Media Insultant

By 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

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The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.

Media Insultant episodes:

December 18, 2024 Media Insultant - 12.18.24 Our annual Christmas poem will make you smile if you love the broadcasting business!
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.

Comments are always welcome at [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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10min
December 11, 2024 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)
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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24min
December 04, 2024 Media Insultant - 12.4.24 - More terminations and management consolodation. Format flips may not work today. Who were YOUR mentors?
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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25min
November 20, 2024 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?
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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23min
November 13, 2024 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.
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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21min
November 06, 2024 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!
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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23min
October 30, 2024 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.
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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25min
October 23, 2024 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.
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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22min
October 16, 2024 Media Insultant 10.16.24 - We explain our hiatus plus some comments on what we missed.
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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30min
September 11, 2024 MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.11.24 - Emma debuts and we cringe! TV continues to head for the cliff and is Local Media in free fall?
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

Thanks for listening!
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24min

FAQs about Media Insultant:

How many episodes does Media Insultant have?

The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.