Sunday, October 5, 2025

Todd Hartman

Seven Questions with Kalil’s Todd Hartman

Todd Hartman, VP at brokerage firm Kalil & Co. says deal-making in 2012 was better than in 2011, and seems to be picking up...
Shopping

The buying habits of TV fans, part 2

Following our dig into the BIGinsight database to get an idea of who the most frequent buyers of several miscellaneous common purchase items cross-checked...
John Pelkey

Bargain Basement? Purchasing Out of Receivership or Bankruptcy

By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer Buying a broadcast station from a receiver or a trustee in bankruptcy is a little like trying to...

Covenants not-to-compete: How to tie them down!

In my last article, I discussed covenants-not-to-compete from the employee point of view.  But, really, that was only half the story.  Good broadcasters know...

Building a marketing communications strategy

If you're a start-up or small station that believes marketing communications strategy is an ideal just for huge corporations or conglomerations with a large...
BIGinsight

The buying habits of radio fans, part 2

We already took a look under the hood of the BIGinsight database to get an idea of who the most frequent buyers of several...
Erwin Krasnow / John Brooks

Peer-to-Peer Investing Part I

By John B. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq. Small deals are the bane of lenders’ and investors’ existence. “Small” can be defined as under...
Daniel Anstandig

Interviews: Daniel Anstandig, LDR CEO

97X in Tampa recently went to LDR 24/7. What was the reasoning behind going beyond doing just dayparts? What moved the needle for them...

Covenants not-to-compete: Can you go, When to go, what to take!

Several recent cases have again placed the spotlight on the broadcasting employee relationship and management efforts to lock in the employee with the use...
Perry Sook

Seven Questions with Perry Sook

Personal information: Current company: Think you know that Position: Think you know that too Location: Irving, TX Spouse/Children: Married 30 years to my college sweetheart. We have three...
Shopping

The buying habits of television fans

Do you ever find yourself checking out what the people around you are checking out when you’re at the grocery store? If you’re in...

Emerging digital marketing trends in 2013

In the New Year, we look ahead with optimism and energy to all of the new opportunities we plan to take advantage of.  In...
Susan Whiting

Eight Questions with Susan Whiting

Current company: Nielsen Position: Vice Chair Location: Chicago, IL Place of Birth: Chicago, IL College: Denison University Favorite band or artist: Too many to choose one Favorite movies: The King’s...

Obstacle Delusions ll

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” That headline is a quote from surfer great Laird Hamilton and it...
BIGinsight

Consumer confidence down month over month

But it’s up year over year. That’s the latest from BIGinsight, which finds that over a third of respondents are confident about the chances...