MK’s PPM Ratings Recap – October 2025
Shown here are my takeaways from all 48 PPM-measured markets, based on [...]
The Sound of ABC 1968: PAMS, ‘Cousin Brucie’, Don Gardiner, and a Voiceprint of Radio 77
Soundtrack of a City: PAMS and the Pulse of Contemporary ABC Radio, 19 [...]
November 5, 1941 and 1944 — Two CBS Radio Broadcasts, One Global Conflict, and the Echoes of History
Introduction: The World Today on November 5, 1940s Wartime
In the t [...]
WXYZ 1270: Top 40 Legacy and the ‘Detroit Sound’ That Shaped a ’60s Generation
Introduction— A Tribute to the Voices, Battles, and Broadcasts Tha [...]
Grovers Mill, 1938: When Radio Terrified Nation With ‘Invasion from Outer Space’
Introduction: The Night Radio Shook America's Airways
On the evenin [...]
Dead Air, Rumored: The 1969 Airwave Mystery That Made Paul Immortal
Introduction: The Detroit Radio Broadcast That Shook the Beatles’ Worl [...]
The Day the World Waited: October 23, 1962—NBC Reports from the Frontlines of the Cuban Missile Crisis
When The World Held Its Collective Breath: October 23, 1962
An Intr [...]
The Rhythm That Changed Radio: Porky Chedwick’s Soulful Mission to Make Black Music Heard
Introduction: “The Daddio of the Raddio”
At the USA Radio Museum, w [...]
Yesterday, Today, and Always: Celebrating 60 Years of the Most Covered Song in Pop Music History
Introduction: How One Beatles' Ballad Became a Cultural Standard
On [...]
Marty Greenberg: The Executive Behind the Voice of Chicago Radio
In the pantheon of American radio executives, few had as broad a range [...]