Media Insultant: Recent Episodes

Jackson Weaver

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver, two media executives opine on all things media - radio, TV, cable, print, and digital. Both have long careers in radio, TV, digital and print and are not short on opinions in this tumultuous time. All opinions are theirs but happy to hear yours too! Video version available on Vimeo. New episodes each Tuesday & Thursday. jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

ST LOUIS BLUES? DID HOFFMAN OVERPAY…OR DID AUDACY GET EVERY DIME ON THE TABLE…?

HOW DOES ONE SELL INTO A DECLINING MARKET?

HERE’S AN IDEA. LET’S OPEN A COFFEE SHOP FOR OUR TV STATION

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

GOT A TOUGH TIME RECRUITING? WE’VE GOT A NEW IDEA THAT MIGHT HELP…STICK AROUND

IS THE COMCAST SPLIT A PRELUDE TO MORE “PREMATURE CERTAINTY?”

CUMULUS UPHELD BY COURT AGAINST NIELSEN - BUT THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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SCOTUS SEEMS TO BE HANDING TV EVEN MORE POLITICAL REVENUE

AUDACY SELLS IN ST. LOUIS - SO?

TV MOURNING SHOW - AS IN OBITUARY OR DEATH NOTICES…A NICE NEW REVENUE SOURCE…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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KRML - GOTTA LOVE THE STORIES OF THIS CLASSIC MOVIE RADIO STATION.

EASTLAN MOVES UPTOWN

IHEART LAYOFFS - SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW OR MAYBE SOMETHING IS NEW?

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

A MYSTERIOUS RADIO STATION SALE

WARSHAW WALKS FROM MORE RADIO STATIONS

WE CLARIFY OUR RADIO STATION OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE SETTING.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WE MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED BYRON ALLEN’S EFFORTS TO TAKE ON YOU TUBE…BUT IT WON’T BE EASY…

FCC ADDS EXPENSIVE BURDENS TO RADIO AND TV

HUBBARD REBRANDS…OR BRANDS…OR IS JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS…WE AREN’T SURE…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WHAT’S THE DIGITAL SALES TIP HIDDEN IN BORRELL’S RECENT REPORT…?

BYRON ALLEN SAYS, WHAT THE HELL. LET’S TAKE ON YOU TUBE.

THE IHEART SIRUIS TALKS HIT A SNAG…AND THE ENEMY MAY BE RADIO.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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JOHNNY CARSON HAS AN ANNIVERSARY.

COX MEDIA GROUP APPARENTLY IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

TED TURNER TAKES OUT THE TRASH

SBS/SALEM RESTRUCETURE

WTOP’S EXTRAORDINARY LEADER RETIRES…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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LOTS OF JUSTIFIED TRIBUTES TO TED TURNER…

WHAT IS URBAN ONE DOING BUYING MORE RADIO STATIONS THIS CLOSE TO BK.

IS A SELLING GM A GOOD IDEA?

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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NEVER ONE TO BE BASHFUL - THE NFL PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON!

CUMULUS IS SADLY ABOUT OVER…

AUDACY BOOSTS IT’S SPORTS PRESENCE…AT THE EXPENSE OF LEGENDARY RADIO.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, NO ONE LISTENS TO THE RADIO

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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YIKES…GM HAS PULLED HD RADIO FROM THEIR CARS.

OUR AUDIENCE CHIMES IN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE #1 OBJECTION FOR RADIO SALES PEOPLE…

IHEART AND SIRIUS HAS US SCRATCHING OUR HEADS…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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NAB SPRING SHOW -LOOKING FOR BUYERS!

ANOTHER SAD RIP FOR A GREAT BROADCASTER AND GUY

AI PANIC IN THE STREETS AT GOOGLE.

FCC STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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CAN STREAMING SAVE LOCAL TV STATIONS…?

MEDIACO EGO GETS IN THE WAY OF A CLIENT FOCUSED MESSAGE.

SBS FILES AND MARY GETS ANOTHER YEAR AT THE HELM OF A SINKING SHIP!

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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iHEART GETS A NEW RADIO HEAD—-finally!

WE SHARE A COUPLE OF CBS RADIO STORIES

ARE WE BEING JUST ANALOG GUYS OR IS AUDACY’S NEW STRUCTURE VIABLE?

JEFF WARSHAW IS REALLY SHAKING UP THE RADIO BIZ FROM SFO TO NEBRASKA.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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A couple of weeks ago…we talked about Amazon and Yahoo offering programmatic inventory for iHearts audio products. We see this as further breakdown in the traditional sales role that radio stations have with their clients…

But maybe we are wrong. Maybe this is the very best way for clients to buy radio and the best way for radio to sell inventory. Ah…but to find out we called up our intrepid ad agency/media buying master, Mr. Ed Steenman of Steenman and Associates in Seattle - a man who, when he’s not sailing the turgid waters of the Puget sound he’s handling budgets for auto groups, dealers and other retail clients.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

IN CAR RADIO LISTENING IS UP….IS THAT GOOD NEWS?

WHY DO WE HAVE TO SIT THOUGH ‘WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK' BREAKS

IS THE PARAMOUNT DEAL WITH SKYDANCE GOOD FOR CBS TV STATIONS

LOTUS ADDS A NEW GM

SALEM MOVES TALK STATION FROM 860AM TO 1640AM. WHY?

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

CUMULUS ENTERS THEIR 3RD BANKRUPTCY...this is A SAD ENDING?

A TRIBUTE TO TWO LEGENDARY RADIO STATIONS THAT ARE NO MORE

DOES IHEART HOLD THE FORMULA FOR THE NEXT LEVEL SALES EFFORT FOR RADIO? eVEN LOCAL RADIO?

KTLA APPOINTS A NEW SALES MANAGER AND KEITH AND I DISAGREE BIG TIME ON THE WISDOM OF THE HIRE……

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

We’ve got a special edition of Media Insultant for you today. And much of what we will talk about today is Evergreen…worth listening to a couple of times…

My old friend Keith Shipman - he’s the retiring head of WSAB and is a broadcaster himself with a cluster in Bend, OR.

In a phone call the other day he took us to task. “You guys really give radio a hard time! How about a little love?”

And frankly, who better to help us with that than the noted sales and management expert, Lucy RIce. We've known Lucy for decades and I love her confident swagger and ability to cut through the BS to truth…painful sometimes. But the truth…

Join us for a candid look at the radio sales challenges and some solutions in this Special Edition of Media Insulant....

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

IF SAGA COMM. IS IN PLAY…WHO’S IN THE POOL?

OLYMPICS? THE TENT POLE THAT IS DELIVERING FOR NBC.

WE ARE ACCUSED OF GIVING RADIO A HARD TIME. AND THAT IS CORRECT….

ENTRAVISION OUSTS A 25YEAR LEADER…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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RADIO GOT 25% DIGITAL….BUT WE THINK, MAYBE NOT.

RADIO.COM URL SOLD…BUT WHAT FOLLOWS IS JUST WEIRD.

TEGNA/NEXSTAR BACK UP TO THE PLATE BUT ARE THE NETWORKS BEING ACED OUT?

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WE ALL WATCHED THE SUPER BOWL BUT HOW DID RADIO ROW PERFORM…?

CUMULUS LEAKED AND NIELSEN IS PISSED ABOUT IT…

GRAMMYS RATINGS - OLYMPIC RATINGS FOR BETTER OR WORSE

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WITH OUR FAVORITE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PLAYING THIS WEEKEND IN THE THE BIG GAME…KEITH TAKES A LOOK AT THE DEATH OF “RADIO ROW” FOR SUPER BOWL

LE GRETT TO BEASLEY? HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

AUDACY’S NEW REORG HAS SOME SERIOUS PAIN FOR MARKET MANAGERS.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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Bobby Rich’s Life in your radio…worth reading?

MediaCo is getting the old band back together.

Another acronym you’ll have to memorize….GEO

Consolidation continues…as Cumulus centralizes Kansas radio.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WHAT WOULD EPHRAM ZIMBALIST JUNIOR SAY ABOUT DAN BONGINO - OUT AT THE FBI BACK TO PODCASTING

MEDIACO TRYING TO SPREAD THE BUZZ… STILL QUIET

SINCLAIR RAMPS UP THE PRESSURE ON SCRIPPS…

AND CUMULUS WINS A BIG ONE IN COURT…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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BROADCASTING SHARING RESOURCES - EVEN WITH THE EVIL COMPETION.

THE OSCARS SAY BUY-BYE TO ABC TV.

CAN ANYONE MAKE MONEY ON YOU TUBE?

WE SHARE AN EARWORM. WARNING!

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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SCRIPPS KINDA EMBARRASES SINCLAIR...

HERE COMES THE JUDGE...AND HE SLAPS NIELSEN.

MTV. RUMORS OF YOUR DEMISE ARE GREATLY EXAGERATED…

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE HOLIDAYS...BUT NO GRASS GROWING UNDER JEFF WARSHAW’S FEET…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

This week we deviate from our normal format and resurrect our annual Ode to the Holidays with our poet lauret, Tony Bollen. If you're a regular, you've heard Tony's tributes to both radio and the holidays in the past. Well this year is a new treat as he brings up an old poem for our Christmas pleasure. Enjoy!

Have a great holiday - and we'll see you back next year!

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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MEDIACO IS TRIPPING UP AGAIN…OR JUST DON’T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS?

VALIDATION OF MY UPPER FUNNEL SALE MODEL FOR RADIO - I PROMISE i WON’T SAY I TOLD YOU SO…

CONNOISSEURS RECENT SUCKING UP ALPHA MEDIA GOT US THINKING ABOUT HOW ALPHA EVEN GOT THERE…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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TRUMP IS CONFUSED ABOUT LICENSES FOR TV NETWORKS…

TWO BIG TELEVISION M&A DEALS ARE IN SOME JEOPARDY…

IHEART ISSUES A WEIRD AI GUARANTEE.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT IS MAKING RADIO INTERESTING AGAIN!

WE THINK RADIO IS FIGHTING THE WRONG BATTLE!

BONNEVILLE STARTS A REGIONAL SPORTS RADIO NETWORK…AH…AND THE REASON FOR THAT????

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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EVERYONE IS SELLING EVERYTHING

AI HELPS RADIO HOW?

WE MISSED FORECAST - BUT STILL HAVE AN OPINION.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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IS LOCAL MEDIA JUST ONE AMAZON CLICK AWAY FROM OBLIVION? (3:40)

iHEART SFO - KEITH STARTED PULLING THE STRING AND INTERESTING THINGS KEEP POPPING OUT….(15:17)

CUMULUS CONTINUES THE SLIDE…AND YA GOTTA WONDER WHEN WILL IT BOTTOM OUT…? (12:10)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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NO ONE SEEMS TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WASTE - THE MONEY JUST KEEPS FLOWING (8:10)

FDA RATTLES WITH A POTENTIAL BAN ON TV AND RADIO ADS. (13:12)

EMF UNFOLDS FINANCIALS - KICK BUTT (4:15)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

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WHO’S GOING TO BLINK FIRST? CUMULUS TAKES ON NIELSEN IN WHAT SOME CALL A GAME OF CHICKEN! (7:55)

CONNOISEUR HAS A DEAL FOR YOU! (2:09)

WE GIVE SAGA COMMUNICATIONS A SOLID FIST BUMP ON THEIR MOVES THIS WEEK… (18:48)

IF THERE IS A FLY IN MY SOUP…DO i WANT THE MRC TO TELL ME? (16:50)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

GO BIG OR GO HOME. THAT’S WHAT SAGA IS SAYING!(17:45)

MORE LAYOFFS - AH…NO FURTHER COMMENT (7:10)

A SURPRISING DEAL THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT STRIKES A BIG ONE (1:20)

FCC COMMISSIONER CARR HAS A DEAL FOR YOU!…(20:04)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THERE BUT THE KIMMEL DEBACLE PUTS FURTHER STRAIN ON THE NETWORK STATION RELATIONSHIPS…(1:25)

RADIO M&A IS …TO PUT IT MILDLY, VERY QUIET. IS THIS THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM>?? (15:17)

RADIO GROUP SALEM SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING GEARS…(19.57)

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio, TV and other local media from Safeway bulletin boards to direct mail. IJackson Dell Weaver is in the Coachella Valley in La Quinta east of Palm Springs… - and co-host - coming from the hills of Hollywood…Mr. Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday October 8th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

This is a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. WIth budgeting season here we asked Gerry Tabio and Sally Beamer of Creative Resources Group to give us some guidance on budgeting in these challenging times. And they seriously recommend stop focusing on new business development.

