A seemingly quiet Saturday has been marred by a parade of social media posts, text messages, and emails from friends and people who I barely know talking about how they’ve lost their job in the radio or television business over the last week. You can call it downsized, furloughed, or your position was eliminated. Whatever… Read More »
I found some pretty cool footage of myself as a youngster and put it up on Facebook earlier this week. I had no idea it would become perhaps my most popular Facebook post ever. Proof that #radio was in my blood on this #video. https://marke.news/babydj
Thoughts and perceptions on the state of the radio industry on the eve of the NAB Radio Show I started my career in the radio business and had a great run before the industry began to go through a number of fundamental changes over the last decade or so. I’ll always cherish the memories of… Read More »
Two things happened last week that made me realize again that the advantages local radio stations traditionally had in serving their communities are being marginalized by technology. Listeners can get the critical news and information they once could only get from their hometown radio station in a multitude of places and platforms and they’re using… Read More »
I spend a lot of time listening to the radio. All kinds of radio, from AM and FM stations to Pandora, Stitcher, Beats Audio, and a plethora of other streaming services. And to be clear, if it’s sound coming our of a speaker, it’s radio. Period. After having spent more than three decades programming radio stations,… Read More »