For Jurison, Data Display Is the Face of Radio - Radio World

The author is CEO of Marketron.
Managing the life cycle of a radio spot buy is foundational to radio revenue operations. Highly experienced traffic managers guide these tasks, but current trends in the industry are upending the typical model of having dedicated professionals on-site...

Thanks to all who wrote to me about my recent column “I Love the Sticks” in which I talked about the romance of broadcast towers, including my memories of watching the sun set behind the towers of WNRK and of visiting the array of WDEL/WSTW in the middle...

NextKast has released a cloud-based synchronization system that allows radio groups across multiple markets to share content.
The service, NextSync, allows stations to access a unified music library, akin to a cloud-based storage tool like Dropbox.
Winston Potgieter, NextKast’s founder and project manager, said the system allows each station to pull only what it needs based on playlists and category rules, as opposed to the typical push-based content workflow....

Josh Miely is returning to a more hands-on radio and TV role with the National Association of Broadcasters.
Miely was named NAB’s vice president of technology, programming and education. He transitions out of his NAB Show production team role, as he held the title of vice president of content design and development....