RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast

The CEO of independent media planning and buying agency Mediastruction joins Adam R Jacobson on this latest podcast, presented by dot.FM. Mediastruction is in the process of a multi-market radio buy and is seeing some very sudden year-over-year changes. She shares her thoughts.

It's been quite an interesting week as we end the first quarter of 2022 for the transactions marketplace. Several radio and television deals have come to fruition. These include the biggest radio station purchase agreement seen in three years, thanks to Townsquare Media, and the somewhat surprising sale of some 18 TV stations by Cox Media Group.

What does Patrick Communications Managing Director Greg Guy think about this sudden spurt in broadcast media deals, including a just-announced TEGNA transaction he brokered? Guy speaks with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this Spring 2022 magazine bonus coverage, as he's profiled alongside other key media brokers in our upcoming print report.

The latest InFOCUS Podcast is presented by dot.FM.

Joining RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson once again on the InFOCUS Podcast is Dave “Chachi” Denes.  This time around, Denes, the President and co-founder of radio imaging, production library, programming and jingles company Benztown, is back to talk about the 2022 NAB Show, scheduled for April 23-27 In Las Vegas.

What is Denes looking forward to? What does Benztown have to share with attendees as it co-locates with ENCO on the NAB convention floor? 

Get all the answers in this 10-minute audio interview by clicking to listen!

Joining us today is Paul Kelly. He’s the Chief Revenue Officer for A Million Ads, and has two decades of experience leading creative and commercial teams for such organizations as Viacom.
Paul is here to share his insight and knowledge on audio advertising, and how it’s so hot, LinkedIn is getting in the game. What can Radio glean from this? You'll learn more in just 11 minutes.

In January, Steve Jones joined RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the InFOCUS Podcast to offer some key takeaways from CES 2022.

Today, he’s here to offer a preview of sorts of the upcoming NAB Show, the first in three years. And, it marks an encore of a Cocktails and Conversation reception specifically for Radio industry moves in shakers.

What’s the biggest thing Jones, who was recently promoted to President/CEO of Skyview Networks, looking forward to come April 23, when the NAB Show returns to Las Vegas for the first time since 2019? 

The answer is here in this latest InFOCUS Podcast.

Fred Jacobs, President and Founder of Jacobs Media Strategies, is very much looking forward to in-person conversation at the 2022 NAB Show with industry leaders who haven't perhaps seen each other in three years.

What can attendees expect to see in Las Vegas, and discuss at a special "Cocktails and Conversation" reception? Jacobs shares all in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast.

Getting face-to-face with clients and industry leaders is emerging as one of the most-anticipated aspects of the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas. This sees vCreative serve as a sponsor for the Radio Reception, the April 27 Broadcasters Foundation Breakfast and a MIW Lobster and Lipstick Dinner … and men are allowed!

There’s also a Cocktails and Conversation gathering similar to that seen during CES 2022 in January, and vCreative is a sponsor along with Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report.

Susie Hedrick, CEO of vCreative, shares how you can register to attend this VIP gathering during the NAB Show and why the return of the conference and expo after three years is so highly anticipated in this InFOCUS Podcast, hosted by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Sorry, but this isn't the Aguacate podcast and you won't be getting any avocado toast tips here. Rather, media industry executives have the chance to learn more about Advocado, a cross media data platform that connects online and offline audience insights to better inform marketers on the media they consume, and where to invest their ad dollars.

Brian Handrigan, co-founder and CEO of St. Louis-based Advocado, shares in this InFOCUS Podcast how the company's November 2021 purchase of VEIL watermarking software is moving forward, and what Advocado's acquisition of Kantar BVS means, too.

Learn more by clicking here and devoting 15 minutes to this audio interview conducted by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

He serves as President of Networks for Nexstar Media Group, and in addition to his role with NewsNation, the cable TV news channel, he also has a hand in ensuring that the company’s lone radio station — heritage spoken-word WGN Radio at 720 on the AM dial across the Midwest — remains a success.

That it has, based on the latest ratings results from Nielsen Audio. Sean returns to the InFOCUS Podcast to share more about WGN’s resiliency and rebirth in Chicago. He talks about the No. 1 performance of John Williams in middays and Bob Sirott in mornings, and the ongoing growth in afternoons; letting nighttime legend John Landecker be himself; and thanking Rollye James for turning a temporary gig into a long-term late-night program.

"2021 was a pivotal year for Cumulus, a year of significant progress and accomplishment."

Since emerging from voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring in 2018, CEO Mary Berner has put a focus on two key objectives: A sustainable growth trajectory, and "right-sizing the balance sheet to maximize financial flexibility to grow shareholder value."

Indeed, net leverage deduction, along with further spot and network ad revenue recovery from COVID-19 slowdowns, is Cumulus' Q4 2021 story. In this special InFOCUS Podcast, we offer audio highlights from the company's late afternoon earnings call on February 23, which also features CFO Frank López-Balboa and questions from key Wall Street analysts who cover Cumulus Media.