Radio Podcasts
Episodes from 17 podcasts covering the radio industry — news, strategy, technology, and voices from the field.
Radio people have always been talkers. It makes sense that when the industry needed a place to process itself — to argue, to reminisce, to teach, to vent — it built one out of the same technology it spent twenty years being told would kill it.
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TWiRT 795 - You Might Need a Data Center with Chris Tarr
Episode 795 of This Week in Radio Tech—“You Might Need a Data Center”—features Chris Tarr explaining how a smart infrastructure decision transformed operations across an entire station group. As VP of Engineering at Magnum Media, Chris made the case to centralize automation,…
Static Signals vs. Digital Waves: The Fall of Radio and the Aggressive Rise of Podcasting
The traditional airwaves are experiencing a seismic shift as the era of terrestrial dominance gives way to a digital-first reality. Recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from major entities like Spanish Broadcasting System and other national radio giants underscore a mounting…
The Country Jingles Connection
Ranch Dressing, Triple Plays, Girl Groups & Sir Pecks A Lot
Ranch
4-9-2026 Q2 Radio Sales Event Loyd Ford, Chris Fleming, KristIn Cantrell, Dean Rutherford
This is our Q2 2026 Radio Sales Event. This quarterly episode is designed to help radio sellers ANYWHERE increase their revenue AND income in the current quarter! And we do that with current on-the-ground revenue experts and real ideas along with a unique theme each quarter. Our…
RadioToday: Kyle and Jackie's court cases and a hot tip on a surprising radio talent coming back to Australia.
Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern discuss: Kyle Sandillands and Jackie O's court case contract revelations The latest Canberra Survey results Super Radio Network's business strategy Takeaways from RadioDays Europe A hot tip on someone who could become Kyle's replacement We…
Dawn Chubai: Sell Through the Screen
I reconnect with multi-hyphenate broadcaster, singer, actor, and live selling expert Dawn Chubai. We start in Edmonton, where she talks about growing up, singing in backyard concerts, finding her way into PR straight out of high school, and then accidentally…
From Inventory to Impact: The Shift to Outcome-Driven Media Sales
If you're navigating the shift from traditional media to integrated digital sales or looking to unlock new revenue growth, this episode provides a clear, actionable roadmap as BIA’s Rick Ducey talks with Stephanie Slagle, Chief Revenue Officer-Graham Media Group, about how…
Myth #27: Radio Isn't an Important Part of Your Integrated Marketing Plan
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4-3-2026 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY THIS WEEK'S GUEST PACO LOPEZ
What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Paco Lopez, Evenings Z 88.3 and Middays, HD2 Hot 95.9 Orlando, Florida For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio…
Hunts, Groceries, Endorsements and "Plus One"
Hunts
TWiRT Ep. 794 - Embrace Podcasting Now with Mike McVay and Craig Bowman
Radio broadcasters can’t ignore the shift to on-demand listening—and podcasting is a key part of that evolution. On this episode of This Week in Radio Tech, we hear compelling insights from Mike McVay on why embracing podcasting is no longer optional for stations that want to…
Hollywood is Shrinking While Your FYP Keeps Growing
The landscape of Hollywood is undergoing a radical and painful transformation, where the traditional "blockbuster" model is being systematically dismantled by a new economy of fragmented, short-form consumption. While global streaming revenue has tripled in just five years and…
Memories of Charlie Tuna
Talking to Ronald McDonald got me into a lot of trouble.
Send us Fan Mail Five words! That’s all it took for the stuff to hit the fan and collapse one of the biggest media promotional agreements in modern history. And, I was the one poor soul who inadvertently short circuited the whole mega deal. Here is an 18 minute podcast with all…
Doug Downs: Strategic Storytelling for Brands
Doug Downs joined me to trace his journey from a tape-recorder-obsessed kid in Scarborough to radio, TV, corporate communications, and ultimately podcasting. Doug shared how overnights at a country station, brutal newbie pranks, and a move through Ajax, St. Thomas, London,…
Myth #26: Digital is Better for Awareness Because it's Trackable
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3 29-2026 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY THIS WEEK'S GUEST CARLOTA GONZALES
What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Carlota Gonzalez, Program Director/On-Air, KXTE, Las Vegas For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business…
Who was left standing when the smoke cleared? Taking Kansas City by storm, but was it enough to grab the radio morning show ratings. Here is the story about giving it my best shot and how well it worked.
Send us Fan Mail The brightest promotional ideas. The best execution. The local, national and international media attention. It's all part of this amazing morning show barrage of spotlight promotions in one of Mid America's largest markets. How did it all work? What…
TWiRT Ep. 793 - Deciding on New or Used Equipment
We’re tackling a question every broadcast engineer faces: should you buy new equipment, or can used gear deliver the performance and value you need? We’re on location inside the MaxxKonnect used equipment warehouse in Birmingham, Alabama, where Josh Bohn gives us a firsthand…