A video version is in the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/manage/showcases/8991144/info

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

WE APPOLOGIZE…BUT ONE FINAL WORD ON THE JIMMY KIMMEL DEBACLE (2:30)

DAN PATRICK HAS THE GUTS TO SAY WHAT NO ONE ELSE WILL…(12:20)

NO WONDER YOUR CAR DEALERSHIP BUDGETS ARE SMALLER OR GONE (19:44)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

AUDACY/iHEART MERGER? WHEN PIGS FLY? MAYBE NOT…(3:01)

WILL THE NFL RENEG ON IT’S DEAL WITH CBS?? (10:26)

IN AT LEAST ONE MAJOR MARKET - THE HANK IS THE MAN! (15:50)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

JUST WHEN WE THINK WE’RE THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM…(14:45)

BIA TOP 10 BILLING RADIO STATION REPORT IS MISSING IN ACTION! (18:32)

WHAT OPTIONS EXIST FOR SAGA? (3:31)

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. Hosted by Jackson Dell Weaver in the Coachella Valley in La Quinta east of Palm Springs… - and - coming to us from the hills of Hollywood…co-host Mr. Keith Samuels. Welcome to the Wednesday Sept 3rd Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

CAROLYN BEASLEY KEEPS BAILING…BUT THE WATER IS RISING (3:05)

EVERYONE IS ASKING…WELL WE ARE - WHY IS TEGNA LEAVING $1.8B ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR…? (12:40)

SOUND EXCHANGE CAN ASK…BUT CAN NO LONGER SUE FOR UNPAID STREAMING ROYALTIES…WHAT’S THAT ABOUT? (20:28)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

Our ad agency guru, Ed Steenman of Steenman & Associates joins us for a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. Ed compares his media buying strategy with an AI buy with Chat GPT. The results may surprise you. He also talks about how to best deal with AI planning if you are in media sales. Welcome to episode 269 of Media insultant.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

Comments are always welcome at jackson@intownmedia.com

Thanks for listening!

APPLE MAY PICK UP F1 - BUT WHY DID ESPN BOW OUT? (4:30)

ESPN STUNS WITH NEW NFL DEAL - BUT WILL TRUMP TAKE HIS POUND OF FLESH…? (9:08)

TV GROUPS ARE ON A BUYING BINGE - WHAT DO THE TV GROUPS KNOW THAT WE DON’T? (13:51)

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. Jackson Dell Weaver is in the southern CA desert city of La Quinta - and co-host …Mr. Keith Samuels. Welcome to the Wednesday August 13th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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IS AI A DOOM MACHINE FOR RADIO & TV BUDGETS?

PERSONNEL UPDATE WITH KEITH

TEGNA PAYS FOR DIRTY VIDEO - BUT IT HARDLY SEEMS FAIR.

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. Hosted by Jackson Dell Weaver - and co-hosted - a real Angelino from Los Angeles…Mr. Keith Samuels. Welcome you to the Wednesday August 6th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THE LOCAL PROMISES A FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS. (0:20)

VIDEO MAY NOT HAVE KILLED THE RADIO STAR...BUT INSTEAD, JOINED HANDS WITH RADIO. (10:35)

WHY ARE MAJOR BIG MARKET TV STATIONS LOSING THEIR NEWORK AFFILIATIONS? (15:33)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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TOWNSQUARE WALKS AWAY…AGAIN…(10:44)

FOX TELEVISION DUPLICATES WHAT RADIO HAS BEEN DOING…(4:50)

PAUL HARVEY - FROM HIS GRAVE - THE REST OF THE STORY.(10:33)

REEL RADIO FOR GEEKS IS BACK! (17:34)

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. We welcome you to the Wednesday July 9th Episode of Media Insultant…

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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IS ADVERTISING GOING TO FOLLOW THE BOUNCING APPLE PLUS…(18:20)

WE TAKE OUT HATS OFF IN DEEP RESPECT FOR WESTERN MEDIA iNTERNATIONALS DENNIS HOLT . (9:35)

TEGNA MAKES A BOLD MOVE WHICH IS BOUND TO PISS OFF THEIR NETWORKS (5:30)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital We welcome you to the Wednesday June 25th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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NPR AND PBS - IS THEIR HAIR REALLY ON FIRE…. ARE THEY ON THE ROPES OR IS THIS ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS…? (10:50)

SOME THINK THAT SEARCH IS HAVING AN EXISTENTIAL MOMENT….AND MAYBE SO! BLUE LINKS (16:24)

IHEART SHOWS UP THE REST OF THE RADIO BUSINESS…(5:24)

WE SHARE A BRIAN WILSON BEACH BOYS STORY…(1:07)

AND A TRUE STORY ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA…(22:02)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital We welcome you to the Wednesday June 18th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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BOYS WILL BE BOYS…THAT MAY BE TRUE BUT IT COSTS CBS MILLIONS. (2:55)

META SAYS, WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING CREATIVES! (13:07)

COX FURTHER RETREATS FROM IT’S ROOTS AS A MEDIA POWERHOUSE (17:50)

OW IS THE SINGLE EMMIS STATION DOING IN THE BIG APPLE? (7:05)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. We welcome you to the Wednesday June 11th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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TULSA IS AN OIL TOWN THAT MORE THAN 200 SONGS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT…BUT THAT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR COX TO STAY IN TOWN…(12:31)

THE DEBT BOOGIE MAN HAS COME CALLING ON BYRON ALLEN…HE’S NOT BUYING PARAMOUNT OR ABC…HE’S BECOME A SELLER…(18:54)

THE CEO OF CONNEISOUR MEDIA IS FEELING JILTED AND UNAPPRECIATED. SO HE’S SUING…(7:39)

Good morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. We welcome you to the Wednesday June 4th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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KDUN IS HANDED BACK TO THE FCC (3:07)

WHOOPS. OUR MEMORIES ARE OVERLOADED AND WE HAVE A MISTAKE TO CORRECT… (5:27)

THE DEAL BEHIND THE DEAL OF THE YEAR. (6:57).

AI ASHLEY HAS BEEN RIFFED! (11:50)

AND WITH POLITICAL TURMOIL AT CBS WENDY MCMAHAN HAS HAD AGUT FULL….(15:32)

Good morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. We welcome you to the Wednesday May 28th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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We break format today...bringing in our Auto Insultant, Mr. Ed Steenman. Ed owns an ad agency, Steenman & Associates, in Seattle handling Tier 2 and Tier 3 auto clients. With the chaos around tariffs impacting the automobile business, we asked Ed how to navigate the current market as a sales rep.

And...to our surprise, a big endorsement for radio.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT STRIKES AGAIN…(1:10)

WESTWOOOD ONE - HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THEY HANG ON? (21:50)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert - I'm Jackson Dell Weaver…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and insultant guru….Keith Samuels.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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ESPN IS DITCHING MLB BASEBALL COVERAGE…IS THERE A BETTER DEAL TO BE HAD?

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR OUR RADIO FRIENDS…JUST DON’T READ THE FINE PRINT…

CUMULUS IS DELISTED…HOW MUCH LONGER CAN THEY HANG ON?

Good morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 30th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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A REAL BLOW TO THE NEXT GEN TV ADVOCATES…(8:47)

FEELING A LITTLE LIKE YOU’RE ON THE TITANTIC…? STAYING AFLOAT (19:53)

CAN WE LEARN SOMETHING FROM INSTA AND TIKTOC IN HOW WE HANDLE SPOTS? (13:54)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 17th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THE AMAZING SHRINKING LOCAL TV NEWS OPERATIONS….(8:55)

MORE CHANGES IN THE MIDWEST IHEART CHANGES MANAGEMENT (17:05)

SUDDENLY - WE GET A SENSE OF DEJA VU…IT’S 1977 AND RADIO COMPLAINS ABOUT NIELSEN…(2:05)

WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 17th Episode of Media Insultant….

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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RADIO.COM NO SALE (3:00)

3 MINUTE LISTENING PERIODS - JUST A WAY TO KEEP NIELSEN’S RADIO CLIENTS HAPPY…OR SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT…? (8;45)

BYRON ALLEN MAY HAVE LEARNED A LESSON…MAYBE? (5:25)

MORE RADIO STATIONS SHUT DOWN…22 FOR CUMULUS…(16:30)

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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PAYOLA IS BACK (13:00)

CMG IS FOR SALE. SO…WHAT ELSE IS NEW? (4:10)

SMG - STEPHENS MEDIA - SELLS 4 STATIONS FOR WHAT…? (10:47)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THE DRAMA AT SAGA CONTINUES TO HEAT UP…(7:02)

NO SURPRISES…AUDACY IS A BANK PLAY NOW…(14:30)

WHO’S THE MYSTERY BUYER IN HAWAII…? (21:03)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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For several years we've featured Tony Bollen - our own Poet Laureate - delivering his holiday message for media folks. It always warms your hardened CPP and RFP hearts to hear Tony get to the core of why "Eugene" will be successful! Give it a listen and have a great Holiday Season from both Keith and myself !

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU PLAYING ON YOUR YACHT? (1:25)

GOOGLE IS LOSING IT’S GRIP ON SEARCH (4:30)

WILL THE NEW FCC COMMISSIONER OPEN UP M&A DEALS? ( (9:58)

IS SPORTS STILL THE BACKBONE OF LOCAL TELEVISION? (16:05)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’!! (15:52)

DOES A NEW FORMAT WORK? HUBBARD TRIES IT IN SEATTLE. (10:11)

WHO WERE YOUR MENTORS? (1:35)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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NBC IS INTERESTED IN SHEDDING THEIR CABLE NETS. OR ARE THEY? (4:16)

ROCKIN’ DENVER WITH AI! AUDACY IS ALL IN WITH AI. WHAT DO WE THINK (7:45)

IT MAY BE THE BEST TIME TO BUY A RADIO STATION! (15:38)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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KEITH TAKES A SHOT AT RAB BOARD MEMBERS WHO WON’T SERVE OUT THEIR TERM (11:54)

ALL THOSE POLITICAL DOLLARS WERE THERE. DID IT HELP IN Q3? (6:43)

EVERYONE MUST THINK 2025 IS GOING TO BE ROUGH. THE FIRINGS CONTINUE. (8:25)

VENERABLE BROADCASTING MAGAZINE IS GOING DARK (1:21)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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DOES SCRIPPS HAVE NEW FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS? (4;23))

HOW WERE THE RATING FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY WORLD SERIES? (11:00)

IS X NOW JUST A JOKE? (13:40)

REMOTE NEWS SERVICE PICKS UP 3 IN SEATTLE. (20:00)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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RIP TONY VENTRELLA. YOU ROCKED YOUR TIME HERE! (1:10)

FOX>SINCLAIR>DIAMOND>BALLY…TO…? (11:25)

RADIO TOWERS SEEM TO BE FALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE! (5:20)

PERSONNEL MOVES AGAIN….(21:15)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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COUNTRY BATTLE IN SEATTLE RESUMES (5:00)

MAGICALLY - RADIO HAS 40% MORE LISTENERS. REALLY? (9:40)

A LIFETIME PRISON SENTENCE…FOR WHAT WAS SAID ON THE RADIO (16:00)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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EMMA IS CRINGEWORTHY? (4:55)

TV GROUP REVENUE SHOWS THE WEAKNESS IN THE MODEL (10:40)

