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MK’s March 2026 PPM Ratings Recaps
Shown here are my takeaways from all 48 PPM-measured markets, based on Nielsen Audio’s 6+ total week stats from the March 2026 ratings period. Round One New York Unseated from the top spot in January following a remarkable string of 41 straight #1 showings, iHeartMedia-owned Adult Contemporary WLTW “106.7 Lite FM” returns to the penthouse […]
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Exclusive Interview: Chuck Buell Across America From KIMN to WLS and Beyond
Chuck Buell is one of radio’s most creative and influential figures, a programmer and a highly respected on-air personality whose career helped shape the sound and style of Top 40 radio in America. Buell’s passion for broadcasting began early. At just 12 years old, he built a one-watt radio station in his bedroom, and by […]
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Remembering Bob Kevoian by Art Vuolo, Jr.
Like so many, I was deeply saddened by the passing of one of radios great talents, Bob Kevoian of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show. After Nexstar executive Sean Compton saw my videos showing the early days of the duo on Indianapolis classic rocker WFBQ (Q95), he put cameras in the studio and put […]
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Bob Kevoian of ‘Bob & Tom’ Passes and Mike Kinosian Remembers
Genuinely saddened to note the death yesterday (4-17-2026) of longtime “Bob & Tom” co-host Bob Kevoian. Had the pleasure of profiling Bob a number of years ago during my Special Features Editor tenure at Inside Radio. Albeit with several dated references, that “Mike Kinosian Interview” piece of him appears below. “L.A.” As In “Local Armenian” […]
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Exclusive Interview: Chuck Buell Across America From KIMN to WLS and Beyond
Making Of a Pioneer — Jack Leroy Cooper: The First Black Voice in American Radio
Broadcasting’s Golden Anniversary: Celebrating 50 Years of Radio, 1920–1970
‘The History of Rock and Roll’: When Radio Chronicled Its Own Top 40 Revolution
Red Scare Radio: How a Syndicated Drama Stoked America’s Cold War Fears
Tune In To Rewound Radio, Saturday, 12n Eastern For the Day the Music Died
From Transistors to Timelessness: A Reflection — Celebrating the Top 40 Sounds of 1966
40 Million Listeners Strong: Preserving the Past — The Amos ’n’ Andy Legacy
Post Script: Remembering Gary Owens—The Voice, The Wit, The Gentleman
The James K. Davis (a.k.a. “Big Jim Edwards”) Interview by Jim Hampton
Rosalie Trombley: The ‘BIG 8’ Radio Hit Maker with the Golden Ear
From Liftoff to Loss — Forty Years Ago: CBS Radio’s First Bulletins on a National Tragedy
Two Voices, One Nation: ‘The Abbott & Costello Show’ Legacy on NBC Radio
Hey Hey, We’re the Monkees! — and Televised Pop Music Was Never the Same Again
LA’s Legendary Programmer, Jhani Kaye, Interviewed by Jim Hampton
The Hardest Working Man in Radio: Tom Joyner’s Ascent — A Career That Took to the Skies
Motown’s Motortown Revue at the Fox Theatre: Detroit’s Holiday Gift to Itself (1963-1969)
When Radio Changed Everything: James Carroll, WWDC, and the Beatles’ First U.S. Spin
Preserving Detroit’s Radio and Music Legacy: Honoring Historian David Carson
Remembering Brad Saul: Celebrating a Life of Innovation, Courage, and Radio Genius
Chuck Blore: Production Genius Who Re-Imaged Radio’s Most Iconic Sounds
From WHDH to NBC to CBS and Beyond: Bob & Ray’s Comedic Partnership Preserved in Legacy
KRLA: From Pasadena Beginnings to Broadcasting Lore — A Cultural Connector Across Eras
Supremes at the Summit: On This Day, 1968 — ‘Love Child’ Knocks ‘Hey Jude’ from No. 1
November 11, 1965 — ‘Rubber Soul’ Completed: The Beatles’ Leap Toward LP Mastery
A Life Programming Broadcasting Legacy: Ruth Meyer’s Enduring Impact on Radio Culture and Memory
The Sound of ABC 1968: PAMS, ‘Cousin Brucie’, Don Gardiner, and a Voiceprint of Radio 77
