Talk Guide To “The Radio Show”

August 24, 2012
Talk Guide To “The Radio Show”
In times of tight budgets the question, “to go or not to go” gets asked
more than ever when it comes to attending industry conventions and
conferences. The costs for airfares, hotel rooms and meals on the road
have been increasingly reduced, or even eliminated in many budgets as
managers look to cut costs to increase the bottom line wherever they
can. That “T&E” line item in the budget always sticks out and is a
tempting target when the money squeeze is on, especially in the final
quarter of most stations’ year.
That said, this week I want to make the case that the 2012 NAB/RAB
Radio Show is still the one industry-wide convention that’s worth
attending by News/Talk/Sports broadcasters. There’s good reason for
getting a whole slew of radio broadcasters, vendors, bankers, talents,
GM’s, PD’s, sellers, engineers, technology and digital media specialists
all together in one place to talk about our business, from the good, to
the bad and the ugly. Frankly, even if your company won’t pay for you
to go, I’ve long believed it’s worth your own dime to seek out those
sessions and speakers that you can learn from and to network with both
those who you can help, along with those who can help you.
That’s why I am suggesting that you should make plans to head to
Dallas next month (September 19-21), if you’ve not already done
so, to take advantage of this annual opportunity to communicate and
commiserate with your fellow radio broadcasters. To help you wade
through the myriad of program options on this year’s NAB/RAB Radio
Show agenda, this week we offer a ‘guide’ for News, Talk and Sports radio
broadcasters about sessions, speakers and events that look promising and
of particular interest for Talk media professionals. Check your official
Radio Show program for times and location of all sessions noted. Also,
a quick disclaimer: All recommended sessions are solely the opinion of
your editor who has received no compensation or lobbying by any of the
participants, nor from anyone at the NAB or RAB, the producers of the
Radio Show.
Wednesday, September 19th
Is News The New Talk For Radio? (10:15am) -- Moderated by Jim
Farley, VP News and Programming at WTOP/Washington, this
session begins with the premise that the information age is upon us and
that spoken-word formats are increasingly becoming the most profitable
in radio. Among the questions to be addressed: How does the modernday News/Talk station consistently hold an audience? How can locally
produced Talk create a sales-friendly, non-controversial environment? On
which platforms, beyond their radio, do audiences expect to find content?
The promise for this session, that is also scheduled to include Salem
Communications VP/Spoken Work Formats Phil Boyce, Talk Radio
Network President/CEO Mark Masters, and Shane Media CEO Ed
Shane is, “Give us 60 minutes and we’ll give you the 411!”
What The ??? Digital Or Die! (2:30pm) -- Moderator Dan Shelley,
General Manager/Digital for Radio One, is joined by ABC News Radio
VP/GM Steve Jones and Hubbard Radio VP/Digital Media Mark
Preston to discuss how entertainment and information consumption has
changed and continues to change. The audience experience is no longer a
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Following a 15-year run as Clear Channel’s head programming honcho -a stint that dates back to the company’s earliest Jacor years -- Tom Owens
announced this week that he’s exiting his full time post, but will remain
as a consultant to the company. Tom Poleman is now sole programming
chief for the company as President of National Programming Platforms, a
job he was promoted to last year … Delmarva Broadcasting has released
the lineup for the company’s previously announced new FM News/Talker,
Delaware 105.9, serving the state’s Sussex and Kent counties. As reported
last July, PD Dan Gaffney will anchor mornings. Gaffney will be followed
with shows hosted by local veterans Susan Monday and Jared Morris,
along with Allan Loudell, who will anchor the station’s noon news hour.
Longtime Delaware news journalist Mark Fowser has been named News
Director for the new News/Talk outlet that will serve southern Delaware.