LOCAL MEDIA IN FREE FALL OR CHICKEN LITTLE? (16:00)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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JT MAKES IT TO THE BIG TIME (1:12)

PARAMOUNT MAY DUMP MAJOR TV STATIONS (6:55)

BLACK SPORTS IN DETROIT DIES A QUICK DEATH (14:22)

RUNAWAY RADIO IS GREAT! (19:35)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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JIMI HENDRIX JUST WANTED TO STAND IN THE BACK…AND PAT O’DAY LET HIM. (13:40)

JEFF TRUMPER SELLS HIS 4 STATION CLUSTER…BUT THE PRICE? (3:35)

DOWNSIZE…AGAIN AND AGAIN. (16:00)

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Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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AMERICA’S ORIGINAL ALL-NEWS STATION IS GONE. (1:55)

SECOND QUARTER IS LESS THAN THRILLING (17:55)

WHY IS EMMIS’ WEPN STILL ON THE MARKET? (11:03)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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ARE TV GM JOBS BECOMING MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? (7:40)

ARE OTT PLATFORMS GO DARK. (5:22)

THE OLYMPICS ON PEACOCK ARE A HIT,,,,? (15:25)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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NBC IS REAL HAPPY (2:15)

DIDBOB PITMAN STAND IN THE WAY OF MEG GRIFFIN’S CAREER?(15:39)

WILL YOUR LAST SOCIAL MEDIA POST COST YOU YOUR GIG? (12:00)

HE'S BACK! THE ED STOLZ DRAMA CONTINUES! (21:45)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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A LITTLE FEEDBACK FROM A LISTENER…(1:01)

A NEW FM CLASS WILL CREATE…MORE RADIO NOISE? (12:11)

KEITH FINDS INTERESTING STORIES…(19:29)

BOBBY BONES PROVES THE 1% RULE IN OUR BUSINESS.(6:20)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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WE GET INTO THE WEEDS WITH DAVID OXENFORD. GOOD STUFF! (4:56)

IS CBS’S FUTURE VIABLE OR VULNERABLE. (18:00)

MORE CHURN - AND THE DEAL HASN’T EVEN CLOSE. (21.04)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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PODCASTING CONTINUES TO GROW…BUT SLOWER.(5:22)

WHERE’S THE LINE UP TO BUY AN FM IN NEW YORK CITY? (11:00)

CALLING ALL RADIO SURVEY RESPONDENTS! (16:03)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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DO WE GET TO IGNORE THE FCC FROM NOW ON? (2:45)

BUSTO’S TRIES ZONE CASTING. (11:08)

IS BROADCASTING BLEEDING GOOD PEOPLE? (15:50)

WHAT HAPPENED TO RADIO AUDIENCES MONDAY & FRIDAY? (21:15)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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MEET YOUR NEW MEDIA BUYER…(9:15)

THIS IS JUST EMBARRASSING…(15:16)

FOR LOCAL RADIO HOSTS AND PRODUCERS - THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING (3:49)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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From time to time we pause in our weekly commentary of the media business to offer a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant that we think can contribute to your business’ growth.

This week we have Gerry Tabio and Sally Beamer of Creative Resources Group to explain in a very data driven way how to start growing your business again. And you don't need to hire them to do so!

The video version - if you want to see the charts - is on Vimeo in the Media Insultant Showcase.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THE NAB BITES BACK - HARD! (1:30)

HW DID BIA GET THE RADIO GROUP BILLING RANKING SO WRONG? (7:04)

IS PODCASTING THE NEW RADIO FORMAT? (21:50)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SIRIUS WAS OK WITH A ONE-MAN-BAND. THAT DAY IS COMING TO AN END! (18:24)

THE TIFFANY NETWORK. IS IT PARAMOUNTS CHEAP JEWELRY? (3:30)

SOME SQUISHY SALEM NUMBERS (9:10)

FIRST, YOU HIRE ME. THEN I HIRE YOU. THEN…WELL YOU GET THE IDEA (14:29)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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MOBERLY. WE HARDLY KNEW YA! (1:10)

THE IAB RELEASES REVENUE FIGURES THAT MAKE US JEALOUS AS HELL! (7:05)

EVEN THE BIG BOYS AT THE TV NETWORKS EMBARRASS THEMSELVES! (12:55)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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FORGET NEW BUSINESS FOCUS (1:35)

Q1 WAS…A DISAPPOINTMENT. (5:46)

IF SINCLAIR IS SELLING STATIONS…WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE BUSINESS ?? (13:20)

ANOTHER JACKSON STORY - VERY GEEKY! (19:20)

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Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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COLOR US SHOCKED! (1:21)

IS SUING THE FCC A GOOD IDEA? (7:22)

IN HIS UNDERWEAR? ANOTHER ‘YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP STORY”...(17:40)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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A D-TO-C YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF…(1:28)

SPORTS TO INFINITY…REALLY? (7:30)

THE FCC CHANGES THE RULES MID-GAME. (17:06)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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WE THOUGHT THE MASTERS WERE ON A GOOD ROLL. NOT SO MUCH. (1:29)

MEDIACO MAKES AN INTERESTING MOVE (5:45)

IS THE NAB SHOW IN VEGAS RUNNING ON EMPTY? (11:30)

NEXTGEN TV AT A TIPPING POINT? WE DOUBT IT. (20:29)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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WAS IT THE GREATEST RADIO STATION - EVER?

PODCASTS WITH NO CONTENT ARE DOING GREAT WITH SOME AUDIENCES.

RUNNING TWO SUCCESSFUL FM STATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. HOW HARD CAN IT BE? APPARENTLY, VERY HARD.

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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WE DISCOVER AN NEW FORM OF NTR REVENUE! BUT IS IT LEGAL? (3:24)

GOOD KARMA BRANDS MAY NEED MORE THAN GOOD KARMA…(7:56)

GEOTARGETING FOR RADIO. IS IT THE NEW AM STEREO?

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SAGA BAGS ANOTHER AM (19;40)

WE DIDN’T SEE THE VISION…AND APPARENTLY NEITHER DID THE AUDIENCE…(3:21)

MORE TROUBLES FOR RETRANS…(14:13)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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ARE WE TOO HARD ON OUR FELLOW BROADCASTERS (1:16)

OSCAR AIN’T WHAT HE USED TO BE. (4:58)

SHRINKING CIRCULATION WITH A DIGITAL PUSH FOR NEWSPAPERS (22:30)

AUDACY BLOWS UP TWO BIG TORCH AM’S. (17:28)

MEET YOU NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR! SAY HELLO TO ‘HAL”. (9:30)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SELLING FACEBOOK AS PART OF YOUR DIGITAL PACKAGE? THERE IS A SHIT STORM COMING. (8:00)

WE LOOK FOR A BRIGHT SPOT IN Q4 FINANCIALS FOR BROADCASTERS (14:30)

WE HARDLY KNEW YA! SPORTSMAP RADIO RETREATS. (23.23)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SURPRISE! THE SOROS FUND BUYS AUDACY DEBT.(2:10)

SUSAN PATRICK STILL GOES TO JAIL…BUT FOR LESS TIME (4:47)

USING DRY POWDER SAGA BUYS STRATEGICALLY (7:48)

ANOTHER TRADE PUB HITS THE SKIDS (14:18)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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“If I want to deliver reach it’s hard to beat local television…local radio is valuable for tonnage and reach..” So the car guys still are believers in radio and TV? Let’s see what Ed Steenman our vehicular guru has to say on this edition of Media Insultant for 2.28.24

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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HOSE WERE THE DAYS…OR WERE THEY? (3:10)

WE NEED SOME HELP (16:14)

**THE HALL OF FAME STORIES (19:48)

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Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SUPER BOWL DISAGREEMENTS!

AI. WHAT’S IT GOING TO DO FOR RADIO?

THEY CALL IT HULU FOR SPORTS…BUT WHAT DOES IT DO FOR TV STATION GROUP STOCKS…?

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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JACKSON IS GOING TO JAIL! (1:13)

AUDACY’S ODYSSEY CONTINUES (5:09)

THE NFL PISSES A LOT OF PEOPLE OFF….! (10:57)

IHEART DOES A REORG! AGAIN! (17:23)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN IS HANDING OUT FINES! (6:30)

RETRO REGULATION. IT’S 1965 ACCORDING TO THE FCC. (13:18)

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AUDIENCE FOR THE WORLD SERIES? (20:00)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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SPECULATE ON WHO’S BUYING WHAT (4:20)

NEXTGEN TV NOW IS BRINGING YOU - WAIT FOR IT - AUDIO.(14:08)

STATIONS CONTINUE TO BE SHUT DOWN. (17:42)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

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STICK VALUES TURN INTO VAPOR? WHAT HAPPENED IN SFO? (2:26)

MORE STATIONS. LESS GENERAL MANAGERS. (7:10)

SALES TEAM IMPORTANCE IN ANY MARKET - PARTICULARLY NEW YOUR CITY. (12:35)

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Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Boy were we wrong...and occasionally right in our predictions last year. But non-the-less we plunge ahead with new forcasting for the new year. A little longer than most of our podcasts join us. And we'd love to hear what you see for the year ahead!

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Welcome to our annual Holiday Media Special from our poet laureat Tony Bollen. Tony's poem hits on why most of us are in this business. Based on his years in media, Tony does his take on the Night Before Christmas. Wait for the end because Eugene does get the secret of Christmas and the media business.

Regular podcasts begin next year on January 10th...till then everyone have a Merry and Healthy Holiday and Happy New Year from both Keith and myself.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Media Insultant - 11.29.23 Edition

Byron Allen says he wants the largest TV group in the country…will ABC help him get there….and what is he thinking in this media environment? (4:03)

Q3 is over - Q4 doesn’t look a lot better for either radio or TV.. So let’s not beat a dead horse…what can we do about it…?v(13:02)

Ed Stolz - the drama may be over…yes, the final chapter finally. (24:45)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Next episode is our annual Holiday Poem from Tony Bollen on December 6th.

Media Insultant is produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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A GOOD READ FOR BROADCAST GEEKS? WE THINK SO…(3:30)

WANT ANOTHER DONGLE TO WATCH VIDEO? YEAH…WE DON’T EITHER…but THE FOLKS AT SCRIPPS DISAGREE… (11:38)

SOD POODLE UPDATE…(7:58)

EMMIS CONTINUES IT’S RESIZING…(5:00)

AND ANOTHER YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP STORY…(17:45)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER RETRANS SQUABBLE…(2:40)

RADIO IS THERE WHEN YOU NEED US…BUT DOES ANYONE CARE! (12:09)

THE ULTIMATE AD BUDGET DISS…ANOTHER 'YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP!" (17:25)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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COLOR THE MEDIA M&A BIZ BLOWN AWAY…

ED STOLZ CONTINUES TO BE INSUFFERABLE…

WE HATE TO SAY WE’RE RIGHT. BUT CBS HAS BLOWN UP THEIR COMPLICATED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE…BUT IS IT AN IMPROVEMENT…?

DISNEY REALLY IS GETTING OUT OF THE SPORTS RADIO BUSINESS…

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Ford started a fire when they announced that thier new vehicles would no longer include AM radios! Now Congress is in an uproar to pass legislation to mandate AM radios in all cars and Ford has backed off. But what is the future of AM radio? We ask it in light of diminishing audiences, aging facilities, noise on the band and service to the community.

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.comWebsite www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Back from a brief hiatus - Jackson fesses up to health issues! (:35)

We review the Q2 financials for the publicly held radio stations (5:17) It ain’t pretty!

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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ANOTHER YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS S–T UP STORY (14:44)…….

