Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMedia Insultant - 9.3.25 - We argue Saga's digital strategy. Where is the annual top 10 billing radio station report? I't's overdue. And we aren't the smartest guys in the room anymore!!
Season 6 Episode 270
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…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Media Insultant - 8.27.25 - Beasley sale could trigger whole new radio M&A scene. Will radio stop paying streaming copyright fees? And why did TEGNA leave money on the table? Or did they?
Season 6 Episode 270
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…? (…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Media Insultant - Special Edition - AI will cheat you out of budget consideration and what you can do about it.
Season 6 Episode 269
Our ad agency guru, Ed Steenman of Steenman & Associates joins us for a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. Ed compares his media buying strategy wi…
1 year ago
Media Insultant - 8.13.25 - TV M&A surges. ESPN deal in jeopardy politically? And Apple makes a grab for F1 coverage when ESPN drops out.
Season 6 Episode 268
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…
1 year ago
Media Insultant - 8.6.25 - Is 13 seconds of porn worth $222,000? Will AI exclude radio & TV from marketing budgets? And iHeart has new leadership.
Season 6 Episode 267
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 …
1 year ago
Media Insultant 7.16.25 - Salvation for local TV news? Blurring the lines between video and radio. And some TV stations are saying, we don't need a network!
Season 6 Episode 266
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 …
1 year, 1 month ago
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.(1…
1 year, 1 month 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 . …
1 year, 2 months 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 EXIS…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months ago