I’m a BIG proponent of radio hiring self-sufficient employees because there’s no world where we’re ever as staffed up as we once were, those days are over. However, it’s a delicate balance because there’s a point of diminishing returns when we overload our employees while we simultaneously barely pay them a living wage. Here are some tips to strike a healthy balance between the two.

Yet again this year the Texas Association of Broadcasters annual convention did not disappoint. For the second year in a row it was held at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, a little north of Austin, making me wish I'd brought the family again this year to enjoy the waterpark.

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According to our internal data, these are the top ten things you all clicked on this week. 1. The Leaky Bucket: Why You're Losing Listeners (And What to Do About It) (Programming) Written by Tracy Johnson

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According to Reuters social media and video networks have now become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites. Studies show 54% of Americans now get their news this way. Plus, the most widely-seen personality is podcaster Joe Rogan, with almost a quarter of the population (22%) saying they had come across news or commentary from him in the previous week.

Larry King once said, “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything.  So, if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.” Although that may sound simple, it isn’t easy. Listening is a trait that the best leaders not only exhibit, it’s something they continually work to improve upon.

According to our internal data, these are the top ten things you all clicked on this week. 1. Treat Your Website as a Sister Station (Digital) Written by Jim Sherwood.

Director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People, Superbad) famously refuses to work with a-holes on any of his sets, despite working in an industry full of people who are famously hard to work with. He puts it this way “Don’t be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about 7 out of 500 people.”

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