Congratulations to all the deserving Marconi Award winners, who picked up their honors last night at The Radio Show in Orlando. However, it is absolutely not true that to complement the time of the season, all of the awards were pumpkin spiced. You may now all go back to your over/under bets on the first day a radio station flips to all-holiday music.

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Despite all of the attention being paid to sexual harassment in the workplace, the law has really not changed much in this area. What has changed is that both traditional and social media have shone a spotlight on the issue as never before. Victims are more empowered to come forward with their complaints. Recent events have shown that even decades-old conduct is coming to light. It may not involve legal liability due to statutes of limitations or fading memories of potential corroborating witnesses, but the media attention can have severe consequences for the station's reputation, viewer or listener reaction and its ability to attract quality employees ... more

Hey, I get one vote, and you have yours. And, you may have just as many moments from any one of the other five Entertainer Of The Year nominees, because ñ as I said earlier ñ every one of these guys is awesome, and Iíd pay money to see them again. Each of them inspired me, and really, weíre talking finite degrees of separation between the five ... more

With so many metrics pointing out that Hip-Hop and R&B are music's most popular overall genres, Top 40 must move more and more Rhythmic in order to play the hits. We're also seeing less Pop Alternative/Pop Rock songs crossing to Top 40, even though this genre remains one of the most popular overall. So as we are deep into the Extremes with a slowing of the amount of Pop hits, less Pop Alternative and more Hip-Hop and R&B, Top 40 radio is having an increasingly tough time in keeping that ideal Pop + Rhythm (Hip-Hop) + Rock balance ... more

Team chemistry and office politics are sometimes overlooked and undervalued in radio. A few bad apples with narcissistic tendencies can ruin station's ratings, revenue base, and morale. Before you hire someone, find out as much as possible about them beyond their skills. Never second-guess yourself if things still don't work out with a new employee; there is the right of free will, you can't anticipate or plan for everything ... more

Name :: Jeff Warshaw Title :: CEO Company :: Connoisseur Media Local advertising drives radio's business and is very much results oriented. When we have a one-to-one relationship with our clients and are solving their problems, we can monetize beyond the metrics. Small business owners know when units are moving off the shelf and our stations have delivered creative solutions to help solve their problems ... more

With all these big numbers flying around, does anyone actually have any concept of 250 million anythings? A million sales reaching platinum is actually pretty amazing if you saw a million actual pieces of product laid out in a warehouse. But 250 million plays, on-demand streams is off the scale. And how much is an on-demand play worth? Even with any new laws, not much ... more