November 5, 1941 and 1944 — Two CBS Radio Broadcasts, One Global Conflict, and the Echoes of History
WXYZ 1270: Top 40 Legacy and the ‘Detroit Sound’ That Shaped a ’60s Generation
Grovers Mill, 1938: When Radio Terrified Nation With ‘Invasion from Outer Space’
The Day the World Waited: October 23, 1962—NBC Reports from the Frontlines of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Rhythm That Changed Radio: Porky Chedwick’s Soulful Mission to Make Black Music Heard
Yesterday, Today, and Always: Celebrating 60 Years of the Most Covered Song in Pop Music History
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: How the Nelsons Turned Microphones Into Cherished Radio Memories
Faith, Fire, and Pulpit Frequency: Father Coughlin and the Rise of Religious Political Dissent in America
Phlash Phourward, Today: A Celebration of Phlash Phelps’ 25 Years on Sirius XM
Jingles and Sounds That Endures: Saluting Toby Arnold’s Lasting Impact on Radio
The Doors on CBS-TV: The Night Jim Morrison Lit Up Ed Sullivan’s Stage—September 17, 1967
The GI’s Radio Companion: Remembering the ‘Armed Forces Vietnam Network’ Era
Thirty Years of Morning Radio: “Good Mornin’, World! J.P. McCarthy’s Enduring Legacy on WJR
Godspeed, Gary Burbank: A Legend in Frequencies, the Voice of Signaled Laughter, Remembered
The Hour That Made America Laugh: Inside the Golden Age of The Chase and Sanborn Hour
Bob Green: Heard, Felt, Recalled – Crafting Connection Through Radio and Production Studios
The Voice of the Weekend: Celebrating Dick Bartley’s Sonic Radio Legacy
Real Oldies Music Radio: Broadcasting the Heartbeat of America’s Musical Past
Dinah Shore Brands Chevrolet: A Harmonious 1950s Ride Through the U.S.A.
63 Years Ago Today . . . Beyond ABC’s Headlines: Rusk’s Cold War Reflections on ‘Issues and Answers’
Lee Alan’s Final Salute: A Creative Soundtrack Honoring Nation’s Independence
From Static to Stereo: The Birth, Rise and Reign of FM Radio [Part Two]
From Static to Stereo: The Birth, Rise and Reign of FM Radio [Part One]
Crackling into History: The First Transistor Radio and the Dawn of Portable Radio
Reflections . . . A Legacy Remembered: How Sly Stone Redefined Music and Culture
WCHB: The First Radio Station That Gave Detroit’s Black Community a Voice
KLIF Dallas, Gordon McLendon: The Station That Revolutionized Modern Radio
Radio, ‘Swingin’ Time,’ and Beyond: The Detroit Broadcasting Legacy of Robin Seymour
‘VE Day’ . . . May 8, 1945: When Radio and the World Took a Collective Deep Breath
Honoring ‘Radio’s Best Friend’, Art Vuolo: A Lifetime Achievement of Preserving Voices of Radio
‘A Little Bit of Everything’: Preserving the Earliest Known Radio Broadcast
From Old-Time Radio to TV Screens: 72 Phenomenal Years of ‘The Guiding Light’
‘And Now You Know . . .’ The Broadcasting Legacy That Became Paul Harvey
Turn, Turn, Turn: 53 Years, Removed. Still Celebrating the Keener Legacy
Stan Freberg: The Satirical Genius Who Rewrote the Rules of Comedy, Advertising, and Radio
THE WKNR ‘TOP 31’ MUSIC GUIDE: NEW RADIO 13! THIS WEEK, DECEMBER 12, 1963
UPDATE: MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS’ FUTURE IN 2025 . . . LOOKING MERRY AND BRIGHT!
Exclusive Interview: Chuck Buell Across America From KIMN to WLS and Beyond
Chuck Buell is one of radio’s most creative and influential figures, a programmer and a highly respected on-air personality whose career helped shape the sound
Exclusive Interview: Pat St. John. The DJ that DJ’s Love
Pat St. John has always sounded like he belongs on the radio. Not just comfortable. Not just polished. But right—like the medium itself was built
Making Of a Pioneer — Jack Leroy Cooper: The First Black Voice in American Radio
A Tribute to the Black Pioneer Who Opened Up the Airwaves Introduction Long before the rise of rhythm-and-blues radio, before the great nighttime signals of
When Mutual Went Coast to Coast: The Night a Network Found Its Voice
The Broadcast That Made Mutual National How a Single Winter Night in 1936 Turned a Cooperative Network Into a Coast‑to‑Coast Voice Introduction On a winter