ME AND ELVIS:
A RADIO MEMOIR

IN SEARCH OF THE
PERFECT QUARTER-HOUR

Over the years, I've noticed that I can usually get a handle on a station quickly. That's because PDs were trained to represent their entire mix in four songs. So this week, I listen to a wide variety of stations, including recent success stories in San Diego, Phoenix, and more, "In Search of the Perfect Quarter-Hour."

APPRECIATING OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

From the beginning, it was not hearing Olivia Newton-John's hits on the radio that prompted me to delve into "The Lost Factor." Last year, I took a look at the best of the songs and artists not regularly played anymore. That article included my appreciation of Olivia. As listeners and the industry mourn ONJ this week, here's that reminder that radio can do more to support its legendary acts.

IS RADIO FINDING ITS OWN HITS AGAIN?

 

DID RADIO RUIN THE RECURRENT?

For more than four decades, the recurrent was one of radio's most valuable programming tactics, maybe even more important than a station's biggest current hits. Then the lines between current and recurrent blurred at almost every format. So "Did Radio Destroy the Recurrent?"