Lately I’ve noticed podcasters whose shows are built around serious topics making a concerted effort to add what they call ‘a little dessert’ to the end of every show in the form of a fun, lighthearted topic. As I’ve said before, podcasters have been stealing ideas from radio people for years now so we might as well steal a few back. Here’s how radio on-air talent can apply the dessert rule to every on-air shift.
Videos
Management
This episode explores the recent backlash on social media to Sirius XM's decision to rebrand the Raw Dog Comedy Channel to Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio channel, and what terrestrial radio can learn from it. Host and radio consultant Andy Meadows analyzes the impact of content curation, community response, and brand management in the digital age.
This episode explores the recent backlash on social media to Sirius XM's decision to rebrand the Raw Dog Comedy Channel to Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio channel, and what terrestrial radio can learn from it. Host and radio consultant Andy Meadows analyzes the impact of content curation, community response, and brand management in the digital age.
Programming
Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Slayyyter "I Think He's Got a Girl" Top 40/Dance, Cardi B "Don't Chart" Rhythmic/Urban, Greta Van Fleet "Heya" Rock/Alternative, Joshua Stone "Are We Ever Gonna Work Out, Baby?" Country and more!
Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Slayyyter "I Think He's Got a Girl" Top 40/Dance, Cardi B "Don't Chart" Rhythmic/Urban, Greta Van Fleet "Heya" Rock/Alternative, Joshua Stone "Are We Ever Gonna Work Out, Baby?" Country and more!
Promotions
What can we do, as a radio community, to help those families in need?
What can we do, as a radio community, to help those families in need?
SALES
Over 25 years of tracking changes in local media, nothing compares with the speed and magnitude of change in the past four—or what is coming during the next four. At Borrell, we first spotted something different in our 2025 forecasts. Our newest update this October will highlight an acceleration of that transformative trend.
Over 25 years of tracking changes in local media, nothing compares with the speed and magnitude of change in the past four—or what is coming during the next four. At Borrell, we first spotted something different in our 2025 forecasts. Our newest update this October will highlight an acceleration of that transformative trend.
Digital
We’ve spent years telling listeners to follow us on social media. We should put just as much, if not more, effort into giving them reasons to visit our websites, download our apps, and subscribe to our newsletters.
We’ve spent years telling listeners to follow us on social media. We should put just as much, if not more, effort into giving them reasons to visit our websites, download our apps, and subscribe to our newsletters.
ENGINEERING
Here are some of my thoughts on the best clone mics and what one of my friends had to say about them. Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments, then we’ll narrow this down into a poll in our Radio Update Weekly Wire to settle the debate.
Here are some of my thoughts on the best clone mics and what one of my friends had to say about them. Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments, then we’ll narrow this down into a poll in our Radio Update Weekly Wire to settle the debate.
