Media Insultant

Media Insultant

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver, two media executives opine on all things media - radio, TV, cable, print, and digital. Both have long careers in radio, TV, digital and print and are not short on opinions in this tumultuous time. All opinions are theirs but happy to hear yours too! Video version available on Vimeo. New episodes each Wednesday. jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com

Episodes

September 23, 2026 • 21 mins

I KNOW…WE WILL RUN SOME ADS ON OUR TV STATIONS AND EVERYONE WILL RUN TO THE STORE AND BUY NEXTGEN TVS!! 

THE SHIFT IN RADIO M&A IS APPARENT…

NIELSEN AND CUMULUS CONTINUE TO PISS ON EACH OTHER….

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THE SOUND OF THE CITY - PROOF THAT EVEN A SOLID SUCCESSFUL RADIO STATION DOESN’T HAVE TO REMAIN THAT.. .WE GEEK OUT.

HOW DOES WMAR’S ROTATOR DIGITAL TV NEWS SHOW LOOK….??

AUDIOGRAPH - RADIO CONTINUES TO TRY AND MATCH DIGITAL AUDIENCE DATA.

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KCAL BLOWS OUT STAFF…BUT IS THE REAL REASON?

THE PERILS OF TV CONSOLIDATION IN INDY

SCRIPPS GOES TO THE MATTRESSES WITH ALL IN  DIGITAL

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WE THINK THE FCC’ S OWNERSHIP CAP REMOVAL IS A TERRIBLE IDEA

RADIO QUARTERLY’S ARE IN - NOT MUCH GOOD NEWS, YET.

THE NATIONS #1 BILLING RADIO STATIONS HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP. 

FOX TELLS THE NFL - NADA! 

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ST LOUIS BLUES?  DID HOFFMAN OVERPAY…OR DID AUDACY GET EVERY DIME ON THE TABLE…?

HOW DOES ONE SELL INTO A DECLINING MARKET?

HERE’S AN IDEA.  LET’S OPEN A COFFEE SHOP FOR OUR TV STATION

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GOT A TOUGH TIME RECRUITING?  WE’VE GOT A NEW IDEA THAT MIGHT HELP…STICK AROUND

IS THE  COMCAST SPLIT  A PRELUDE TO MORE “PREMATURE CERTAINTY?”

CUMULUS UPHELD BY COURT AGAINST NIELSEN -  BUT THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE.

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SCOTUS SEEMS TO BE HANDING TV EVEN MORE POLITICAL REVENUE

AUDACY SELLS IN ST. LOUIS - SO?

TV MOURNING SHOW - AS IN  OBITUARY OR DEATH NOTICES…A NICE NEW REVENUE SOURCE…

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KRML - GOTTA LOVE THE STORIES OF THIS CLASSIC MOVIE RADIO STATION. 

EASTLAN MOVES UPTOWN

IHEART LAYOFFS - SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW OR MAYBE SOMETHING IS NEW?

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A MYSTERIOUS RADIO STATION SALE

WARSHAW WALKS FROM MORE RADIO STATIONS

WE CLARIFY OUR RADIO STATION OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE SETTING.

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WE MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED BYRON ALLEN’S EFFORTS TO TAKE ON YOU TUBE…BUT IT WON’T BE EASY…

FCC ADDS EXPENSIVE BURDENS TO RADIO AND TV

HUBBARD REBRANDS…OR BRANDS…OR IS JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS…WE AREN’T SURE…

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WHAT’S THE  DIGITAL SALES TIP HIDDEN IN BORRELL’S RECENT REPORT…?

BYRON ALLEN SAYS, WHAT THE HELL.  LET’S TAKE ON YOU TUBE.

THE IHEART SIRUIS TALKS HIT A SNAG…AND THE ENEMY MAY BE RADIO.

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JOHNNY CARSON HAS AN ANNIVERSARY.

COX MEDIA GROUP APPARENTLY IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

TED TURNER TAKES OUT THE TRASH

SBS/SALEM RESTRUCETURE

WTOP’S EXTRAORDINARY LEADER RETIRES…

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LOTS OF JUSTIFIED TRIBUTES TO TED TURNER…

WHAT IS URBAN ONE DOING BUYING MORE RADIO STATIONS THIS CLOSE TO BK. 

IS A SELLING GM A GOOD IDEA?

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NEVER ONE TO BE BASHFUL - THE NFL PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON!

CUMULUS IS SADLY ABOUT OVER…

AUDACY BOOSTS IT’S SPORTS PRESENCE…AT THE EXPENSE OF LEGENDARY RADIO.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, NO ONE LISTENS TO THE RADIO 

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YIKES…GM HAS PULLED HD RADIO FROM THEIR CARS.

OUR AUDIENCE CHIMES IN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE #1 OBJECTION FOR RADIO SALES PEOPLE…

IHEART AND SIRIUS  HAS US SCRATCHING OUR HEADS…

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NAB SPRING SHOW -LOOKING FOR BUYERS!

ANOTHER SAD RIP FOR A GREAT BROADCASTER AND GUY

AI PANIC IN THE STREETS AT GOOGLE.

FCC STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE

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CAN STREAMING SAVE LOCAL TV STATIONS…?

MEDIACO EGO GETS IN THE WAY OF A CLIENT FOCUSED MESSAGE.

SBS FILES AND MARY GETS ANOTHER YEAR AT THE HELM OF A SINKING SHIP! 

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iHEART GETS A NEW RADIO HEAD—-finally!

WE SHARE A COUPLE OF CBS RADIO STORIES

ARE WE BEING JUST ANALOG GUYS OR IS AUDACY’S NEW STRUCTURE VIABLE?

JEFF WARSHAW IS REALLY SHAKING UP THE RADIO BIZ FROM SFO TO  NEBRASKA.

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A couple of weeks ago…we talked about Amazon and Yahoo offering programmatic inventory for iHearts audio products.  We see this as further breakdown in the traditional sales role that radio stations have with their clients…

But maybe we are wrong.  Maybe this is the very best way for clients to buy radio and the best way for radio to sell inventory.  Ah…but to find out  we called up our intre...

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IN CAR RADIO LISTENING IS UP….IS THAT GOOD NEWS?

WHY DO WE HAVE TO SIT THOUGH ‘WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK' BREAKS 

IS THE PARAMOUNT DEAL WITH SKYDANCE GOOD FOR CBS TV STATIONS

LOTUS ADDS A NEW GM

SALEM MOVES TALK STATION FROM 860AM TO 1640AM.  WHY?

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