PERSONNEL UPDATE AND WEIRD HAPPENINGS WITH KIETH(4:50)…

LIVE FROM BALTIMORE? (17:31)

IF BASEBALL GAMES ON THE RADIO HAVE TOO MANY COMMERCIALS…WELL RALPH NADER TO THE RESCUE!(22:30)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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MEDIA INSULTANT - 7.19.23

AUDACY IS TALKING. TO THEIR DEBT HOLDERS. DUH (14:22)

.I WASN’T EXPECTING THAT! ALLACCESS IS CLOSING! (8:19)

IGER WANTS TO DUMP THE ABC TV STATIONS. BUT WHO WANTS THEM? (21:15)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Sarge! (3:08)

Dancing in Tucson (7:52)

Jello Jump? Really! (13:20)

Got a story we could use? Jackson@InTownmedia.com....

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Who’s the smartest guy in the room? (9:50)
AI impacts how much ? (4:20)
And ESPN radio is getting a lot of static (17:22)Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

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TWITTER MAKES RADIO LOOK HEALTHY. (14:32)
CUMULUS SALE AND RUMOR AS THE RANKS OF STATIONS THIN (6:24).
MAYBE THE URL ISN'T SO IMPORTANT (17:35)
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MEDIA INSULTANT - 6.14.23 - Lessons from the CNN debacle? (4:29) Bonneville shuffles leadership with NO drama (11:25) And what is Cable TV without Cable TV? (16:27)
Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

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RIP THE TEGNA/STANDARD DEAL. IS BYRON ALLEN IN THE WINGS WAITING?

JACKSON HAS A GREAT STORY ABOUT HIS TIME WITH IKE & TINA TURNER!

IS SUBSCRIPTION RADIO COMING TO YOUR NEXT CAR?

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.comWebsite www.intownmedia.com

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**EVERYONE SEEMS TO FEEL AUDACY HAS NO WAY OUT EXCEPT BANKRUPTCY. WE'RE NOT SO SURE.

DICK NOUSE - THE LONGEST RUNNING TV ANCHOR IN AMERCIA - DIES AND SO DOES THE ENORMOUS IMPACT LOCAL TV HAS ON A COMMUNITY.**
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JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU'D HEARD EVERYTHING....(3:07)

SAM ZELL PROVIDED CAPITAL THAT CHANGED THE RADIO BUSINESS FOREVER (14:55)

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RIP TO OUR GOOD FRIEND MIKE FOWLER. ( 4:25)

STREAMING IS BOTH RADIO'S BIGGEST THREAT AND GREATEST OPPORTUNITY. (9:49)

KEITH TAKES A NEW LOOK AT THE TOP 10 RADIO GROUPS. (18:02)

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

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FINAL QUARTER FOR ESPN RADIO?

TOP 10 IN RADIO…JUST HANGING ON!

SINCLAIR DUMPS ENTIRE NEWS DEPARTMENTS….

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This is Media Insultant - in addition to our regular comments and opinions…our special editions delve into some deeper content. Today we bring back Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates to discuss the auto sector and how media sales execs can maximize their revenue and service to their auto clients.

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IS THIS NEW FORMAT LAYING A PROVERBIAL EGG?

COULD POLITICS HAVE KILLED THE TEGNA/STANDARD DEAL?

WHY WOULD HEARST PAY SO MUCH…?

PLUS...KEITH HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON PERSONEL CHANGES1

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Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management.

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RADIO NOW OUTREACHES ….TV! BUT DOES IT MATTER?

IDES OF MARCH MEANT DEBT RELIEF FOR ANCIENT ROMANS…WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR AUDACY?

IHEART CUTS EVERYTHING BUT EXEC COMP. THE C SUITE REMAINS ISOLATED.

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Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. This edition is Wednesday 3.15.23 .

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Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local media sales and management.

Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management.

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HUBBARD EXECUTES A MAJOR FORMAT FLIP

DIAMOND SPORTS PENDING BANKRUPTCY SENDS TEAMS INTO A TIZZY.

KEITH'S FORMER NEIGHBOR RYAN HEADS BACK TO THE WEST COAST

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SBS is out of TV...what about radio?
How about branding your STATION...not just the studio??
Does Bing have game suddenly? Oh wait...what's BING?

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Tuesday and Friday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.comWebsite www.intownmedia.com

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In this special STREET VIEW Edition of Media Insultant, Jackson Weaver and Kieth Samuels have a fascinating talk with Lucy Rice, noted media recruiter and sales consultant. They talk about how to better recruit, pay and retain good sales people. Lucy offers insight into dealing with not enough appointments and how to better tap into creative solutions for clients. Media Insultant posts new episodes each Wednesday on your favorite podcast platform and here on Vimeo in the Media Insultant Showcase. Contact us at jackson@intownmedia.com.

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CAN ALL NEWS MOVE TO YOUNGER DEMOS WITH AN FM SIGNAL?

WHAT IS NEXSTAR THINKING?

IS THIS A NEW MODEL FOR RADIO STATION OWNERSHIP?

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WHY DOES SCRIPPS THINK A NEW REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK MAKES SENSE?
KCAL JUMPS INTO THE MORNING NEWS FRAY IN LA.
WE ARE FASCINATED BY WHAT CHATGPT CAN DO. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AM RADIO IS ON IT'S LAST LEG...HERE'S AN INTERESTING WAY TO MONETIZE YOUR AM STATION. FAIR WARNING...IF YOU DO YOU'LL LIKELY GO TO JAIL!

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MORE CUTS AT NIELSEN. HOW CAN THEY LOSE THIS MUCH LEGACY KNOWLEDGE?

WAS 'THE SCORE' WSCR REALLY THE OLD WCFL?

SOME WIERD TIMING IN PERSONEL MOVES AT RADIO STATIONS.

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AMAZON PRIME THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS NOT KILLING IT!

ALPHA MEDIA ASKS THE FCC TO WAIVE A RULE THAT MAKES NO SENSE.

IT’S THE AUDACY WAY (AGAIN!)!

Welcome to a new year and new episodes of Media Insultant.

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JACKSON HAS A DUKE WRIGHT STORY.

D-TO-C USED TO BE THE RETAIL DARLING. LESS SO TODAY.

FILLING THE SHOES OF THE 'RIGHT HAND OF GOD' IS PROVING DIFFICULT FOR DON BORGINO.

We're back after our holiday break. Hope yours was restful and relaxing!

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So a local on-air talent's death is stunning....to me! Nielsen cleans house and Netflix isn't doing well with dad supported channel.

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WE TAKE OUR SHOTS AT WHAT WILL BE SHAKING IN MEDIA NEXT YEAR. SEE WHAT YOU AGREE WITH OR NOT. AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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We continue our annual Holiday peom tradition by calling on our staff poet lauriet (?) for his version this year. Happy Holidays from all of us at Media Insultant !

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WE CHANGE OUR MINDS ON WHETHER SAGA WILL BE SOLD.
THE INDUSTRY MOURNS THE LOSS OF A REAL INNOVATOR.
HEADS SHOULD ROLL OVER THIS DEBACLE AT IHEART...BUT THEY WON'T.

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We again welcome Ed Steenman who's Steenman Associates handles car dealers and groups out of his Seattle ad agency for a Street Views Edition of Media Insultants. We wanted to keep an eye on the rapidly changing auto advertising field for our listeners. Join us as Ed talks about everything from Ford Blue to excessive mark ups and the impact local media can have on dealer sales.

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Jeff Smulyan and his legendary Emmis Communications have been argueably one of the most innovative broadcasters in the past 30 years. Sports radio, the urban Power formats in New York and LA, and NextRadio among many others. Now Jeff is releasing his book NEVER RIDE A ROLLER COASTER UPSIDE DOWN where he candidly talks about his ups and downs in the broadcast business. He also talks about how he created one of the most envied work cultures in the broadcasting. Join us for a very interesting discussion with Jeff Smulyan.

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We break format this week with a discussion with Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates about Over-The-Top video...how it's being sold locally and the impact on both local clients and media sales folks.

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels

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**DISNEY CEO CHANGE IS HUGE BUZZ IN LA BUT IT OFFERS GOOD LESSONS FOR ALL OF US...

FORECAST - THE RADIO INK EVENT - IS IT WASH, RINSE AND REPEAT?

THE NETWORK CASH COWS ARE LEAVING TOWN...**
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AUDACY, BEASLEY AND TOWNSQUARE ALL REPORT Q3 NUMBERS. SOME BETTER THAN OTHERS...

THE CALIFORNIA SPORTS BETTING INITIATIVES ALL FAILED . WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR KGO'S NEW SPORTS BETTING FORMAT?

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CURIOUS MINDS WANT TO KNOW...WHAT IS QZVX AND IS IT CONTAGIOUS?
RABBIT EARS ARE COMING BACK AND THE CHANNEL CHOICE IS WAY MORE THAN WHEN YOU WERE A KID.
HOW MANY STATIONS IN YOUR MARKET ARE GOING CHRISTMAS ALREADY?
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NOT A DEEP DIVE, BUT A LOOK AT Q3 RADIO FINANCIALS FOR PUBLIC COMPANIES...

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**We want to know what are 300 people are doing at Amazon's AMP which is suppposed to be a viral community based audio platform?

You ain't seen firing till you've seen Twitter. Cold comfort for the radio biz!**

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Tuesday and Friday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com

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WE DISAGREE WITH GORDON BURRELL ABOUT DATA. HOW SMART IS THAT??

DOUBLING UP IN MORE MARKETS.

SCOTT SHANNON EXITS WCBS-FM STAGE RIGHT. OR DOES HE?

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AUDIENCE AND BILLING ARE DOWN AT WTOP. BUYOUT BEGIN.
$15 MILLION FOR A SILENT VEGAS FM?
SCOTT SHANNON LEAVES WCBS-FM BUT IS HE RETIRING?

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We're back with the second of two parts of our interview with America's most successful female syndicated talent. Delilah! She talks about her journey back to the small Oregon coastal town of Reedsport where she is putting KDUN 1030AM back on the air and rejuvinating the stations relatationship with the community. Great story telling by the woman who weaves stories for 8 million listeners a week. Thanks for a great interview Deliliah!

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This is part ONE of a TWO part SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. A year ago the world famous Delila bought a small market radio station - proving you CAN go home. We talk to her about her struggles and passion for this radio station that first gave her a chance to be on-the-air.

Media Insultant is produced each Tuesday & Friday. Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management. Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.

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NETFLIX LAUNCHES AD SUPPORTED PLATFORM THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A DUDE. GUESS AGAIN!
THE AUDACY WAY IN SAN DIEGO.
LOOK WHO'S COMING TO FORECAST!

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GLOBAL MUSIC RIGHTS TAKES RADIO TO COURT

EVEN DIGITAL WON’T HELP…NEWSPAPERS.

IS BEASLEY LAYOFF A CANARY IN THE MEDIA MINE SHAFT…?

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IHEART VENTURES INTO THE FLAILING METAVERSE.

WHAT’S YOUR PODCAST STRATEGY?

TUNE-IN GIVES NEW REASONS TO TUNE-OUT.

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THE LEGENDARY KGO...IS NO MORE.
DALLAS HAS A NEW FREAK.
NUMBER ONE IN PRIME USED TO MEAN SOMETHING. NOT SO MUCH TODAY.

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AUDACY BLOWS UP IN PHOENIX!
NETFLIX IS IN SALES MODE. BUT IS IT MEASURABLE?
TUNE IN IS A MESS WITH SPORTS BROADCASTS...

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iHEART IS SPENDING BUCKS IN WHAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS FRAUD!
ED STOLZ IS BACK IN COURT...AGAIN. YAWN!
STEVE ADAMS CHECKS OUT OF THE RADIO BUSINESS...FOR THE FINAL TIME.
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WTOP ROCKS IT. BUT FOR THE REST OF THE TOP 10 BILLERS IT’S STILL NOT 2019.

A REFERRAL TO A GREAT BLOG ON RADIO INK.

REGIONAL SPORTS IS TURNING FROM CASH COW TO COW DU-DU.

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KTLA ANCHOR BLOW UP IS A LESSON FOR ALL OF US.

THURSDAY NIGHT NFL PRIME VIDEO NUMBERS ARE IN! DO WE BELIEVE THEM?

