The future viability of AM stations won’t be helped by FM translators for a simple reason. They’re on FM.
– Darryl Parks
Author: Darryl Parks
Affluent More Likely To Use Digital Content
And the less affluent are more likely to use traditional media like radio and television. This is a very bad omen for the future of advertising on traditional radio and television. Everything is coming down to the haves and have nots in America. This is getting clearer in media. For years I’ve said the future…
Donald Trump PLEASE Buy the Buffalo Bills
You know what type of suffering Buffalo Bills’ fan I am? They can be winning by three touchdowns with 5-minutes left in the game and I’ll turn off the TV because I know they’ll blow it. And there are plenty of others like me. It was another century when the Bills last made the play-offs.…
Worst Jobs In 2014 – Broadcaster
Most people in radio and television didn’t get into the business to get rich. Once exposed, we discovered broadcasting gave us a sense of belonging and that was reward enough. Sure there were those that made a few dollars. The majority, however, stayed to be with “family” and to have fun. Radio, especially, was made…
Tax Day Trivia
Here’s some tax day trivia. It was Abraham Lincoln, a Republican President, who created the first income tax in the United States in 1861. The money was used to fund the Civil War. The tax form was 4 pages, one page of instructions, two pages for itemizing and the final summary page (shown above). It…
Late Night TV – The Middle-Aged White Guy Club
Steven Colbert was the formula choice to replace David Letterman as host of “The Late Show” on CBS. Don’t get me wrong. I love Steven Colbert. He’s one of the most talented and inventive people to be on television in years. He’s just…how shall I say this…he’s just another “middle-aged white guy.” Why aren’t the…
Limbaugh – (Colbert) “War on the Heartland of America!” Really?
In a few short months, late night television has transformed and given way to a new generation of younger hosts (emphasis on the word younger) with a goal of attracting a younger audience. For every generation the times comes to pass the torch. David Letterman, the latest to “retire,” came to a conclusion he was…
Dreyfus Controversy Not What It Seems – Fooled Again
Sure she’s hot for a 53 year old, but what makes her even “hotter” is she’s worth $3 billion dollars! You read that correctly. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, of “Seinfeld” fame, is one of the richest celebrities…hell she’s one of the richest people in America! The comic-actress comes from a very rich family…as in the top 1%…
The Weather Channel agrees to do more “Weather”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weather Channel is returning to DirecTV with a significant compromise that affects all of its viewers: it promises to focus more on the weather. So began the first paragraph of an article in USA Today addressing the issue of The Weather Channel being off (and now back on) the satellite…
Ed Schultz – Believes his own “Bullsh**”
A few years ago, the Ed Schultz radio show was broadcast on a station I managed in Cincinnati. The station and Ed had few listeners and rumors soon hit the streets the station would be changing format. I forgot what eventually caused the outburst from Ed, but he proceeded to do almost an entire hour…
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