One interesting nugget from last week's Power Player interview with WLLD (WiLD 94)/Tampa PD Orlando was his revelation that he maintained a close friendship with Dom "Domino" Theodore even though the stations they programmed at the time - Orlando at WiLD and Domino at ...

In a profession where U-Haul can often be your best friend, Orlando Davis is an exception to the rule. Rare is a programmer who has spent over two decades at the same station; rarer still is the programmer who has been able to hold on to that job after the station ...

One of the TV and radio's biggest lightning rods of political commentary, Bill O'Reilly, Multi-media personality and author, is returning to radio with a daunting goal of emulating the understated perspective of radio icon Paul Harvey. The 15-minute daily newscasts, ...

While hip-hop seems to be dominating Top 40 playlists from coast to coast, the subliminal influence of EDM DJs continues to grow. Not only are DJs mixing hits of some of the most popular pop artists' biggest hits, but once EDM artists such as Calvin Harris, The ...

One byproduct of radio's consolidation boom was the appearance and usage of Format Captains - appointed go-to programmers who offer their expertise to all of the radio group's stations in the same format. Now, Entercom, with Chief Programming Officer Pat Paxton, has ...

There are few absolutes in life, but one absolute that has fueled longtime programming superstar PD Jimmy Steal to a lengthy career of sustained success is to relish the disruption -- and not play it safe. And he's been doing it since the first day he recognized the ...

One surefire highlight of the Worldwide Radio Summit this week -- and every Summit before this - will be the presentation of Jacobs Media's Techsurvey, where Pres./Founder Fred Jacobs will offer attendees revelations on the latest trends in technology consumption and ...

Change has been the byword for the music industry over the past few - well, pretty much since forever. And it seems the changes have been greater and have accelerated as time has gone on - especially when change has been a "buy word." From vinyl to cassettes to CDs ...

Suffice it to say, when the two stations you program in a major market sit at #1 and #2 in the ratings, you're pretty much hitting the bull's-eye. On top of programming WMMR and WMGK/Philadelphia, Bill Weston now shares his insight with Beasley's Rock stations as ...