Podcast Episodes

Media Insultant - 7.9.25 - Radio geeks - REEL RADIO is back! Fox likes multiple market managers. Paul Harvey's estate sues Paramount Pictures and regardless of what the NAB says, AM stations are shutting down.

Season 6 Episode 265

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 …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Media Insultant - 6.25.25 A tribute to Dennis Holt. TEGNA moves local news to OTT and Apple Plus may soon take advertising. Just what we need!

Season 6 Episode 264

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 PI…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Media Insultant - 6.18.25 The radio story about Fun, Fun, Fun. Public broadcast at crossroads. The pending death of Blue Links. iHeart in the south of France? And BFofA fund raiser!

Season 6 Episode 263

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)

I…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Media Insultant - 6.11.25 - Emmis in New York. Cox leaving their roots. Meta is all in on AI for your next commercial campaign. CBS TV problems continue.

Season 6 Episode 262

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…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Media Insultant - 6.4.25 - Cox takes a late train out of Tulsa. Byron Allen puts stations on the block. And Jeff Warshaw is pissed!

Season 6 Episode 261

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 PARAMOUN…

Published on 4 months ago

Media Insultant - 5.28.25 - Delilah gives her heart, but it's not enough. We look at the new Alpha merger deal. AI Ashley goes to weekends and Wendy McMahan jumps ship at CBS.

Season 6 Episode 260

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 WI…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Media Insultant - 5.14.24 - We bring in Ed Steenman to discuss how media sales people can thrive in the choas that is the car business today.

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 tari…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Media Insultant - 5.7.25 Alpha/Connisseur make a deal! And what's the deal at Westwood One?

Season 6 Episode 258

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 …

Published on 5 months ago

Media Insultant - 4.30.25 Why is ESPN ditching baseball? How long is Cumulus going to be around? Good news for radio...with a caveat!

Season 6 Episode 257

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 m…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Media Insultant 4.23.25 - NextGen is fading fast. Business retention is suddenly a big deal! And what can Tik Toc teach radio about ad placement?

Season 6 Episode 256

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…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago