Radio Update

Jim Sherwood on how elections can drive traffic to station websites.

Give Listeners a Reason to Visit Your Website Before Election Night - Radio Update While everyone is preparing to tell listeners who won, there’s an opportunity to make the station website useful well before the first results arrive. People need to know where to vote, how to check their registration, where to find a sample ballot, and which election office to contact with questi...

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Radio Influencers Podcast NEW EPISODE - Radio Update Andy Meadows shares how his process has evolved for coaching radio talent, focusing on the four key questions he asks new on-air personalities. These questions help improve show quality, listener engagement, and digital content creation.

New music from Taylor Swift, Dolly Babe, Phoebe Bridgers, Nickelback, Warren Zeiders and more!

New Music Mondays September 28, 2026 - Radio Update Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Taylor Swift "Patient Zero" Hot AC/Top 40, Dolly Babe "Pink Blush" Rhythmic/Urban, Phoebe Bridgers "On Video" Alternative, Nickelback "Make Me Love You" Rock/Alternative, Warren Zeiders & Bellah Mae "Overrated" Country

John Lund shares the best Halloween Hits to play around the holiday this year.

Halloween Radio: Frightfully Good Music - Radio Update Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, giving radio stations a perfect excuse to get a little weird. For one weekend, ghosts, witches, monsters, devils, superstition and things that go bump in the night can invade the playlist—and the Music Director can blame Halloween. It's one of those rare oc...

John Lund shares his advice for fixing programming meetings.

Stop Meeting and Start Programming! - Radio Update At your next programming meeting, put this question at the top of the agenda: “What will sound better or different on our station because we had this meeting?” Before anyone leaves, identify at least three specific improvements, assign an owner and establish a deadline.

Andy Meadows shares his thoughts on how radio should handle AI backlash.

How Radio Should Handle AI Backlash - Radio Update There’s currently a groundswell of backlash around AI happening here in the US, and around the world, that’s getting too big to ignore. Every week there’s a new story about a leading AI company’s model getting out of its cage and doing something it shouldn’t. So, how should radio respond t...