Adam Friedman was a music fan doing real estate law when he decided to go into the music business, starting with artist representation before transitioning into concert promotion. He saw first-hand how the concert promotion business consolidated into national powers, but ...

Almost a year ago, Gary Richards was about to put on his most eagerly anticipated HARD Summer fest; its 10th anniversary show was being headlined by Snoop Dogg reprising his classic Doggy Style album. Suddenly, just days before the event, Richards announced his abrupt ...

Michael Goldstone is synonymous to the biggest Alt Rock bands of the '90s - namely, he signed Mother Love Bone (which would eventually become Pearl Jam) and Rage Against The Machine. He scored more success after that with All American Rejects and Buckcherry. Now with his ...

Earlier this week, the National Radio Hall of Fame kicked off the two-week period for listener voting to induct a Music Format On-Air Personality and a Spoken Word Format On-Air Personality into the Hall. Orchestrating that voting - as well as the other categories voted ...

Few people have refused to take "no" for an answer ... and succeeded as much as Kim Komando. Programmers told her that no one cared about radio talk shows on technology and the Internet. Syndicators told her that only nerds and techies would listen to her show. Others ...

Bob Becker grew up in the DIY indie rock scene in, literally starting out by selling 7-inch singles for his friends in local bands at the turn of the '90s. Eventually, he did well enough to start his own label, Fearless Records, in 1994. He grew the label slowly, ...

Michael Martin is a renowned radio vet who honed his chops programming heritage Rhythmic Top 40 KYLD/San Francisco during the '90s hip-hop boom against crosstown Rhythmic rival KMEL. Since then, not only has Martin successfully programmed stations in other music formats, ...

Much like everything else in the music and radio business, the role of manager has changed as the industries have consolidated and evolved into a digital/online environment. After spending years at a sizable management firm, Lucas Keller decided to go on his own and run a ...

Urban One is a radio group that faces unique challenges. It's the largest and most successful radio operator for African-Americans, but that comprises just a small part of the American listening audience. While it has carved a fairly successful path for itself, the ...