Category Archives: Events in Radio

Add “HoF” to Dan Halyburton’s name!

Congratulations to RadioTime’s own Dan Halyburton who was just inducted this week into the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame! Inductees are selected by the Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc., and the induction ceremony for the 2010 class was held at the Nashville Convention Center. Dan (that’s him third from the left), Mike Hammond [...]

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2009: a Big Year for News Radio

2009 was certainly a banner year for news junkies, with Barak Obama’s first year in office, two wars, the struggling economy and Michael Jackson’s death just to name a handful of 2009’s headline grabbers. Not surprisingly, people continue to turn to radio for news reporting and analysis, and the news format tops the RadioTime Top [...]

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RadioDNS!

James Cridland from the BBC has done a nice job organizing RadioDNS. They are defining open lightweight standards broadcasters can use to publish details of terrestrial programming. We love the open approach – no forms or fees. They are focused on solving specific real-world problems. RadioTime is an enthusiastic supporter in good company.

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Radio Host shakes up Bank of America for false arrest

Clark Howard, radio host and consumer advocate of The Clark Howard Show, took action after hearing about Matthew Shinnick and his fiasco with Bank of America. Clark Howard exhibited how a radio audience can make a big difference. Matthew’s Story Matthew used the popular website Craig’s list to sell two bicycles and received a suspicious [...]

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Life Before RadioTime on the Squeezebox

To follow the broadcast of radio on the Squeezebox, it was a real pain. Need proof? How about a head-to-head challenge… Imagine you are searching for a station that carries the Dallas Cowboys football games. Let’s count the difference in steps. Step 1: go to Google, or your favorite search engine Step 2: search for [...]

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IMA Public Broadcasting New Media Conference

Radio Time was a small sponsor in this week’s excellent IMA conference on Public Broadcasting and New Media One theme was public radio’s limited success building strong online communities around their compelling content and loyal listener base. Between presentations and private talks we found friction between NPR who produces alot of national content and their [...]

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