Valerie Geller is president of Geller Media International, a broadcast consulting firm, which has trained broadcasters throughout the world at more than 500 stations in 27 countries, including the BBC, NPR, CBS Radio and more. She’s the author of three books about radio, and her latest, BEYOND POWERFUL RADIO is about to be released in…

If the name Joe Knapp rings a bell, it will be properly sound coded, categorized, and separated from other plays, since he is the ncer and creator of Musicmaster…the world’s most popular music scheduling system. On the station side, Joe has been a chief engineer, PD and air talent for various stations throughout the midwest…

Robin began her radio career at KGO San Francisco working under Jack Swanson. She was then hired to program KOA Denver. Later, when former KFI needed to find their next PD, Robin was the obvious choice. Since then, she’s kept the ratings high, helped steer KFI through a couple of snags, won some awards for…

Steve Goldstein is recognized as a foremost audio innovator and thought leader in programming, marketing and management. His track record of success spans virtually every major radio format for some of the nation’s top broadcasting companies. Steven has created and developed numerous successful radio brands and nurtured and advanced local and national talent.   After holding on-air positions at several local radio stations,…

For several decades, the term “Mainstream Media” has been weaponized, first by scrappy fringe voices railing against legacy networks and newspapers; and more recently by cable outlets like FOX News and MSNBC. Our guest finds this ironic since ratings qualify them as “mainstream.” And, in his view, the obsolescence of the term has never been…

You may wonder why Mix 92.9 has been the perennial ratings leader in Nashville, and how they maintain their market leadership. The reasons are not always obvious. And you heard right…it’s not even a Country station! WJXA & WNFN OM Barbara Bridges been named one of the top 50 Programmers in the nation four times by…

When we want to find out what’s happening next in radio and the audio space, there’s a reason so many media pro’s contact BUZZ KNIGHT.  As the CEO of Buzz Knight Media, he specializes in providing strategic insight and guidance for media brands to achieve their rating and revenue goals ─ but that’s just the…

Darren Wilhite and Tim Wall have been doing radio together for almost 25 years. They’ve got a couple of CMA Awards and can boast having the highest-rated morning radio show in the country. They’ve met just about every music artist they play, and likely have a story to share about each encounter. Their brand of…

Randi West has been entertaining radio audiences for more than 20 years. While she’s been on-air for most of her career, Randi’s also handled Music, Promotions, Marketing and more during  stops in Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina and most recently Tampa. No sooner does she accept the primo position of PD at Hubbard’s WRMF, West…

John Wetherbee is familiar to audiences all over the country for years as a Radio and TV personality, radio PD and GM. He’s even in the Georgia Broadcast Hall of Fame. Now as an AMS certified meteorologist, his RADIO WEATHER SERVICE provides a one-of-a-kind, customized lifestyle weather forecasts to nearly 200 different radio stations and…