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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Media Insultant episodes:

May 28, 2025 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.
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 WITH POLITICAL TURMOIL AT CBS WENDY MCMAHAN HAS HAD AGUT FULL….(15:32)

Good morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital. We welcome you to the Wednesday May 28th Episode of Media Insultant….

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]

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23min
May 15, 2025 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 tariffs impacting the automobile business, we asked Ed how to navigate the current market as a sales rep.
And...to our surprise, a big endorsement for radio.
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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20min
May 07, 2025 Media Insultant - 5.7.25 Alpha/Connisseur make a deal! And what's the deal at Westwood One?
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 from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert - I'm Jackson Dell Weaver…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and insultant guru….Keith Samuels.

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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29min
April 30, 2025 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!
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 morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 30th Episode of Media Insultant….

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
April 23, 2025 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?
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 TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 17th Episode of Media Insultant….

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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28min
April 16, 2025 Media Insultant 4.16.24 _ Bitch about Nielsen, local TV news is shrinking, and the timing of changes in the Midwest.
THE AMAZING SHRINKING LOCAL TV NEWS OPERATIONS….(8:55)
MORE CHANGES IN THE MIDWEST IHEART CHANGES MANAGEMENT (17:05)
SUDDENLY - WE GET A SENSE OF DEJA VU…IT’S 1977 AND RADIO COMPLAINS ABOUT NIELSEN…(2:05)
WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and Masters Golf reporter….Keith Samuels. Together We welcome you to the Wednesday April 17th Episode of Media Insultant….

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
April 09, 2025 Media Insultant - 4.9.25 - No sale for radio dot com. Nielsens' new minumum listening levels. Sales idea - sue your clients! And fewer radio stations on the air.
RADIO.COM NO SALE (3:00)
3 MINUTE LISTENING PERIODS - JUST A WAY TO KEEP NIELSEN’S RADIO CLIENTS HAPPY…OR SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT…? (8;45)
BYRON ALLEN MAY HAVE LEARNED A LESSON…MAYBE? (5:25)
MORE RADIO STATIONS SHUT DOWN…22 FOR CUMULUS…(16:30)

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
April 02, 2025 Media Insultant - 4.2.25 - All of Cox stations for sale. Duh! Stephen;s fire sales a cluster and Payola is back!
PAYOLA IS BACK (13:00)
CMG IS FOR SALE. SO…WHAT ELSE IS NEW? (4:10)
SMG - STEPHENS MEDIA - SELLS 4 STATIONS FOR WHAT…? (10:47)

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
March 26, 2025 We're back! Media Insultant 3.26.25 Saga, Audacy AND the Mystery Man!
THE DRAMA AT SAGA CONTINUES TO HEAT UP…(7:02)
NO SURPRISES…AUDACY IS A BANK PLAY NOW…(14:30)
WHO’S THE MYSTERY BUYER IN HAWAII…? (21:03)

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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28min
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

FAQs about Media Insultant:

How many episodes does Media Insultant have?

The podcast currently has 303 episodes available.