“Great Radio is Personal, Not Just Personalized”

Excellent short piece from Mark Ramsey that reminds us of the true power of both music radio and talk radio – the ability to touch individuals and connect with communities.

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Oprah Names Radio an “Affordable Pleasure”

Well, actually it was novelist Caitlin Macy, writing in the current issue of  Oprah’s O magazine.  Macy tells of a life-long love affair with all types of radio programming, which has cost her almost nothing:   “Radio is not only wildly cheap, it’s durably so: The machine I listen to now is not remarkably different from [...]

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Take This Test: Are You Kroger or Trader Joe’s?

When is the last time a listener wrote a public love poem to your show or station? Check out this video and post from Tom Barnes’ always-thought-provoking MEDIATHINK blog.  That’s right – a customer actually took the time to create his own commercial for a grocery store.  But not just any grocery store — one that is unique in its offerings [...]

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