Podcast

From tales of a mangled broadcast tower to tips on how to grow advertising, RBR+TVBR's 15-minute interview with this WGN-AM in Chicago talk host who is also an owner of an AM/FM combo in Arizona, remains entertaining and informative. By popular demand we're pleased to offer the chat as an encore RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Veteran journalist Jim Avila in mid-March played a key role in a two-day series called “48 Hours on the Border” — a collaboration between the national network and teams of reporters at Scripps affiliates in four markets. Avila shares his story behind the project in the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.

“The broadcast industry can use their powerful voices to improve the lives of their listeners.” How are these words from broadcast industry veteran Kelly Orchard, who holds a Master's in Psychology, perhaps more important than ever? Learn by listening to this classic RBR+TVBR InFocus podcast, hosted by editor-in-chief Adam R Jacobson.

Are the marketers and advertisers that the Executive Director of the Culture Marketing Council (CMC) speaks to every day aware of the power of Hispanic radio? Are they actively using Spanish-language radio stations to reach an important consumer segment? Those are two of the key questions posed to Horacio Gavilán by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast.

To learn why Lazer Broadcasting is bringing its take on regional Mexican programming to the nation, and how both Envision and SuiteRadio are involved, Josh Mednick sat down with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this lively and informative Hispanic Radio Podcast.

TEGNA has launched a new podcast series called Anything You Say from Vault Studios, in partnership with True Crime Network. The series will focus on the art of interrogation.

In this exclusive interview, 40-year Dayton TV anchor Cheryl McHenry shares her thoughts on longevity, the necessity of local news and what it means to be a journalist in 2021 in the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Given new face mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what’s the first thing radio or TV station management should do in response to the update? That's just one of several questions Keith Wilkes, a Tulsa-based labor and employment partner at the law firm of Hall Estill, answers in this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

On the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, David Andrews shares with the world what it’s like to crank out tunes like “In the Year 2525” with a live, local host and community-focused advertising on a 1,000-watt AM radio station serving a small Upstate New York market that, until the pandemic, was heavily reliant on the Canadian dollar. LISTEN HERE

Patrick Communications Managing Partner Greg Guy spoke with RBR+TVBR for an article appearing exclusively in the upcoming Spring 2022 print magazine focused on the transactions marketplace. Then came a flurry of notable deals — all this week. Guy shares his thoughts on these transactions in a new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Another new entity seeking to attract Latino podcast listeners emerged this week, courtesy of the recently rebranded MundoNow. To learn more about the latest podcast network targeting U.S. Hispanics, Óyenos Audio, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief and veteran U.S. Hispanic market expert Adam R Jacobson chats with Stephen Hobbs in this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.LISTEN HERE

Fuse 32 was launched by Zimmer Communications in 2015. One of the big reasons: to share information and attract leads via the website. The benefit has been big, as Cathy Atkins shares in this encore RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

The 2023 NAB Show is now in the past. What were some of the key takeaways from the affair? RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson trades notes with Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

As the year draws to a close, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) is reaching out to rally behind the mission of advancing women in media through educational programs and scholarships. With Giving Tuesday coming on November 28, AWM President Becky Brooks shares more about the group's mission, and how you can donate. LISTEN HERE

With no amendments, the new version of the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" has advanced to the full House Energy & Commerce Committee. This InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, offers audio highlights from a House Subcommittee hearing where the legislation was discussed.