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
Media Insultant
Latest Episodes
Media Insultant 9.16.26 Flashback to KSFO better days. How's the new Stacker news format? And iHeart launches Audiograph..
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 MATC...
Media Insultant 9.2.26 Why did KCAL really fire their entire on-air staff? Indy fights back. Scripps rewrites the script.
KCAL BLOWS OUT STAFF…BUT IS THE REAL REASON?THE PERILS OF TV CONSOLIDATION IN INDYSCRIPPS GOES TO THE MATTRESSES WITH ALL IN DIGITAL
Media Insultant 8.26.26 - Fox to NFL. Pound sand! The FCC has a terrible idea. And WTOP has new leadership.
WE THINK THE FCC’ S OWNERSHIP CAP REMOVAL IS A TERRIBLE IDEARADIO QUARTERLY’S ARE IN - NOT MUCH GOOD NEWS, YET.THE NATIONS #1 BILLING RADIO STATIONS HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP. FOX TELLS THE NFL - NADA...
Media Insultant 7.29.26 Selling in a declining market ideas. What we think of the Audacy sale price in St. Louis. Java and TV news? Now that's an idea.
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
Media Insultant 7.15.26 Recruiting ideas for media sales people. What is "Premature Certainty"? Cumulus wins in court against Nielsen.
GOT A TOUGH TIME RECRUITING? WE’VE GOT A NEW IDEA THAT MIGHT HELP…STICK AROUNDIS THE COMCAST SPLIT A PRELUDE TO MORE “PREMATURE CERTAINTY?”CUMULUS UPHELD BY COURT AGAINST NIELSEN - BUT THE ...