Syndicated talkers Dave Ramsey, Jim Bohannon and America Overnight
with Jon Grayson rounds out the soon-to-launch station’s lineup …
Congratulations to the crew at CBS Radio/Dallas, including News/
Talk KRLD-AM and FM Sports/Talker 105.3 The Fan, on winning the
cluster’s fourth consecutive Texas Association of Broadcasters’ Bonner
McLane Public Service Award, for outstanding year-round community
service … The late night TV talk landscape is shifting again as ABC
moves Jimmy Kimmel up to an 11:35pm start time, pitting him directly
against NBC’s Jay Leno and CBS’ David Letterman. ABC’s Nightline
moves to 12:35am after more than three decades in it’s 11:30pm time slot
… Metaphysician and talk show host Linda Salvin returns to SoCal’s
Inland Empire airwaves with a new weekly 2-4pm (PT) Sunday show on
1050 AM KCAA/Loma Linda.
Cumulus Media Networks names 25-year broadcast veteran Robin
Marshall to lead Cumulus Sound Solutions, the Dallas-based network’s
newly formed commercial creative resource center. Meanwhile, CMN
adds new affiliates WOSO/San Juan, Puerto Rico (Geraldo); KCFO/
Tulsa, (The Mike Huckabee Show); and KBSZ/Apache Junction, AZ
and WMVO/Mt. Vernon, OH (Red Eye Radio) … Bob Barker, the 19time Emmy Award winning former host of the Price Is Right, will host
this weekend’s edition of Animal Radio, the weekly Envision Radio
Networks syndicated pet talk show heard on a reported 102 affiliates,
including SoCal flagship outlets KFWB and KTWV/Los Angeles …
Courtside Entertainment’s syndicated Loveline with Dr. Drew, Mike and
Simone joins the lineup at FM talker WHPT (102.5 The Bone)/Tampa,
airing Sunday through Thursday nights … The Doctor’s Orders Radio
Program, hosted by Dr. Kipp Van Kamp and syndicated via Talk Shows
USA, adds WOGO/Hallie, WI, WTKI/Huntsville, AL, WEKI/Decatur,
AL, KCTE/Independence, MO and KTPK/Topeka … Dial Globaldistributed NBC News Radio is added at WSGC/Tignall, GA and
WWAM/Chattanooga. Meanwhile, DG’s syndicated Overnight America
with Jon Grayson is joins the lineup at WNYM/New York and at KCYL/
Lampasas, TX.
HOW’S THE WEATHER UP THERE?
With opening weekend of the NFL season just around the corner, FOX
Sports Daybreak co-hosts Andy Furman and Artrell Hawkins recently
spent some time hanging with the Miami Dolphins at the team’s training
camp in Davie, Florida. Pictured are (l-r) Furman, Dolphins Offensive
Tackle Jake Long and Hawkins.
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passive, one-way connection thanks to advancements in the digital realm.
While radio was once the pioneer in audience connectivity we live in a
“what have you done for me lately” marketplace. How can radio take
advantage of the new growth opportunities offered in a digital world? This
panel promises to send you home with answers.
Thursday, September 20th
Succeeding In This Economic Environment (9:30am) -- Independently
syndicated Talk radio personality and personal money management
expert Dave Ramsey takes the stage for a one-hour presentation that
is sure to shake you, wake you and send you home smarter. Don’t miss
this opportunity to see one of Talk radio’s most dynamic speakers. Your
personal wallet and your station’s bottom line will thank you for attending!
The Great Debate & How To Sell It (1:30pm) -- The first half of
this special two part session will be moderated by your faithful NTS
MediaOnline editor, as I preside over a dais that includes FOX News
Radio’s Alan Colmes, Premiere Networks’ America Now host Andy
Dean, Cumulus Media Networks and FOX News Channel’s Geraldo
Rivera and Jill Schlesinger, host of Dial Global’s syndicated Jill On
Money and CBS Moneywatch Editor-at-Large. Coming at you from the
right, left and middle, our panelists will offer a spirited debate on the
upcoming presidential election and other hot-button topics and issues on
the minds of voters and broadcasters this year. Immediately following,
RAB President/CEO Erica Farber will assemble a distinguished group
of leading local and network Talk radio sellers who will discuss why
broadcasters shouldn’t shy away from controversial Talk radio and give
you examples of how they’ve turned controversy into cash for satisfied
advertisers. They’ll also share their best practices for navigating the
course when Talk becomes especially controversial! Be sure to put this
one on your Radio Show “to do” list!
Friday, September 21st
Sports, The Texas-size Format: Big Voices, Big Presence, Big
Revenues (9:00am) -- This year, the sports radio format marks its 25th
anniversary. What started as a long shot gamble with WFAN/New York
in 1987 has developed into a power house format: nearly 800 all-sports
radio stations broadcasting 24/7 across the country, generating in excess of
$500 million of format revenue in 2011. Find out the inside scoop on what
makes this format so intriguing, what makes for good talent, and learn the
formula behind America’s fastest growing format. Snyder Sports Audio
namesake Bob Snyder will moderate the session, joined by CBS Radio/
Dallas VP News/Talk/Sports Bruce Gilbert and Traug Keller, SVP/
Business Development for ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
Add to all of the above a number of special events, including a Wednesday
afternoon Q&A with CBS Corporation President/CEO Leslie Moonves,
Friday’s annual Radio Luncheon, hosted by Tom Joyner and honoring
National Radio Award recipient and CBS Radio President Dan Mason,
and Thursday night’s gala NAB Marconi Radio Awards dinner and
show (featuring a live performance by Grammy Award winner Melissa
Ethridge), and it’s easy to see why News/Talk/Sports radio professionals
have more than ample reason to join your colleagues from across the
country at this year’s NAB/RAB Radio Show at the Hilton Anatole in
Dallas. Get full details and register now HERE.
Al Peterson
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