By Adam Jacobson Radio and TV Business Report In late March, a Knoxville radio veteran who acquired WNFZ in 1974 and enjoyed successful on-air stints at then-Top 40 WNOX-AM 990 and WOKI-FM “I-100” acquired an AM in what’s colloquially known to some as “Scruffy City” from Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters. Now, the spin cycle is on for this…
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Ben McWhorter is a consultant and former media sales management executive living in Knoxville, Tennessee with his feline roommates.
Management Tip: Mean-Spirited Managers
You know it’s pretty amazing that when some people come to "power" (as in getting promoted to management) they suddenly become a horse’s derrière.
Management Tip: Do You Have A Skeptic on your Team?
Do you have someone on your staff that seems like he or she always has the knack to quickly and accurately size up a situation, but at the same time this person always seems somewhat skeptical of some of the company’s decisions?
KNS: Boomsday: Looking back at Knoxville's Labor Day fireworks event
While it’s been gone for three years, it’s hard not to think about Boomsday when Labor Day Weekend arrives in Knoxville. The former downtown Labor Day fireworks extravaganza delighted thousands of attendees for 28 years with a fireworks show shot off Henley Street Bridge, live music and vendors. Boomsday ended in 2015 due to a…
Management Tip: Bottom Line: Identify, Hire and Retain The Best Talent. Period.
This is a re-post from several years ago, and after reading it (and many other original posts that appeared on this site) the validity of the claims in this article still stand. Despite a changing world, some strategies remain effective.
Inside Radio: Scripps Completes Radio Sell-Off With $47M SummitMedia Deal.
The E.W. Scripps Co. has cut a deal to sell its last group of 19 radio stations in four markets to SummitMedia for $47 million. The transaction, expected to close in fourth quarter, is the fourth and final deal in the sale of Scripps’ radio division. SummitMedia will acquire Scripps clusters in Wichita, KS; Springfield,…
More Scripps Networks jobs cut in Discovery reorganization
Discovery Inc. cut more jobs at the former Knoxville headquarters of Scripps Networks Interactive, which Discovery bought in March. Kristin Alm, senior director of corporate communications for Discovery, confirmed the layoffs Monday but declined comment on specific numbers or positions cut. The losses will ultimately be “headcount-neutral” for Knoxville, as Discovery continues shifting its own…
Parkinson's Law: Better Late than Never!
Since we recently had a brief history lesson on the Pareto Principle, let’s examine another one: Parkinson’s Law.
Forbes: There's A Right Way To Run Radio Stations. Here Are 10 Smart Tips.
With two of the nation’s largest radio companies in bankruptcy, iHeartMedia and Cumulus, many who don’t really know radio contend the medium is dead or dying. But those who do know radio argue that it’s still every bit a vital medium. The problem, they argue, is that too many stations are poorly managed, often from…
The latest Knoxville Radio Ratings are in! Results from the Spring 2018 survey are here.
This is from the Winter 2018 survey, during the 12-weeks between January 4 – March 28. Unless you’re in the radio business for a while or follow these numbers closely, you might not realize how much these numbers have changed over the past several years, but they certainly have! See the latest audience estimates published…