REELS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ REELS (APPARENTLY)!

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IF YOU ARE A RADIO OR TV GM…THE QUESTION THAT IS COMING UP MORE OFTEN…IS DO WE NEED YOU?

FOR ALL THE POLITICAL MONEY ON TV…YA GOTTA ASK, DOES IT WORK??

AND…THE ANNUAL FORECAST EVENT IS COMING UP…

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A WORK AROUND THE LOWEST UNIT RATE FOR POLITICIANS THIS YEAR FOR YOUR STATION…

A COMMENT FROM A LISTENER WORTH MENTIONING ABOUT RADIO’S SHARE OF POLITICAL DOLLARS

RUMBLE!! AMAZON PRIME NFL VS NFL ON NBC. HOW’S THAT WORKING…?

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MORE QR CODE STUFF…

GANNETT LAYOFFS MARK THE FURTHER DECLINE OF PRINT…

ANOTHER NEWSPAPER IS READY TO GO ALL DIGITAL ALL THE TIME…

AND…WHY DOES RADIO END UP BEING THE SAD SACK WHEN IT COMES TO DIVIDING UP THE POLITICAL WINDFALL FOR MEDIA…?

….A COUPLE OF IDEAS.

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WHO’S ZOOMING WHO?

A WHOOPS CORRECTION…

RATINGS FOR UNRATED RADIO STATIONS

WILL SCRIPTED DRAMAS LEAVE THE NETS…?

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TIRED OF WRITING YOUR OWN COPY?

ED STOLZ RETURNS WITH MORE COURT ROOM SHENANIGANS.

NFL SPOT RATES CONTINUE TO RISE RELENTLESSLY

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MAYBE WE’RE JUMPING THE GUN…BUT WE SPECULATE ON WHO WILL BUY SAGA!

MEDIA INSULTANT REACHES OUT…

NBC GIVING UP AN HOUR OF PRIME TIME - WILL LOCAL TV ADD MORE NEWS?

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STREAMING RADIO…COMING ON STRONG!

KEITH HAS AN UPDATE ON MORE COX PERSONNEL CHANGES…

A SOCIAL MEDIA TIP FOR RADIO OR TV STATIONS…IF YOU MUST!

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POLITICAL REVENUE WINDFALLS. YA NEVER KNOW!
BALLY SPORTS ADDS A PAY TIER BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
WHOOPS! KRTY GETS A 4.8 SHARE WITH A STREAM ONLY!

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AUDACY JUST CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES…THE HAVE TO CUT PEOPLE.

YOU THINK AMAZON IS GOING TO STOP AT THURSDAY NFL GAMES? GET A GRIP!

STOLZ AND HIS LEGAL DRAMA CONTINUE…IT’S REALLY STUPID.

SALUTE TO A GREAT RADIO BROADCASTER. RIP.

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WABC is rocking NYC once again! On AM! How’s that?

Los Angelinos have a TON of sports teams, but not a lot of sports radio listening?

Cox could have bought back their stations for 70 cents on the dollar. What did they do instead?

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Free will hush money at Venmo @MediaInsultant

SO LYFT WILL GET YA HOME AND SERVE ANOTHER AD.

WBBM IS BEARLESS - WHY DID AUDACY DROP THEM AFTER 22 YEARS.

DOES HBO HAVE A BRAND YET?

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IS IT HEALTHY TO GET HUGE SHARES OF A BUY?
USE THIS QR CODE SALES IDEA THIS SUMMER!
WHAT IS BROADCAST INTERNET...AND DO WE CARE?
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RADIO ISN’T GOING TO MATCH TV THIS QUARTER.

RESEARCH SAYS MORE ISN’T MORE…

THE FACEBOOK HACK THAT IS TERRIFYING FOR ADVERTISERS…

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THE VOICE IS GONE…

IS IMPAIRMENT THE NEW COOL THING…?

COMPRESSION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIO

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ALPHA CHANGES COURSE ON ZONECASTING

DOES KALILL HAVE A BOOK ON COX RADIO? WHO’D BUY IT?

THE NFL OFFERS STREAMING AUDIO & VIDEO AT THE EXPENSE OF LOCAL STATIONS.

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YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW COOL THIS STATION’S NEWS TEAM WAS…

HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THE DECLINE OF LOCAL RETAIL?

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WE OFFER SOME IDEAS TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA MORE EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR STATIONS.

COX MAY NOT BE THE COX OF OLD. PEOPLE ARE LEAVING. GOOD PEOPLE.

DOES GEOCASTING MAKE SENSE IN YOUR MARKET?

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DID WE OVERSTEP IN OUR VIEW OF ADVERTISING THE WICKED WEED?

JUST PULL THE BANDAID - OUR COUNSEL (UNSOLICITED) FOR AUDACY.

SO AGAIN…WE WERE WRONG. LOOK WHO’S DOING AD SALES FOR NETFLIX.

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The backbone of our media businesses - our sales teams - are harder than ever to put together. Recruiting is a major headache. So we asked Sales Recruiting Specialist, Lucy Rice to give us some tips on how to approach this challenge. This is a repeat of an interview we did a few months ago with Lucy for Media Insultant. New tips on filling your recruitment pipeline and finding quality sales people. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com.

REEFER MADNESS REVENUE! COMING SOON?

TO GET TO $100B EVERYONE HAS TO CARRY THE LOAD…EVEN MUSICIANS…

WE DON’T WANT TO PICK ON CUMULUS…BUT WE DO!

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HEY FCC!! IT’S 2022! GET A GRIP!

SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. MAYBE?

ALLY’S NO MORE…NAB & CTA GET THE KNIVES OUT!

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CUMULUS - WHY DOES JEFF WANT IT?

HUBBARD SPREADS THE MANAGEMENT.

AMAZON IS ABOUT TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF LOCAL MEDIA BUDGETS…BETTER GET READY!

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Why does radio lead with it’s chin? Is OTT surpassing traditional TV at the agency level? Is Social media necessary for all clients? We delve into some real interesting media discussions from the agency point of view. Very interesting for anyone in the business of selling media. Our discussion is with Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates a long time ad agency in Seattle with deep experience in the automotive business at all three levels of business. Recorded June 2022. We welcome feedback at jackson@intownmedia.comWebsite intownmedia.com

FINALLY - A PLACE TO BUY MY SILENCER! THANKS AUDACY!

UNRETIREMENT? WHY?

NETFLIX IS SERIOUS ABOUT SALES!

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GETTING AHEAD OF THE NEXT RECESSION.

COX & SBS GET IN A TANGLE JUST DAYS AFTER CLOSING.

WHAT ARE THOSE IMAGES IN THE VIDEO OPEN OF OUR SHOW?

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A GREAT BROADCASTER LEAVES THE STAGE…

YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! MORE FRAUD IN DIGITAL.

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We interview Brad Fuhr owner of KGAY 106.5 in Palm Springs. Brad has successfully melded his online digital product, The Gay Desert Guide with a KGAY to create a very viable multiplatform tool. His experience with lifestyle radio is most impressive and plenty to learn.
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OUR AUTO DUDE, ED STEENMAN IS RIGHT AGAIN…THE CAR CATEGORY WILL BE DOWN FOR SOME TIME.

DOES NETGEN TV OFFER VALUE IN-CAR?

WHEN WILL FRAUD BECOME TOO MUCH FRAUD EVEN FOR MARKETERS?

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BEASLEY ROCKS THE STREAMING STATS.

A BIT HUMILIATING FOR NORAH O’DONNELL AT CBS.

HOW LONG WILL THE POLITICAL GRAVY TRAIN RUN FOR LOCAL MEDIA?

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IS SANTA ROSA WITH 500,000 POPULATION A ONE HORSE TOWN?

WHERE DID A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR COME UP WITH $80 MILLION?

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SO WHAT’S UP WITH SAGA BUGGING THE FCC FOR KSO CALL LETTERS?

NIELSEN AND NETFLIX IN CONFLICT OVER THE NUMBER ONE OTT SHOW…SO WHO CARES/

NFL JUST HAS TO DO A PLUS…AND THEY DO.

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THE DRAMA CONTINUES…ED STOLZ IS BACK AGAIN.

IS HYBRID RADIO NOT ONLY GREAT BUT TOO LATE?

THE MARKET PUNISHES A GOOD DEED WITH TOWNSQUARE…

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IT HAPPENED 100 YEARS AGO…BUT STILL RELEVANT TODAY.

NIELSEN CONTINUES TOWARD THE ALTAR…

AUTO AD SPENDING IS UP…BUT NOT ENOUGH.

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FRED IS SCARING THE FOLKS IN RADIO…

MORE INVENTORY AS THE CTV FOLKS REALLY ROLL OUT ADVERTISING…

WHAT IS MR. BENEDETTI UP TO?

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CAN THE LEGENDARY KROQ ROCK AGAIN?

UPFRONTS USED TO BE A CELEBRATION…NOT NOW.

MORE JOB OPENINGS IN MAJOR MARKET TV.

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THE DRAW OF THE SOUTHWEST FOR TOWNSQUARE MEDIA.

THE MOUSE ADDS A NEW AUDIO SALES DEPARTMENT

KING 5 GETS A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY WITH EXHUBERENCE!

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DOES LOCAL TV OTT MAKE SENSE?

NAB QUICK NOTES.

HOW MANY MEDIA OPTIONS?? REALLY?

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ED STOLZ FILES AN UNBELIEVABLE RE-ORG PLAN FOR HIS RADIO GROUP.

WHEN IS DOWN UP? THE TV GROUPS SEEM TO HAVE THAT DOWN.

CBS IS #1 FOR THE 14TH YEAR WITH HALF THE AUDIENCE OF A DECADE AGO.

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ILLNESS STRIKES A COUPLE OF GREAT TALENTS.

WE GOT HACKED AND OFFER LESSONS!

WE TOO HAVE OUR OPINIONS ON WHAT’S NEXT FOR CUMULUS…

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MAJOR CHANGES IN THE CUSTOMER BUYING PATTERN FOR AUTO BUYERS…

A LITTLE MORE CLARITY ON THE MRC DEAL ON 8 NIELSEN MARKETS

HOW HARD IS IT TO BUY TWITTER IF YOU’RE A LOCAL DUDE…?

CNN+ SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS….

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Personnel changes in radio. MRC is on Nielsen about accuracy in 8 markets. And we are still in Palm Springs in the same studio for the first time in 3 years. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com.

WE HARDLY KNEW YA! G’BYE TO CNN+

THE RADIO CEOS ARE TOO WELL COMPENSATED. ARE THEY…?

ELON MUSK…HAVE YOU DONE THE MATH?

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DOES THE NAB IGNORE THE LITTLE GUYS?

IS RADIO JUST MUSIC AND NEWS?

NEWSPAPERS - NOT GOING TO GET A BREAK.

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JEFF WARSHAW ROCKS THE RADIO WORLD

WHAT IS GORDON SMITH DOING WITH BEASLEY?

IS CHARGING STATION TV THE FUTURE FOR NEXTGEN

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MEDIA PEOPLE ON THE MOVE…

THE NAB CONVENTION IS BACK THIS MONTH….DO WE CARE ANYMORE?

IS IT BIG BIG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE??…

SADLY A HERITAGE AM SIGNAL WON’T BE BACK…FOR NOW.

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100 YEARS FOR A LEGENDARY STATION.

THE BAY GETS A REPRIEVE ON COUNTRY.

A GREAT SALES IDEA FOR YOUR AUTOMOTIVE TEAM.

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Welcome to Media Insultant…the comments and opinions of two media guys - Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels . They discuss all kinds of media from a management perspective. New episodes each Tuesday and Friday. A production of InTown Media with comments at jackson@intownmedia.com. www.InTownMedia.com

Selling into the automotive space has become particularly tough. Not only has digital media poked holes in the traditional media's pot of gold, but the supply chain disruption and chip shortage have made dealers much less competitive and more profitable. In this SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant, we sit down with Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates to discuss the current state of the car/truck business and how media can best sell into the space. You'll walk away with some good advice.

