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
Podcasting since 2021 • 279 episodes
Media Insultant
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Media Insultant - 10.15.25 - Both Saga and The Wizard say go big or go home. More layoffs of good people. FCC Commissioner Carr floats a dumb idea...IOHO.
GO BIG OR GO HOME. THAT’S WHAT SAGA IS SAYING!(17:45)MORE LAYOFFS - AH…NO FURTHER COMMENT (7:10)A SURPRISING DEAL THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT STRIKES A BIG ONE (1:20)FCC COMMISSIONER CARR HAS A DEAL...
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Season 6
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Episode 275
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24:56
Media Insultant 10.8.25 - Net's VS Affiliates. Does it get better or worse? No deals in radio M&A. Is that going to last? Is Salem going to make it?
IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THERE BUT THE KIMMEL DEBACLE PUTS FURTHER STRAIN ON THE NETWORK STATION RELATIONSHIPS…(1:25)RADIO M&A IS …TO PUT IT MILDLY, VERY QUIET. IS THIS THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM>?? (15:17)RADIO GR...
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Season 6
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Episode 274
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26:57
Media Insultant - 10.1.25 - STOP with new business! A remarkable NEW budgeting process for your station!
This is a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. WIth budgeting season here we asked Gerry Tabio and Sally Beamer of Creative Resources Group to give us some guidance on budgeting in these challenging times. And they seriously recommen...
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Season 6
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Episode 273
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30:28
Media Insultant - 9.24.25 - Not another Kimmel comment?! No ratings? Dan Patrick doesn't care. And the auto budgets are fading fast.
WE APPOLOGIZE…BUT ONE FINAL WORD ON THE JIMMY KIMMEL DEBACLE (2:30)DAN PATRICK HAS THE GUTS TO SAY WHAT NO ONE ELSE WILL…(12:20)NO WONDER YOUR CAR DEALERSHIP BUDGETS ARE SMALLER OR GONE (19:44)Welcome t...
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Season 6
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Episode 272
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24:34
Media Insultant - 9.17.25 - An unbelievable merger? The NFL is sitting solid with CBS. And HANK is rocking in at least ONE major market.
AUDACY/iHEART MERGER? WHEN PIGS FLY? MAYBE NOT…(3:01)WILL THE NFL RENEG ON IT’S DEAL WITH CBS?? (10:26)IN AT LEAST ONE MAJOR MARKET - THE HANK IS THE MAN! (15:50)Welcome to the only po...
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Season 6
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Episode 271
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22:14