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BLOG: Is Donald Trump Impacting Radio Ratings?
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 –– Jacobs Media's Fred Jacobs writes in his latest blog that his company has been conducting one-on-one interviews with Millennials, as well as radio news listeners. These disparate groups are telling us the same thing; interest in politics is driving an increased interest and focus on the news, whether they like it or not. He adds that all of this may be changing the media usage equation. And of course, that has an effect – both good and bad – on radio ratings.
A recent analysis in the Columbia Journalism Review by Jed Gottlieb suggests the President’s impact on news and our attention spans is like a “black hole,” sucking the oxygen out of the media room – TV, movies, radio, music, and whatever else is in the way. Gottlieb points out that even big music news stories – the Grammy awards and Beyoncé’s pregnancy – have been overshadowed by incessant Trump coverage.
For News/Talk radio and radio talk shows in general, Jacobs says there’s no problem here. In fact, the only question revolves around how to keep up with the frenzied pace of each day’s events, including weekends. -- For music radio, it a very different challenge. The political maelstrom that’s been roiling for months has only intensified since the inauguration. That leaves stations that specialize in formats like Country, Classic Rock, and Hot AC with an attention-deficit disorder as their audiences are distracted by the politics of today. READ COMPLETE BLOG HERE
(OF NOTE: At this year's 8th Annual Talk Show Boot Camp set for March 9 & 10 at The W Hotel Atlanta/Buckhead - Joshua Wurmlinger along with Chris Berry, Buck Sexton & Eric Stanger will share exclusive data on how the 2016 election impacted talk radio - CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS)
Fire Breaks Out At Seacrest's $50 Million Mansion
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 –– A fire broke out at Ryan Seacrest’s Beverly Hills mansion on Sunday, February 19. He posted on Instragram: “Fire last night at the house - thank God everyone is ok. Thanks again @beverlyhillsfirefighters." He captured an image (inset top right) showing burned furniture and other items scattered outside his home on Monday. Beyond the photo, Seacrest didn't reveal much more, but TMZ reported that an electrical fire ignited on his driveway and jumped to trash cans nearby.
According to US Magazine, Seacrest purchased the home, which has nine bedrooms and sits on more than three acres, from talk show host Ellen DeGeneres after she listed it for $49 million in 2012.
Atlanta Braves Go To Bat For Seacrest Foundation
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 –– The Braves tweeted this picture of a custom Ryan Seacrest Jersey to announce their partnership with his Ryan Seacrest Foundation. This partnership will support the foundation's work at children's hospitals across the country including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Seacrest, an Atlanta native, will lend his voice to the Braves' "Welcome Home" broadcast campaign as they start their first season at SunTrust Park reports CBS 46 TV.
"My entire family is delighted that we were able to create this meaningful partnership with the Atlanta Braves," said RSF Executive Director Meredith Seacrest, adding that the foundation is grateful for the partnership. Braves players will visit kids at the hospital, including the Seacrest Studios there, which lets kids explore radio, television and new media careers. "Like the Braves, Ryan Seacrest has Atlanta roots which is what makes this such a natural partnership," said Derek Schiller, president, business for the Atlanta Braves. "All of Atlanta is proud of Ryan's success, and we are excited to support the meaningful work The Ryan Seacrest Foundation does here in our city, as well as nationwide."
Comedian/Talk Host Joe Piscopo Mulls Run For New Jersey Governor - No Joke!