Reliving the day the Space Needle fell over!

Linear TV is about kaput according to Nathanson. Is it really?

Stand alone FM stations become harder to sustain.

The Black News Channel is no more. Bummer.

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WHO COULD POSSIBLY BE AGAINST THE AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT? WHO?

TOWNSQUARE PICKS UP CHERRY CREEK MEDIA. GOOD IDEA??

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WHO’S ZOOMING WHO?

BIG WHOOPS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT.

MORE NEXTGEN TV B.S.

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WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO REPLACE GMs…

NIELSEN ON THE BLOCK…SALES BLOCK THAT IS.

WHAT’S CNN + ABOUT…?

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IHEART WANTS TO BUY YOUR CAR. NOT YOUR RADIO, YOUR CAR!

THE FCC TELLS CUMULUS TO PUT ON THEIR BIG BOY PANTS…

WE CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT CBS TV STATIONS HEAD WENDY MCMAHON SAYS!

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BACK FROM SPRING BREAK AND WE MOVE TO FRIDAY’S

RADIO INK DOES A CREATIVE TRIBUTE TO THE STRUGGLES OF UKRAINE.

AM TAKES ANOTHER BLOW AS A MAJOR SPORTS STATION MOVES TO FM.

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RADIO REPORT CARDS FOR Q4 ARE IN…NOT BAD. NOT GREAT EITHER.

SHE’S IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME.

THE SMALLER GROUP OPERATORS ARE GOING AWAY…

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WE HUMBLY OFFER AUDACY ADVICE…WELL MAYBE NOT SO HUMBILY!

THE ED STOLZ SHOW CONTINUES

KIM HAS GOTTEN HIS WISH WITH TEGNA. WILL HE REGRET IT?

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BYE BYE TO VIACOM

COULD THE TIFFANY NEWS NETWORK BE FOR SALE?

SALUTE TO RAY QUINN…

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WE ALL LOVE SHINNY NEW OBJECTS UNLESS IT’S A DISTRACTION

THE SUPER BOWL DELIVERS BIG TIME

BUT THE OLYMPICS? NOT SO MUCH

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NO GETTING OUT OF TOWN WITH THIS BUDGET CUT.

MUSIC RIGHTS THUGS BEAT UP RADIO.

ED STOLZ RETURNS WITH MORE DRAMA…

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BUT - NO MYSTERY OF WHO IS BUYING THE COX FL STATIONS ANYMORE…

IS AUDACY BEING AUDACIOUS WITH THE CBS NEWS STATIONS

WHAT ELSE COULD YOU DO WITH THE $6.5 MILLION DOLLARS INSTEAD OF BUYING A 30 IN THE SUPER BOWL…

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MAYBE WE WERE TOO HARSH ON ZUCKER.

THE DANCE CONTINUES WITH TEGNA.

A NEW COMPETITOR FOR LOCAL MEDIA?

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JOE ROGAN’S PODCAST NEEDED A LIFT, APPARENTLY.

WHO’S GOT THE INSIDE TRACK TO THE FL COX STATIONS?

WHAT IF YOU HELD THE OLYMPICS AND NO ONE COULD COME?

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Tuesday, ,February 8th Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

THE FEVER HAS PASSED

COULD THE OLYMPICS HAVE LESS BUZZ?

ANOTHER SEX RESIGNATION. REALLY?!

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Thursday ,February 3rd Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Tuesday,February 1st Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

The Saturday newspaper fades further.
No one really cares, but big tech screws advertisers and content providers.
Just what radio needs…more inventory and sales complexity.

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Thursday , January 27th Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

THE TEGNA MERGER WITH COX IS BACK IN THE NEWS...IS BYRON ALLEN PISSED?
A COUPLE OF LEGENDARY BROADCASTERS ARE NOW GONE...
HOW ABOUT A 97% DECLINE IN VALUE FOR AN AM STATION IN SFO?

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Tuesday, January 25th Episode of Media Insultant.

Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com www.InTownMedia.com

RADIO’S AUDIENCE IS AGING. DUH!?
NEXSTAR BUYING CW NETWORK SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
WHO’S ZOOMING WHO?

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Thursday, January 20th Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

THE TIFFANY NETWORK IS BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE A CLOSE OUT SALE AT TJ MAXX.
COX HAS AN FCC DEADLINE TO SELL…WILL THEY MAKE IT…?
TURNS OUT WE WERE ON TO SOMETHING WITH THE DECLINE OF AD SUPPORTED MEDIA…COULD BE BETTER NEWS THAN YOU THINK!

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Tuesday, January 18th Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

ED STEENMAN IS BACK - MORE ON HOW TO SELL INTO THE AUTO SECTOR TODAY
THE BIRDS GIVE AUDACY THE BIRD IN BALTIMORE…WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR PLAY BY PLAY…OVERALL?
GLOBAL MUSIC HAS BEATEN UP THE RADIO BUSINESS AGAIN…

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Thursday Edition - 1.13.22 episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

HEY - SHELLY PALMER AGREES WITH US! NEXTGEN TV IS A DUD…
WE LOVE THE CNN/HBO SPECIAL ON LATE NIGHT TV.
THE TOP 30 TV GROUPS ARE REVEALED…THE BIG GET BIGGER…AND THE REST…?

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Tuesday Edition - 1.11.22 episode of Media Insultant.
Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com www.InTownMedia.com

RADIO ACHES FOR IT TO BE 2019 ALL OVER AGAIN.
TOP BILLING RADIO STATIONS IN 2020 - IT WAS A TERRIBLE YEAR.
NEW YEAR STARTS OFF WITH MORE PERSONNEL CHANGES

Welcome to Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are offer opinions and conversation about all media - digital to radio and TV. So welcome to the Thursday, January 6th Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comwww.InTownMedia.com

BEASLEY BITTEN WITH EAS FINE - $20k WORTH
DISNEY FINALLY GETS OUT OF AM RADIO AND ONLY LOSES $101M!
LOTUS SHIFTS…BUT NOT ALL THAT MUCH IN SEATTLE

.Welcome to a brand new year of Media Insultant. Hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, two media execs who offer their opinions and ideas each week on Tuesday and Thursday. They are Not Consultants ….NO they are Media Insultants - So welcome to the Tuesday, January 4th th… Episode of Media Insultant. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com www.InTownMedia.com

In the spirit of the season the Media Insultant welcomes Tony Bollen with a memorable version of "It's a Wonderful List" where George Bailey radio sales exec has an existential struggle with his career. A takeoff of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"...you'll love this poem and might even take away a feeling of gratitude and grace. Thanks to Tony for taking the time to do this annual poem for the Media Insultant. We resume regular drops for the Media Insultant on January 4th - each Tuesday and Thursday as we delve into the fascinating things going on in media. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.IntownMedia.com. Happy Holidays everyone!!

WE PICK ON NEXGEN TV AGAIN...BUT THIS TIME WE USE THEIR OWN WORDS...
LOOKS LIKE WTOP’S JOEL OXLEY IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE...REALLY!

Welcome to the only media centric vlgo/podcast with opinions and comments. Media Insultant is hosted by media execs Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels. We aren’t Media Consultants but we are Media Insultants - So welcome to the Thursday, December the 16th Episode of Media Insultant….Comments at jackson@intownmedia.comWebsite www.InTownMedia.com

THE LEE NEWSPAPERS MAY BE THE LAST OF THE SURVIVORS…

THE PARTY IS OVER IN LA...ANOTHER BLOW FOR AM RADIO?

THE FCC SLAPS COX RADIO OVER THE SALE OF FL STATIONS...AND WHAT DOES NEW YORK HAVE TO DO WITH FM VALUES IN FLORIDA??

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space.

All our shows are on Vimeo (video) and all podcast platforms – iHeart, Apple, Overcast, Pandora, etc. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

· WHAT’S UP WITH ALL THE CHURN IN SEATTLE MEDIA?

· LPTV IS A SECRETLY PROFITIABLE BUSINESS…WEREN’T WE SURPRISED!

· BUZZFEED IPO IS A DISASTER..

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space. This is the Thursday Edition 12.9.21

All our shows are on Vimeo (video) and all podcast platforms – iHeart, Apple, Overcast, Pandora, etc. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

· RADIO IS GOING COMMERCIAL FREE…OK, JUST KIDDING, BUT AUDACY IS DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE……

· ED STOLZ PULLS THE BK TRICK IN HOPES OF KEEPING HIS STATION

· HAS SINCLAIR CEO CHRIS RIPLEY BEEN LYING OR MISLEADING INVESTORS…?

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space.

All our shows are on Vimeo (video) and all podcast platforms – iHeart, Apple, Overcast, Pandora, etc. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

· THE OTT LOCAL TV NEWS SITES ARE GETTING INTO A BIT OF A TRAFFIC JAM…

· IS SBS PLAYING HARDBALL TRYING TO BUY WPYO IN ORLANDO?

· IS HYBRID RADIO A SAVIOUR OR JUST THE LATEST LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL…

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space.

All our shows are on Vimeo (video) and all podcast platforms – iHeart, Apple, Overcast, Pandora, etc. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

· IF I GET CONNED, IS IT THE RADIO STATION’S FAULT?

· PREDICTABLE MOVES AT BONNEVILLE AND AUDACY

· THE FCC’S LATEST FUND RAISING IDEA.

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space.

All our shows are on Vimeo (video) and all podcast platforms – iHeart, Apple, Overcast, Pandora, etc. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

When we first aired this interview last fall this interview created a big audience for Media Insultant. In this discussion we meet one of the big challenges of the media business – how to recruit and retain good sales people. A 90 day draw and the phone book no longer work very well…and we interview noted recruiter and sales trainer Lucy Rice to find out what does work. We promise you’ll get some good ideas out of your time here. Let unknow comments at jackson@intownmedia.com. And…Happy Thanksgiving…!

· WHAT IS VUit AND SHOULD YOU CARE EITHER WAY?

· SMALL STATION SPORTS DRAMA IN ST. LOUIS.

Welcome to the only media centric podcast (well that we can find!) focused on traditional media as well as digital and lately the Meta-Verse. Each Tuesday & Thursday Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels two experienced and opinionated media execs offer their take on the business. This is the Thursday Edition 11.18.21 of Media Insultant. More at www.intownmedia.com and comments at Jackson@intownmedia.com

· TV BROADCASTERS PLEAD WITH THE FCC TO SAVE THEM FROM THEIR OWN NETWORKS.

· CUMULUS BLOVIATES AND WE DON’T UNDERSTAND!

· IT WASN’T A DIVORCE…BUT IT WASN’T UNPLEASANT…IHEART SAYS GOODBYE TO AN INVESTOR…

Welcome to the only media centric podcast (well that we can find!) focused on traditional media as well as digital and lately the Meta-Verse. Each Tuesday & Thursday Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels two experienced and opinionated media execs offer their take on the business. This is the Tuesday Edition 11.16.21 of Media Insultant. More at www.intownmedia.com and comments at Jackson@intownmedia.com

· WE WONDER WHY COUNTRY DOESN’T WORK IN NY AND BRING IN AN EXPERT…

· Q3 RESULTS ARE IN…MORE BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

· IS THAT CHRISTMAS MUSIC…? ALREADY…?

Welcome to the only Vlog/podcast to examine and offer opinions on the world of media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels get together each Tuesday and Thursday to spout ideas and opinions about the media space.

Keith and Jackson got John Shomby – who was with WNSH in NYC during their attempt at country…and he offers us some opinions on why country doesn’t seem to work in the Big Apple…and while most of the Q3 results for publicly traded media companies are in they sound like more overly optimistic comparisons to the wrong year! See us at www.intownmedia.com

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE EDITION OF MEDIA INSULTANT – LAST WEEK A PIONEER IN THE RADIO MEDIA LANDSCAPE DIED. RALPH GUILD AT 93 - AND TODAY WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE WITH A COUPLE OF ANECDOTAL STORIES FROM ERICA FARBER – FORMER PUBLISHER OF RADIO & RECORDS, NOW HEAD OF THE RAB…BUT BEFORE THAT SPENDING YEARS WORKING WITH RALPH AS THEY BUILT INTERP INTO AN INNOVATIVE AND POWERFUL NATIONAL REP FIRM.

