
He's got a lot of faults -- doesn't show up for meetings, iffy business dealings, party animal behavior but he also has some qualities that are worth examining.
2008 was a bad year for radio and records.
Radio stocks dropped to below a dollar. Audiences continued to erode. Advertiser cutbacks -- partially from the bad economy but also due to many other new media choices. Top executives had the look of a deer in the headlights.
Cutbacks will continue through the holidays and&hellip
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