I've Never Been More Serious About Anything In My Life
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 –– 970 The Answer New York's Joe Piscopo is considering a run for New Jersey Governor reports The New York Times. "I'm very serious about it. I've never been more serious about anything in my life," Piscopo said. Mr. Piscopo pointed to Mr. Trump’s victory as upending the notion of a candidate needing political experience. It was on the Trump campaign trail that Mr. Piscopo started to seriously consider running, saying he received encouragement from Reince Priebus, then chairman of the Republican Party and now Mr. Trump’s chief of staff, and from the former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Piscopo says Donald Trump's win shows that someone with no political experience has a chance, he told The Times. “Joe Piscopo obviously goes into this with a whole lot of name recognition,” said Ashley Koning, the director at the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers. “Whether that turns into actual approval and support among New Jersey residents and New Jersey voters, that’s another story, but I think there’s a lot of ground that every candidate has to cover.” READ STORY HERE
STUDY: Most At Work Listening Goes To Radio
JUST OVER HALF OF AT WORK LISTENING GOES TO RADIO THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 – Just over half of at-work listening to radio is just one of the statistics that will be released this Thursday and the next batch of data from the Alan Burns and Associates/Strategic Solutions Research national study of 2000 women. Alan Burns noted that three out of four women (74%) who work full-time listen to music while they work. “40% of them listen to over the air radio, and another 14% listen to the online stream of an AM/FM radio station.
Pureplay music streamers now account for 21% of women’s at work music choice.” Counting YouTube, 85% of all women now listen to a pureplay at some point during the typical week, according to the study. “Custom music streamers online have become ubiquitous,” said Strategic EVP Hal Rood, “but radio has some terrific strengths versus pureplays that we will detail on Thursday.” REGISTERE HERE
BLOG: Why Isn't Podcasting Bigger Asks Steve Goldstein?
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 –– Amplifi Media's Steve Goldstein answers in his latest blog: it is becoming bigger. But the lens needs to be adjusted properly to see the growth. Music and spoken word are generally presented together as “audio.” Podcasting, is a subset of spoken word. So, let’s separate.
As one might guess, Americans spend more time listening to music than spoken audio. Music can be consumed in the background, while speech usually requires the ability to ‘lean-forward’ and listen with intent. For the overwhelming majority of people, the available time for the involved listening that speech (Talk shows, podcasts, sports, newscasts, etc.) requires is significantly less than what is available for music.
Podcasting has quickly taken 10% of the speech-audio market. Importantly, that number rises sharply when focusing on millennial and teen listeners. AMONG 13-34 YEAR-OLDS, FULLY 29% OF SPEECH GOES TO PODCASTING Broadcast radio, with its hundred-year head start, is the biggest player in the space --- talk radio, news, and sports stations - and satellite radio is a factor. But podcasting is rapidly transforming the spoken word space from its historical form as a river of content that listeners dip their cups into as it flows along, to an on-demand medium that provides the exact content they are seeking at the time they wish to listen. READ COMPLETE BLOG HERE
(OF NOTE: At this year's 8th Annual Talk Show Boot Camp set for March 9 & 10 at The W Hotel Atlanta/Buckhead - Steve Goldstein presents '7 Reasons You Can't Wait To Get Into Podcasting - CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS)
Opie Hughes Says His Job At SiriusXM Could Be In Jeopardy After Breaching Stern's Sealed Off Wing
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2017 ––Gregg 'Opie' Hughes said his job as an on-air personality could be in jeopardy after he breached the King of All Media's sealed-off wing of the New York City building. According to The Daily Mail, Hughes said his fate with SiriusXM could be in the hands of his longtime rival, Howard Stern after he convinced a cleaning lady to grant him access to Stern's sealed-off quarters at the company's New York City headquarters.
Hughes who live-streamed on YouTube told the cleaning lady that he had forgotten something inside the area, to which she granted him access to Stern's facility. In a Facebook post, Hughes said "‘I feel horrible about the cleaning lady and it wasn't right to get her involved,' noting that SiriusXM officials told him that 'her job was never in jeopardy. Security quickly caught wind of the breach and asked Hughes and comedian Sherrod Small to leave. Hughes said he was 'yelled at for 45 straight minutes' by SiriusXM’s president & chief content officer Scott Greenstein in the wake of the security breach. SEE MORE HERE
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STUDY: Radio’s Numbers Lower In Connected Cars, But Still Dominant Choice Of Women
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– In our continued peek at Alan Burns and Associates/Strategic Solutions Research study of 2000 women, the latest news shows that AM/FM radio is still the dominant audio choice in those connected cars. “Most women now know they can connect to the Internet through their phone or the built-in dashboard entertainment system,” said Strategic EVP Hal Rood. “Yet those women continue to listen to radio most. 71% of them listen to radio most in their car. The components of that are 65% to the over the air signal of a local AM/FM station, 4% to the online stream a local station, and 2% to the stream of a station in another city. By comparison, only 14% choose to listen to a pure play streamer most, and 6% to satellite radio.” In comparison, the numbers from “What Women Want – 2017” show that among women who can’t or don’t know they can connect to the Internet in their cars, the “listen most” sources are 81% to AM/FM radio over the air, and 2% to radio streams.
