Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMedia Insultant - 12.18.24 Our annual Christmas poem will make you smile if you love the broadcasting business!
Season 5 Episode 251
For several years we've featured Tony Bollen - our own Poet Laureate - delivering his holiday message for media folks. It always warms your hardened…
1 year, 8 months ago
Media Insultant - 12.11.24 - Muffy! What's with Yacht Rock? (1:25) Google losing share? (4;30) What does the new FCC Commish mean for M&A? (9;58) Keith thinks sports on TV is still safe? (16:05)
Season 5 Episode 250
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)
I…
1 year, 8 months ago
Media Insultant - 12.4.24 - More terminations and management consolodation. Format flips may not work today. Who were YOUR mentors?
Season 5 Episode 249
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 on…
1 year, 8 months ago
Media Insultant 11.20.24 - BOGO on radio stations? Is AI ready tor prime time with radio? Why would NBCU want to sell their valuable cable assets?
Season 5 Episode 248
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…
1 year, 9 months ago
Media Insultant 11.13.24 - Did political save Q3? More 'terminations" at iHeart. Is 2025 going to be that bad? New RAB board members may not be there for long.
Season 5 Episode 247
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)
EVERY…
1 year, 9 months ago
Media Insultant 11.6.24 - No more Action News...it's all Neighborhood News for Scripps. X is a joke. The World Series ratings are in. And Remote News Service is the future of radio news!
Season 5 Episode 246
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)
R…
1 year, 9 months ago
Media Insultant 10.30.24 - Will the World Series be a hit for Fox? Radio towers aren't supposed to fall down! And more people moves.
Season 5 Episode 245
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! (5:2…
1 year, 9 months ago
Media Insultant 10.23.24 Nielsen gives radio a kiss...or not. Going to prison for what was said on the radio. And the coutnry battle rages anew in Seattle.
Season 5 Episode 244
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 …
1 year, 10 months ago
Media Insultant 10.16.24 - We explain our hiatus plus some comments on what we missed.
Season 4 Episode 243
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 We…
1 year, 10 months ago
MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.11.24 - Emma debuts and we cringe! TV continues to head for the cliff and is Local Media in free fall?
Season 5 Episode 242
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…
1 year, 11 months ago