More at www.intownmedia.com

Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. Today:

· FACEBOOK IS NOW META. WHO CARES?

· RADIO GEEK JACKSON WANTS TO KNOW WHY COUNTRY DOESN’T WORK IN THE BIG APPLE.

· BONNEVILLE MAKES SOME EXEC MOVES AND WE WONDER IF THEY WILL RECRUIT FROM OUTSIDE THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION.

This is the November 4th Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver. Videos and all audio podcasts are at www.InTownMedia.com

Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime

Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. Today….

· BLOWING UP HIS CUMULUS CONTRACT? MAYBE….

· AN ENHANCED TECH STACK AT AUDACY

· IS STEPPING AWAY THE SAME AS QUITING OR BEING FIRED?

This is the November 2nd Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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NO AUTO SHOWROOMS IN THE FUTURE? I
S VIDEO THE BEST PLATFORM FOR CAR DEALERS?
AMAZON IS GETTING INTO THE CAR BUSINESS…OR IS IT?

With this SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant we hope to bring some clarity to the car business for media sales people with our SPECIAL EDITION guest - long time auto agency exec Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates. Video version is posted on Vimeo - under Jackson Weaver. Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· IN THE AGE OF ‘ME-TOO’ HOW DOES THIS STILL HAPPEN?

· NEXGEN TV LAYS SOME HARD TO BELIEVE CLAIMS.

· SURVEY MONKEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A SURVEY BEFORE THEY PULLED THIS BONER.

This is the October 26th Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· AN EXTRA CASH GIVEAWAY FOR IBA MEMBERS

· IS NIELSEN STILL THE GOLD STANDARD?

This is the October 21ST Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· SINCLAIR WOLLOPED BY HACKERS

· AUDACY GOES FURTHER INTO DEBT…FOR WHAT?

· A TRIBUTE TO KAY SPILKER

This is the October 12TH h Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· LOCAL JOURNALIST AT THE GOVERNMENT TROUGH?

· JACKSON IS CALLED OUT…

· YOU SPEND MORE TIME LISTENING TO AUDIO THAN ENGAGING IN SEX!

This is the October 14TH Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· WILL A SHAKEN MARTINI SAVE THE THEATER BUSINESS?

· RUMBLES IN NYC RADIO.

· WHAT POSSIBLY COULD GO WRONG? DON’T ASK FACEBOOK.

This is the October 12 th Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo under Jackson Weaver.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· BABY RUTH IN THE PUNCH BOWL.

· WHO’S IN FOR A DEAL WITH TEGNA

· MEDIA MONITORS ARE A JOKE?

This is the October 7th Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· MELTOWN OF THE YEAR!

· SPOTIFY GOES AFTER MOM-N-POPS!

· SMALL TOWN RADIO – FINALLY A BOOK!

This is the October 5th Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· IS TRITON ABOUT TO ELIMINATE SALES ROLES IN RADIO STATIONS?

· COX JOINS THE LAYOFF ROUTINE

· DRUNK GM – A GOOD EXAMPLE OF BAD MANAGEMENT!

This is the September 30th Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· SAD DAYS FOR THE MAJOR (CBS, NBC, ABC, & FOX) NETS AT THE EMMYS.

· A BATTLE FOR TEGNA IS ABOUT TO BEGIN…

· MARKETRON STRUGGLES TO GET BACK UP.

This is the September 28THt Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. Today:

· DEADLY SELF SERVING RADIO PROMOTION

· DO WE NEED BIG RADIO/TV OPERATIONS – COX DOESN’T THINK SO

· AND…KEITH TAKES A LOOK AT SOME PERSONNEL CHANGES….

This is the September 23rd Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on Vimeo and sometimes on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· THE NAB CANCELS IT’S BIGGEST MONEY MAKER.

· GRAY TELEVSION DRAWS AN EFFECTIVE LINE IN THE SAND.

· MARKETRON HACK REVEALS AN INTERESTING OLD SCHOOL STORY.

This is the September 21st Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of experienced media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· KEITH EXPLAINS TURNTABLE TO JACKSON…HE STILL DOESN’T GET IT…

· TEGNA GOES LOOKING FOR ANSWERS WITH QUEST.

· PEOPLE MOVES WITH KEITH…

This is the September 16TH Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of opinionated media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· WHEN IS ENOUGH CONSOLODATION ENOUGH?

· AMAZON SHOULD JUST BUY IHEART AND BE DONE WITH IT…

· WE ASNWER THE QUESTION NO ONE ASKED…DINING IN PORT ORCHARD.

This is the September 14th Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime. Photo by Keren Fedida on Unsplash

Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of experienced media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· G NETWORKS IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN UGLY LAWSUIT

· IBA LAUNCHES THEIR $2,000 PER DAY RADIO CONTEST

· JACKSON LOOKS FOR SMALL MARKET GM’S AND KEITH HAS PERSONNEL CHANGES.

This is the September 9th Thursday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

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Welcome to the only media centric video and audio podcast, MEDIA INSULTANT. We focus on the trends and people in the traditional media business as well as emerging digital media. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, a couple of experienced media execs give their opinion and ideas – some of which actually make sense. This week:

· JACKSON RIPS INTO BROADCASTERS LACK OF COURAGE AROUND VACCINES.

· TV NETWORKS SQUASH START UP LOCAST

This is the September 7th Tuesday Edition of Media Insultant. Join us weekly - Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. A production of InTown Media.

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They used to line up at the front door each spring. Young eager new broadcasters who wanted to work for us. Sales, on-air, promotion…whatever it took to get in the door. Today most of our recruiting efforts are fruitless. Craigslist ads and posts on the state broadcasters sites don’t cut it. So what to do?

Lucy Rice of Sales Sense in Portland has some great ideas. Well worth a listen. As always we love comments at jackson@intownmedia.com

This week Media Insultant breaks format to bring you a Special Edition. Keith and Jackson always challenge traditional media to find new solutions. Well, Ron Stone, head of the small radio group, Adams Radio has done something to meet that challenge. He’s started the Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) to offer all broadcasters the advantages of scale that the large publicly traded radio groups enjoy. Over 1,500 stations signed up this past year and IBA is offering some exciting new tools for smaller operations. Listen to his interview and comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com
Independent Broadcasters Association at iba.media.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

· PUBLIC RADIO AUDIENCE ALSO IN DECLINE.

· HOW TO PISS OFF YOUR CLIENTS.

· NEXGEN TV TRIES AGAIN WITH WHAT WE THINK IS A DUD.

This is the August 26TH Thursday Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube.

Tease! Special editions of Media Insultant next week with help for smaller radio operators and recruiting tips for anyone!

Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime. Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

· SUDDENLY – OLD TECH IS NEW TECH

· SHORTCOMINGS EXPOSED IN NIELSEN’S PPM METHODOLOGY

· MORE PEOPLE CHURN AT AUDACY.

This is the August 19th Thursday Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime. Photo by OSPAN ALI on Unsplash

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

SINCLAIR AND DISH BATTLE OVER THE BALLY SPORTS NETWORKS – AND ERGEN SPEAKS THE TRUTH!
WE ASK WHY NBC ANSWERED A QUESTION NO ONE ASKED!
AUDACY CONTINUES WITH PERSONNEL TURMOIL…THIS TIME IN THE PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT.

This is the August 19th Thursday Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

This is a special edition of Media Insultant. Keith and I get to interview Melissa Durfee-Davis long time media director in the Pacific Northwest with such legendary shops as Cole & Weber, DNA and GreenRubino. Melissa gives us some insight into the workings at the agency level...how they have changed with the advent of digital media...and what she thinks good sales people can still contribute to the process.

PLUS at the end of the interview a surprise reveal about Melissa's newest media venture!

Love feedback anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

· QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE OUT. EVERYONE IS UP…BUT ALSO DOWN.

· NIELSEN PPM IS NOW A FASHION ACCESSORY. IF YOU LIKE BLACK.

· TOP 20 PODCASTS. WHERE ARE THE BIG BROADCASTERS?

This is the August 12th Thursday Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

· WE COMMENT ON THE RANKING OF RADIO INK’S TOP 40 MOST POWERFUL RADIO EXECUTIVES.

· DISNEY SHORTS A STAR INEXCHANGE FOR….? THIS IS A NEW ONE…

· THE FCC AUCTION 109 PROVED THAT AM IS FINALLY DEAD – VERY SAD!

· INTRO SPECIAL GUEST COMING SOON…

This is the August 10th Tuesday Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with…

· CUMULUS JUMPS INTO THE BETTING WORLD WITH WYNN

· TWO STREAMING PLATFORMS COMBINE

· MOVING CHAIRS ON THE DECK OF THE TITANTIC…?

This is the Thursday August 5th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime. Photo by averie woodard on Unsplash

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· A TRICK NEW PODCAST PLAYER…

· THE OLYMPICS ARE THE GIANT RATINGS SUCK SOUND YOU’RE HEARING…

· NEW IHEART SKILL IS TOO DUMB FOR WORDS..,.

This is the Tuesday August 3rd Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· A TV NETWORK RATING WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE…

· ANOTHER LEGENDARY AM SIGNAL SIGNS OFF THE AIR.

· KEITH SPOTS AN UBER EATS SIGN

· HANG ON TO YOUR WALLETS …HERE COMES ANOTHER MEDIA SPAC.

This is the Thursday July 29th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· AMAZON AND RADIO/TV. IS THIS A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN OR HELL?

· ED STOLZ. WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY…BUT WE DO HAVE MORE TO SAY!

· CBS TV BLOWS UP THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR BIGGEST MARKETS!

This is the Tuesday July 27th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· AUDICY CUTS MORE JOBS BUT GETS A KUDO FROM US.

· KEITH HITS INTERESTING PERSONNEL CHANGES

· WANT A TV NETWORK? RUMORS OF CBS SALE.

This is the Thursday July 22nd Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime. (Photo courtesy of NY Post.)

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· WHOOPS…WE’RE WRONG AGAIN!

· VOLLEYBALL ON TV. WHEN WILL IT WORK?

· OUR SALUTE TO ONE OF THE MASTER CREATIVE RADIO PEOPLE EVER!

This is the Tuesday July 20th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now. Media Insultant today leads with…

· PERSONNEL CHANGES IN RADIO AND TV – KEITH HAS SOME COMMENTS

· WE CONTINUE TO PICK ON NEXT GEN TV.

· SINCLAIR SEEMS TO BE DOUBLING DOWN ON REGIONAL SPORTS

This is the Thursday July 15 Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now. Media Insultant today leads with…

· ENTERCOM…ER, AUDACY IS CONFUSED WITH AUDICY OR IS THE OLD ENTERCOM GETTING INTO AEROSPACE?

· WILL GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE CREATE THE NEXT BIG FORMAT FOR TV?

· STOLZ IS BACK. YES…IT CONTINUES…

This is the Tuesday July 13th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· WHEN IS MORE NOT BETTER? AUDACY MAY SOON KNOW…

· WHY DOES BOB HOFFMAN CALL GOOGLE “ASSHATS”?

· NEWSPAPERS HANG ON WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS.

This is the Thursday July 8th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· KEITH’S CLAIM TO FAME IS TIED TO CONNIE CHUNG’S PARKING SLOT AT CBS.

· NON-COM RADIO & TV STUDIOS, OFFICES AND FINANCES ARE THE ENVY OF THE BUSINESS.

This is the Tuesday July 6th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now - Media Insultant today

· Why does a boring radio format makes sense?

· Does the new DOS of Hubbard Chicago really have no radio sales experience??

· Is Adams Radio pulling out of the business…?

This is the Thursday July 1st Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now - Media Insultant today

· WHY THE CUMULUS DEAL SELLING UBER EATS CAR TOP DIGITAL ADS IS A DUD!

