Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 27, 2010
This Michael Kinsley critique of newspaper writing will be fascinating to anyone with a passion for news. Kinsley’s argument that the prints desperately need to update their presentation of the news has me wondering: When was the last time we seriously thought about whether radio news is truly serving the wants/needs of today’s listeners? A [...]
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Tags: newspapers.Michael Kinsley, PPM, radio news, talk radio | 
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 24, 2010
Red Eye Radio host Doug McIntyre gets my nod for Most Insightful Speaker at this year’s Talkers New Media Seminar. During a panel discussion about the challenges facing talk radio, McIntyre said: “I’ve always thought of doing talk radio as an actor doing Shakespeare. We all have the same words to work with, so the [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 23, 2010
Newstalk 106-108 in Dublin, Ireland does a ton of on-demand broadcasting. Its otherwise staid website is packed with audio — as every talk radio site should be. Now the station is actually making money on podcasting. It recently sold custom-created podcasts to sponsors Heineken and Ford, and is hot on the trail of more download deals. [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 21, 2010
What do you call a room packed full of talk radio pros looking for something to believe in? Church? Ha! Funny. No, it was the 2010 Talkers New Media Seminar. Give tremendous credit to Talkers publisher Michael Harrison. Despite the weak economy and radio’s on-going woes, this weekend’s event drew a sell-out crowd of syndicators, [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 11, 2010
Chicago media critic Robert Feder reports that Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has issued a list of 119 words and phrases that WGN-AM newspeople are no longer allowed to use on-air. Feder looks askance at this effort, calling it insulting and suggesting that Michaels has better things to do with his time. Feder couldn’t be [...]
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Tags: Clear Channel, Gabe Hobbs, Randy Michaels, Robert Feder, talk radio, Tribune Co., WGN-AM | No Comments »
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 8, 2010
American broadcasters justifiably complain and fret about the FCC’s content regulation. But here’s a reminder that it could be worse. A lot worse. Dublin-based Newstalk 106-108 was recently censured by Ireland’s version of the FCC because morning co-host Claire Byrne called spinster singing sensation Susan Boyle “a freak” and “not right in the head.” [...]
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Tags: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Claire Byrne, content reguation, Irish talk radio, Newstalk 106-108, Susan Boyle, talk radio | No Comments »
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 1, 2010
Has your sales department talked to labor unions while prospecting for paid programs? Might be worth a meeting or two. Sure, unions don’t have as much money as they used to — but who does?
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 10, 2010
The Daily Beast recently posted a list of talk show hosts who are supposedly poised to be “the next Glenn Beck.” This apparently means a personality capable of transcending radio to become a political or cultural force. You know, somebody who will one day be the subject of a fretful Time magazine cover story. Daily [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 9, 2010
The recent demise of Air America Media reignited the debate over why liberal talk radio has struggled to find a viable audience. You’ve heard all the theories: bad business plan; putting politics ahead of entertainment; the mainstream media provides enough liberal news and comment, et cetera. Now former liberal talk host Steve Young puts forth a [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 8, 2010
Boston Phoenix blogger Adam Reilly offers an insightful post-mortem on talk radio’s role in Scott Brown‘s election to the U.S. Senate. The bottom-line: Relationships and engagement matter — a lot. True, most Beantown talkers were ideologically pre-disposed to support the Republican Brown. But Brown also benefited tremendously from his long-time courtship of the radio crowd. [...]
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Tags: Adam Reilly, Boston Phoenix, Chris Van Hollen, Jim Braude, Martha Coakley, Scott Brown, talk radio, WMAL, WTKK | Comments Off
