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Why Isn’t There More Progressive Talk Radio?
It’s not about having a voice, it’s about being heard. This is the fundamental truth being lost on the tribe of progressive activists in...
mramsey1
Feb 22, 2016
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Why Doesn’t Radio “Talk” to Women?
Radio is an industry that pioneered entertainment content by and for women. Soap operas began on radio, after all. And later, talk shows...
mramsey1
Nov 6, 2014
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The end of “Talk Radio”?
Words create meaning. And they also trap us in boxes with no room to grow. Any rational view of radio’s future – and I’m talking 5+...
mramsey1
Oct 4, 2007
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20-year-olds use elevators, too
From Inside Radio: More critics of PPM step forward. Radio One and Beasley Broadcasting. Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins…says “…[PPM is]...
mramsey1
Aug 3, 2007
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Sometimes the box you’re in is of your own making
From Al Peterson’s News Talk Sports Aircheck: GreenStone Media To Cease Operations: Following last week’s announcement that CEO Nancy...
mramsey1
Aug 3, 2007
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Wanna buy a format?
Consultants to radio (and researchers too, sometimes) come in two flavors: The kind that invents and sells a format and the kind that...
mramsey1
Jul 31, 2007
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What the heck is “Female Talk”?
Men. All Talk radio is driven not by the gender of the chat but by the popularity of the folks doing the chatting. It’s about the stars,...
mramsey1
Jul 20, 2007
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“The JACK is Dead; Long Live the JACK”
This observation from the always fun to read Radio Daily News: Has Jack gone Splat? the much vaunted “Jack” radio format falling out of...
mramsey1
Jul 10, 2007
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The biggest mistake of “FM Talk” and “Female Talk”
Labels. Convenient, cogent, clear (to those of us in the industry at least), and potentially fatallly misleading. Talk Radio Seminar and...
mramsey1
Mar 24, 2007
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Where did all the under-25’s go?
The New York Times shines a light on radio’s erosion in time spent listening among persons under age 25 over the past few years. Edison’s...
mramsey1
Oct 17, 2006
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More on “Movin'”
Alan Burns’ new “Movin'” Rhythmic format seems to have some momentum since it popped up recently in LA (with, I’m guessing, more markets...
mramsey1
Sep 7, 2006
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