“Radio’s numbers are lower in connected cars, but not to the degree I think most people expected,” said Burns founder Alan Burns. “In aggregate, that’s a loss of only about 15% for radio in the connected car. That’s significant, but certainly not a disaster.” The Burns/Strategic study results are being released in a series of four free webinars. The next, on Thursday, February 23 at 2pm EST/11am PST - REGISTER HERE
People Spend More Time Listening To Stations That Engage Them Through Social Says NuVoodoo
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– Last week’s North American Broadcasters Association Symposium, held at NAB headquarters in Washington, showed off coming enhancements in digital technology and connected cars, which will allow instantaneous feedback from listeners while they’re driving. These possibilities come about as connected cars learn to communicate with: • Other cars (for accident avoidance). • Manufacturers for service and performance updates. • Service providers (Filld, for example, a service that brings gas to your vehicle; Bentley is offering this service to people who buy their vehicles as an option, where the service is available.).
NuVoodoo's Carolyn Gilbert & Leigh Jacobs (L) participated in a panel about building radio audiences in a world that includes new media choices for listeners. An interesting perspective on Social Media was provided by Lux (above), the morning host on Emmis’ KNOU (Now 96.3) in St. Louis. As a Millennial who’s spent her career with the Emmis cluster in St. Louis, Lux has deep experience in station promotions, but is relatively new to on-air work. For her, Social Media allows an extension of her show, from live streaming after her show and at station events and appearances, to using different Social Media platforms to tell stories surrounding her show. She knows instinctively what NuVoodoo Research data shows: People spend more time listening to stations that engage with them in Social Media.
Here’s a large market morning host who got her job because she understands listeners, having seen them up close and in person at station appearances. Organically, she differentiates between the push of legacy media and the increasing preference of today’s consumers to pull what they want at their convenience. Frankly, they’re better qualifications for being on the radio than the old days when being able to slip cue a record and back-time to the news was required - Leigh Jacobs.
[WATCH] American Idol Clears Hurdle For Return
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– Seems like ever since Fox TV's American Idol left tube and ended one of radio's most beloved and engaged series, it's been followed by a steady stream of rumors hinting at its possible return. The Hollywood Reporter reports 'It isn't definitely coming back to television, but the producers of the singing competition show have overcome a major hurdle for its return. On Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Stuart Bernstein blessed an amended agreement between 19 Entertainment and Fremantle Media Limited. According to court papers, the agreement "memorializes the parties’ intention to re-launch American Idol on American television by seeking a new license agreement with a broadcaster, network or other platform subject to various terms and conditions."
Although the parties have come together on reviving American Idol, there's still massive litigation pending. Should NBC in fact revive series, it will be interesting to see how it manages alongside its other competition blockbuster, 'The Voice.'
Metallica To Perform For The Loop Chicago's 40th
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– We’ve waited 40 years for this party! announced Cumulus' legendary WLUP, The Loop Chicago. Adding to the occasion they've booked "the biggest rock band in the world! Metallica" They'll be taking over Soldier 
Field on June 18th, which marks its 40th anniversary. It was just two years later on July 12, 1979 that the heralded 'Disco Demolition took place at Comiskey Park.