· WHEN IS A GOOD CRM SYSTEM HARMFUL TO YOUR SALES TEAM? THIS WEEK’S GOOD EXAMPLE OF BAD MANAGEMENT HAS A TAKEAWAY.

This is the Tuesday June 29th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· SPECIAL DISCUSSION ON COLD CALLING FOR MEDIA

· THE BIGGEST HANDICAP FOR RADIO STATION VALUES

· THE CRB IS THROWING STREAMING AUDIO UNDER THE BUS…AGAIN!

This is the Thursday June 24th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· HOWARD STERN – A LEGEND WHO WOULDN’T BE ON THE AIR TODAY.

· WHO’S THE BIG DOG IN TV AD REVENUES? IT’S NOT ONE OF THE BIG 4!

· A SIMPLE REUNION BLOWS APART HBO PLANS…

This is the Tuesday June 22nd Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· THE NEXT 5 YEARS DO NOT LOOK GOOD…

· SINCLAIR IS LOOKING FOR MORE DEBT FOR A STREAMING SERVICE

· ISN’T A TWO STATION CLUSTER GETTING A BIT TOP HEAVY?

This is the Thursday June 17th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· CUMULUS ADDS AN OUT-OF-HOME PROGRAM THAT MAKES NO SENSE.

· QUIT BITCHING ABOUT THE BOTS – NO ONE IN ADVERTISING SEEMS TO CARE.

· THE ELLEN SYNDROM IS OUR GOOD EXAMPLE OF BAD MANAGEMENT

This is the Tuesday June 15th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Thursday June 10th

· RADIO BOARD COMP IS…AMAZING.

· IS DANA THE NEXT RUSH?

· TO #3 IN 6 MONTHS…THE KEXP STORY

Join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant, our opinions offered freely. Audio podcasts on any platform (Apple, TuneIn, Spotify, etc.) and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Kieth Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now, Media Insultant today leads with…

· A TRUE PIONEER SIGNS OFF.

· WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SINCLAIR RADIO?

· BREAKING RECORDS WITH GOOD EXAMPLES OF BAD MANAGEMENT

For Tuesday June 8th – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Thursday June 3rd

· Alpha Media reorg update.

· Auto advertising could be choking by mid-summer

· SBS just had a terrible quarter….how come?

· There’s a new Swiss army knife sales team in the audio space…

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Tuesday June 1st.

· IS AMAZON THE ULTIMATE MEDIA CARNAVORE…?

· CAN ANYONE REPLACE RUSH? DOES ANYONE WANT TO…?

· And…Good Examples of Bad Management…

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Kieth Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with…

· THE TRIBUNE COMPANY IS SOLD WIMPERING INTO THE ARMS OF ALDEN MEDA

· ED STOLZ JUST WONT DIE…HE’S BACK IN COURT AGAIN.

· WILL THE CHIP SHORTAGE CRIPPLE BROADCAST’S RECOVERY?

· Cumulus PULLS A ‘WHAT WERE THEY THINKING’ IN NEW YORK…

· AUDICY DOUBLES UP AGAIN IN MAJOR MARKETS…

FOR THURSDAY MAY 27TH – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments at jackson@intownmedia.com anytime.

Welcome to a Tuesday SPECIAL EDITION of MEDIA INSULTANT for 5.25.21. Each week we delve into the world of media…from neighborhood bulletin boards to major mergers on Wall Street. But this week we took a different tac to focus on our new feature GOOD EXAMPLES OF BAD MANAGEMENT in the media space. We’ve all done dumb things as managers but we all can takeaway good learning too. And while our examples are media related, they apply truly to most businesses.

Don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube or your favorite Podcast platform and we welcome input, comments and your BAD MANAGEMENT stories anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their twice-weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. Today…

· Media Insultant is now TWICE a week with shorter episodes.

· Was 2020 a disaster or just OK for radio?

· Can you sell in a down media market?

· Is Seattle the farm market for Nexstar?

For the week of May 17th – this is the Thursday edition of Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday & Thursday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their twice-weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. Today…

· Media Insultant is now TWICE a week with shorter episodes.

· Huge merger between Warner & Discovery. Is that enough to compete in streaming however?

· Will Apple REALLY destroy Facebook…or just needless whining by Zuckerberg?

· Ah…could you put that on my AMEX? A Good Example of Bad Management.

For the week of May 17th – this is the Tuesday edition of Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday & Thursday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· The quarterlies are in – is radio scrapping the bottom of the curve?

· Apollo buys Yahoo and AOL. Deal or dud of the decade?

· Ed Stolz won’t go away…

· Larry Wilson’s battle with Alpha continues…

· Why is there a battle over the Tribune company…?

· …and Delilah buys some nostalgia…

For the week of May 10th – this is Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· Alpha Media fires back at Larry Wilson…but did they miss the mark?

· Another adventure in subscription radio…??

· Linear TV is quickly losing relevance…

· All This and this week’s HOT HITS …

For the week of May 3rd – this is Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· Just what radio needs, another competitor…and this time it’s one of the big bad boys of tech out to make life hard…

· Apple makes a significant new move in podcasting…but it will cost you.

· We whine about digital over-targeting.

· And of course the week’s …HOT HITs…

For the week of April 27th – this is Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· Where’s Judge Judy when we need her? Larry Wilson throws a wrench in the Alpha media bankruptcy!

· The potential for a Tribune deal that keeps the publisher out of the jaws of cost slasher Alden is crumbling…

· Does anyone care about the National Association of Broadcasters?

For the week of April 19th – this is Media Insulant.

New episodes each Tuesday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· We brag a little…

· More newspaper woes…

· What Google & Facebook leave behind in local media revenue now gets sucked up by Amazon.

· And why are these guys toast?

For the week of April 12th – this is Media Insultant. New episodes each Tuesday on You Tube and all podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc.) Comments anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week…

· Is IT TOO LATE? THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON CROSS OWNERSHIP

· STREAMING – ANOTHER BREAKTHRU

· PODCASTING – LOTS OF SMOKE…NO FIRE?

· HOT HITS FOR THE FUN OF IT…

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 5TH…THIS IS MEDIA INSULTANT!

THE RADIO BIZ IS A BUZZ WITH THE LARGE RADIO GROUP ENTERCOM’S NAME CHANGE…THEY ARE NOW AUDICY (aka: ODYSSEY)

WHY IS THAT SIGNIFICANT? WHO REALLY CARES…? AND WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT IT…?

This is a special edition of Media Insultant for radio geeks...no video this time just this audio podcast. Regular editions of Media Insultant drop each Tuesday on YouTube and the normal podcasting platforms.

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on the current media scene. Radio is primary...but also TV, digital, print and maybe even bus boards. This week...

What’s in a name…? Let’s ask Entercom.
Rush is no longer here...but he’s still here.
First it was the Super Bowl...now March Madness! Where is the audience….?
Entercom has been officially shaken down...
And...more HOT BITS!

For the week of March 29th...this is Media Insultant…available on both YouTube and any podcasting platform. New episodes drop each Tuesday.

Welcome to Media Insultant – Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer our opinions on all thing’s media. For the week of March 22, 2021…

· Tegna CEO has a serious whoops moment…

· More corporate drama with iHeart…

· Are the networks doing a Charlie Brown Lucy football pull on their affiliates?

· And HOT BITS debut…

Media Insultant is available weekly on YouTube and the podcast is available on any of the platforms…Apple, TuneIn, Google, etc. Appreciate any comments. Our website is www.IntownMedia.com

Welcome to MEDIA INSULTANT – with opinions on everything from radio to digital media.

· Oaktree finally gets out of broadcasting…finally

· Do NFL TV fees truly grow to the sky?

· When is there a difference with no distinction??.

· Does Saga’s pure play pay?

· And Ed is back…again!

Weekly podcasts on all the platforms and video on YouTube or at InTownMedia.com. Love to hear comments anytime.

It’s Media Insultant for the week of March 8th. Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on all things media. Among other stories…

· Just what we need another time sink! Does the world need Clubhouse?

· A follow up on iHearts final 2020 earnings report - tough year!

· And…the gangster/thug of music rights is back beating up radio stations.

Don’t forget the Media Insultant podcast is now available on all the platforms – Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc. New episodes each Tuesday!

Video version on YouTube. Just search Media Insultant!

It’s Media Insultant for the first week of March. Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels offer opinions on all things media. This week...

· Lots’ of bad news in radio earnings reports as expected… even being in 5 Georgia Markets doesn’t save Q4 for Cumulus….

· But TV continues to mainline on political….

· iHeart splits – getting set for sale or just to extract more value…?

· And what media are advertisers rapidly abandoning ?

Don’t forget the Media Insultant podcast is now available on all the platforms – Apple, Google, TuneIn, etc. New episodes each Tuesday!

Keith and Jackson are back for a weekly dose of Media Insultant. This week...

Do we get to see a perp walk? Ed Stolz on the lamb or in jail…
Some new thoughts on the future of radio without Rush…and...
iHeart drives a spike thru the hearts their own radio stations…

Feedback anytime at jackson@intownmedia.com and we appreciate your subscription to our weekly podcast. New show drops each Tuesday! Thanks...

Rush Limbaugh is dead. What else is dying with Rush? This is a special edition of Media Insultant…NOT consultant but Media Insultant! Today we’re talking about Rush Limbaugh’s impact on the radio business…and where we go from here!

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions and thoughts on the current media scene – radio, TV, print and digital are all topics they dig into.

1. Exiting news – soon radio listening in your car!(Hello!)

2. The battle of the giants grows as Paramount Plus launches

3. Why is the NAB so opposed to ZoneCasting?

4. And…why did no one show up for Lori Lewis’ webinar?

DON’T FORGET THE PODCAST VERSION OF MEDIA INSULTANT IS AVAILABLE ON ALL THE PLATFORMS - AND JOIN US EACH TUESDAY FOR A EPISODE OF MEDIA INSULTANT

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver opine on all things media. They sometimes even say something that makes sense. New episodes drop each Tuesday!

This week...

1. 50 years of success doing the same thing over and over…

2. The story just gets better and more complicated…Ed is back.

3. Radio loses another talented manager

4. The big get bigger and less diversified. Do we care?

This week Keith and Jackson offer their opinions on a what's going on in media...including:

1. The Marshal is in town…

2. What is Fortress Capital’s play with Alpha Media…?

3. Sinclair’s regional sports nets – roll ‘em!!

4. Apple crushing Facebook revenue…yikes!

Video version available on YouTube. New episode each Tuesday.

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver opine on what's going on in the media space this week...

BREAKING: Alpha Media's bankruptcy is a tough one!

1. The death of advertising supported media. ?

2. Great. Just in time. Another all-news OTT channel…just in time for what…?.

3. Cumulus killing free speech? Who cares!?

4. A killer podcast recommendation!

Don't forget to subscribe and thanks for listening...

Each week Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver opine on all things media. This week…

1) I thought syndicated radio shows were for small markets! Bobby Bones arrives in Seattle!

2) The Sharks swim free in streaming for the next season. KFOX is out and maybe radio sports is too.

3) What’s on YOUR dashboard?

4) Creepy genius! Monster hitmaker from the 60s & 70s was indeed a monster.

1) What a difference 20 years or radio makes. Or does it?

2) Golf on the radio is like watching Velveeta cheese age in the cooler. So why did Sirius XM want the rights to the Masters?

3) Amazon buys podcaster Wondery for some $300 million. What’s the REAL reason they want to be in such a small business?

4) Direct Response (DR) advertising has long been occupied by bottom feeding accounts. Is fading response for DR the canary in the advertising coal mine?

Questions/comments at jackson@intownmedia.com

Keith and Jackson ask will Radio.com be a better brand than Entercom?
What is Jeff Smulyan going to do with $200M in SPAC money?
How to sell against Google/Facebook other than begging.
And Ed Stolz story may be over as well as the NAB basically pleading poverty with hundreds of millions in the bank!