K-KAR Los Angeles: The First and Final Listen November 13, 2026 3 The “older Oldies station” is always a highly personal thing for its creator. Those stations share a calling card —...
Mason’s Observations: The New Rock ‘N Roll November 11, 2026 0 When rock ‘n roll exploded in the 1950s, it wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms by older audiences and the...
First Listen: Radio’s Most Festive Market November 6, 2026 0 I never lived there, but I do have holiday memories of Albany, N.Y. One was seeing Home Alone when it...
Sheri Lynch & Tony Garcia: The Marconis Speech We Would Have Given November 5, 2026 0 Two weeks ago at the 2026 NAB Marconi Awards, the Bob & Sheri Show won for the first time in...
Mason’s Observations: Why Being LIVE Doesn’t Always Mean Better November 4, 2026 0 The limits of what you can accomplish as someone with two legs is much more than someone without, but you...
How to ‘Play the Bleeping Hits’ November 3, 2026 7 It is one of the stories most told among programmers. As a programming meeting in the conference room drones on,...
Holding Out for a Celluloid Hero October 29, 2026 0 In 1984, Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” was not a song that I would have earmarked for future...
Reinventing The Website Wheel October 28, 2026 0 A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking at the annual College Broadcasters Inc. convention on a panel...
First Listen: Philadelphia’s Country Battle October 27, 2026 3 When WXTU Philadelphia launched in 1984. Philadelphia had gone two years without an FM Country station. The previous Country FM,...
The Lost Factor of The Future (and Future) October 22, 2026 1 When I formulated it in 2020, what the Lost Factor sought to measure was relatively simple. We divided year-end Billboard...
Mason’s Observations on ADÉLA, “Stop the Wedding! & Halloween October 21, 2026 0 Here's a deep dive into the 20 most-requested songs on Liveline this past week! Compare it to airplay Top 20...