It will also include a performance of “Master of Puppets” Watch Tim Virgin’s interview with Kirk Hammett! and more Loop interviews with Metallica HERE
SYNDICATION: iHeart Y100.1 Fort Myers’ Adds Lulu & Lala For Nights
Will Continue Their Afternoon Show On 103.5 'KTU New York
February 16, 2017 – iHeartMedia Fort Myers announced that popular twins Lulu and Lala have joined Y100.1 as nighttime hosts effective immediately. Lulu and Lala will broadcast weekdays from 7 p.m. to midnight. Marissa and Marianela Gonzalez, better known as “Lulu & Lala,” began to captivate the Latin market in 2007 as part of The Luis Jimenez Morning Show on Univision’s X96.3 in New York. Six years later, these Cuban-Salvadorian sisters carried their loyal Latin following over to mainstream as co-hosts of Ty Loves NY on 92.3 NOW.
The sisters will also continue to host their afternoon show in New York on 103.5 KTU. In addition, throughout their tenure the girls have been regular correspondents for the entertainment news show "El Gordo y la Flaca,” Univision's highest rated national TV show. They have also been correspondents for many events including Premios Juventud, Premio Lo Nuestro, the Latin Grammys and the multiple auditions for Nuestra Belleza Latina in New York.
EXECUTIVE ACTION: Kevin Mussleman Rises To VP/GM Adams Radio Ft. Wayne
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– Adams Radio Group has named Kevin Musselman VP & GM for it Fort Wayne, Indiana cluster. Kevin has been with Adams in Fort Wayne since it entered the market via acquisition of Oasis Ra dio and Summit Media Fort Wayne serving as Director of Sales. Adams owns and operated WBTU, WJFX, WXKE, WWFW, WGL AM, WLYV AM and Metro stations B96, The Patriot 103.3 and Kool Oldies 104.3.
From 2007 to 2012 Kevin served in GSM and GM roles for Federated Media. Kevin has called Indiana home for the past 27 years. When asked to comment on Kevin, Ron Stone, President and CEO of Adams Radio Group, said “Kevin is a perfect fit for the GM role. He has been with Adams from the day we acquired the market a nd has built an amazing sales organization. It’s a big job overseeing 9 frequencies in one market, and I am confident Kevin is the leader we need. Kevin is a team player with strong sales skills and creates amazing partnerships both internal and external.
Eric Benet, Joe, Leela James & Yuna To Perform At WDAS Philly 'Women Of Excellence Luncheon'
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017–– 105.3 WDAS FM Philly announced that recording artists Eric Benet, Joe, Leela James and Yuna (shown) will perform live at the third annual WDAS Women of Excellence Luncheon, a celebration of local women and their achievements in the community. The luncheon will take place on Saturday, April 1 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the 
Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia Hotel.
The Women of Excellence Luncheon will honor Trailblazing Woman of Excellence Susan L. Taylor, Editor in Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine, and Founder and CEO of the National Cares Mentoring Movement. 105.3 WDAS FM’s on-air personalities Patty Jackson, Frankie Darcell, Mimi Brown and Loraine Ballard Morrill will host the event. In addition, 105.3 WDAS FM will honor four remarkable women nominated by 105.3 WDAS listeners, one of which will receive the Mary J. Blige Award for Perseverance and Courage.
The Loop’s 40th Anniversary Show with Metallica February 13th, 2017 | Web Team Win Tickets Scroll down below for your chance to win! We’ve waited 40 years for this party! It’s The Loop’s 40th Anniversary Show, and we’ve got the ultimate birthday present…the biggest rock band in the world! Metallica is taking over Soldier Field on June 18th with Avenged Sevenfold to help us ring in 40! Tickets go on sale Friday, February 17th @ 10 a.m. but we’ve got an early presale for Loopers!
CONDOLENCES: Former WTAX Springfield Host 'One-Eyed Jack' Passes Away
THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2017 –– Former WTAX /Springfield, IL host Donald “One-Eyed Jack” Jackson passed away Friday evening following a brief illness at St. John’s Hospital. He was known throughout Central Illinois as a boisterous, outspoken radio talk host and the owner and operator of The Dr. of BBQ.
“Jack” as he was known by his friends and family, began his radio career in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1972, and began his Springfield radio career in 1976. His most recent radio position was Morning Show Host at WTAX from 2002 until 2003. Jack then was owner of the Dr. of BBQ restaurant until November of last year.
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