The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed new rule banning non-compete clauses in employee contracts could have a major impact across the media industry. Noncompete clauses in talent, sales, and management contracts are common in the radio industry.

The FTC proposed this rule because noncompetes suppress wages, hamper innovation, and block entrepreneurs from starting their own businesses. It estimates the new proposed rule could increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans.

In recent years, noncompetes have been banned in California, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Washington, D.C. To protect low-income employees, nine other states have banned them except for people who earn above a certain threshold.

My friend, award winning internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan, recently gave some sound advice to budding chefs: “The restaurant industry is tough. Outsiders might romanticize the idea of being a chef. But behind the glitz and the glamour, ...

My friend, award winning internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan, recently gave some sound advice to budding chefs: “The restaurant industry is tough. Outsiders might romanticize the idea of being a chef. But behind the glitz and the glamour, ...

For the past few months, I’ve conducted an informal survey that included 20-plus Country programmers, from all market sizes and areas, about their opinion on the state of radio in general, and Country radio specifically. On the condition of anonymity, I asked for ...

Decline Of Consensus Hits Radio and the Top 40 format have lost the long time #1 position as the gatekeeper of the music discovery where the hits start, also radio has lost the large amount of listening from passionate music fans looking for music discovery. Now that's ...

Why do some shows set up interactive topics that attract an overload of engaging responses and others get boring lists or zero responses? Interactive topics with listeners by phone, text and social media live or die by the setup. 4 Reasons Interactive Topics Fail Yes ...

Over the holidays, I read Dick Ebersol’s “From Monday Night to Sunday Night” autobiography. An excellent read from start to finish. There are some lessons and takeaways for all of us in the radio industry. To give you some background, Ebersol was the ...

Worst Doldrums Of The Music Cycle Means Tough Times For Top 40 Radio So why is it the worst Doldrums cycle ever for Top 40 radio because over the last few years we’ve seen Top 40 radio’s average ranking in the ratings reached its lowest point ever. During ...

In meetings, how many times have you "agreed to disagree?" It’s a way out of endless arguments that can stall and prolong meetings. This phrase enables both parties to maintain their positions. But there’s a big downside to agreeing to disagree. When ...

When I entered the radio business (and, no, Marconi and I were NOT classmates!), the responsibilities of an on-air talent were short and simple. You had to know how to run a control board very well (how I remember those classified ads that said “Tight board, willing ...