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 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 ...
Media Insultant 7.8.26 More political $$ for TV stations. Surprise! Audacy sells in St. Louis. New revenue idea we like alot...!
SCOTUS SEEMS TO BE HANDING TV EVEN MORE POLITICAL REVENUEAUDACY SELLS IN ST. LOUIS - SO?TV MOURNING SHOW - AS IN OBITUARY OR DEATH NOTICES…A NICE NEW REVENUE SOURCE…
Media Insultant 7.1.26 Hobby radio at a legendary radio station. Eastlan fills the vacuum! We're used to layoffs. Why are these different?
KRML - GOTTA LOVE THE STORIES OF THIS CLASSIC MOVIE RADIO STATION. EASTLAN MOVES UPTOWNIHEART LAYOFFS - SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW OR MAYBE SOMETHING IS NEW?
Media Insultant - 6.17.26 We update some better info on OPS. A radio station that literally is covering almost NO one. And stations going dark may be good news for the business.
A MYSTERIOUS RADIO STATION SALEWARSHAW WALKS FROM MORE RADIO STATIONSWE CLARIFY OUR RADIO STATION OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE SETTING.