Carl Goldman and his wife Jeri are the owners of KHTS AM 1220 & FM 98.1, the Santa Clarita, California hometown radio stations. Some of you may know Carl through the business but many of you know Carl because he has become one of the most visible individuals directly affected with Coronavirus, Covid- 19. In … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Carl Goldman, Owner of KHTS and a Recent Victim of COVID-19"

As Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB, was preparing for the last podcast of the year, she began thinking about specific areas of personal focus on for the new year. She posed this topic to our senior leadership team at the RAB and, in this podcast, she shares their thoughts with you.

This week we are bringing back one of the best of the year podcasts. With the election season heating up we didn’t want you to miss this one. In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Steve Passwaiter, VP & GM at Kantar Media/CMAG where he has oversight of the … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast – Back by Popular Demand – Steve Passwaiter"

Thursday, June 4, 2020 is one of Radio’s most important events of the year.  It’s the annual Mercury Awards, the only competition exclusively devoted to radio to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative radio commercials. In this edition Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB speaks with Robin Fitzgerald, Chief Creative … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Robin Fitzgerald, CCO for BBDO Atlanta and recently named 2020 Chief Judge for the Mercury Awards"

The job of a General Sales Manager continues to change.  With revenue growth and revenue enhancement at the top of the list of responsibilities, today’s GSM must equally stay focused on managing for change while coaching and leading their teams in new and different ways. Erica Farber is the President & CEO of the RAB … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Dave Greene, one of the GSMs for Entercom in St. Louis"

It is no secret – audio is hot!  And the need for great, effective radio commercials is even hotter. In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Dan Price, President of Oink Ink Radio, a creative radio services company. Busier than ever and  with 27 years under their belt, they … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Dan Price, President of Oink Ink Radio"

Gen Z refers to the generation of individuals born between 1996 and 2010. Representing over 25% of the U.S. population, this is a generation raised entirely on the internet and social media. They are beginning to enter the workforce and they are a desired demographic as consumers of our products and services. In this edition, … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Mark Maben, General Manager of WSOU 89.5 at Seton Hall University"

Consumers today have numerous content and entertainment options.  Radio still plays a key role as one of these options, so it is important that radio keeps listeners engaged and tuned in – for as long as possible. In this edition, Annette Malave, SVP Insights at the RAB speaks with Megan Lazovick, Vice President at Edison … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Megan Lazovick at the 2019 Radio Show, Vice President at Edison Research"

Podcasting – it’s a term we are all familiar with because we hear a lot about it in the media landscape today. Podcasting is such a growing form of audience engagement and right now there are over 800,000 podcasts being produced and published. In this edition, Jeff Schmidt who leads professional development at the RAB, … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring The Podcast Revolution Panel at the 2019 Radio Show"

Generation Z. Born after 1995 and unaware of a world without the internet or mobile devices, this generation now makes up over one quarter of the U.S. population. Their unique views on culture, brands, language and purchase behavior are vastly different from their older cohorts – millennials. In this edition, Annette Malave, SVP Insights at the … Continue reading "Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Jose Villa, Founder and President/Chief Strategy Officer of Sensis"