Intriguing Stations of 2024 January 10, 2025 0 In 2023, we had something we hadn’t seen for a while: instant success stories at radio stations that found a...
Intriguing Stations of 2024 January 10, 2025 0 In 2023, we had something we hadn’t seen for a while: instant success stories at radio stations that found a...
WXPN’s 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century and Three Takeaways December 16, 2024 1 In 2003, “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes was the No. 2 song of the year on WPLY (Y100)...
Brian Burns’ Final Radio Format December 15, 2024 3 Brian Burns' thirty years in radio programming (and a subsequent 20 years as a consultant) included two well-known rock leaning...
Review: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary December 2, 2024 3 The best-realized episode of 2022’s Sometimes When We Touch, the three-part Paramount Plus documentary on late ‘70s/early ‘80s soft rock...
Sleighs of the New: A Spotlight on 2024 Holiday Releases November 15, 2024 0 Starting around Labor Day, the e-mail blasts start coming in. At a time when it is harder than ever to...
First Listen: The 55 Days of Christmas 2024 November 13, 2024 0 It’s my third day of Christmas radio listening this season, and I’ve just heard KSRC (Star 101.5) Denver say something...
Patrick Davis: The Ross on Radio Interview November 8, 2024 2 KHKS (Kiss 106.1) Dallas has been a bellwether for Top 40 radio. Driven by the Kidd Kraddick morning show, Kiss...
Ten Great Listens in Ten Days November 6, 2024 1 I’ve stepped up my radio listening in the last week or two. On Monday, I had a list of 50...
Fresh Listen: KINK Portland and Houston’s The Buzz November 5, 2024 4 Their stations don’t have much in common musically, but both Triple-A KINK Portland p.m. driver Gustav and his Alternative KTBZ...
Through The Weekend With Pop Gold Radio October 24, 2024 2 There’s the Classic Hits format as it exists in most major markets. There are the stations specializing in the ‘60s...
Even in Challenging Times, There Are Intriguing Stations October 22, 2024 0 I started going through my old “Intriguing Stations of the Year” articles last night. I began writing those columns in...