Interesting to see how media coverage of something like elections has changed recently. We can easily compare elections, seeing as how they have been a part of our culture for over two centuries, and it's a great touchstone!

This guy has lots of other great articles about what happens in radio behind the scenes. Very scarily accurate!!! Lots of it is true! Take it from a guy who used to be in the business!

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/26/technology/personaltech/100000000837654/a-cure-for-the-radio-industry-.html

Very thought provoking.

And entertaining! I never would have realized that talking about such a new product could be so hilarious! Totally on the mark!

This was a crucial idea as social media was developing when I was in radio years ago. I'd say it's even more crucial now to stay connected to listeners as audiences shrink and splinter!

http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/160204/longtime-urban-radio-station-kiss-fm-announces-merger

Even huge market radio stations are not immune to the struggling economy!

After reflecting on this, I can only imagine how strange it would be if the major radio stations of my youth merged and shifted the landscape of the collected listenership.

After reflecting on this article, I wonder what it would have been like if two legendary stations of my youth had merged. How would that have changed the lsitenership and the market itself??? Weird!

This was an interesting look at why satellite might have an advantage over "free" commercial radio.

http://www.audiographics.com/agd/041912-1.htm

This is how other media is effecting commercial "free" radio.

Are messages like this an alarm because there are so many fewer young people entering radio because of the lack of entry level positions?

http://www.audiographics.com/agd/042612-1.htm

http://seekingalpha.com/article/69591-inside-the-radio-industry-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly

Some cool stats on radio, which are frequently closely held secrets

http://www.squidoo.com/cannotgetaway

Scroll about halfway down to read "Great minds, but some of the worst predictions about science and technology! "