Radio Ink Magazine – May 06, 2019

HOW THIS CEO TURNED FAILURE INTO A HUGE SUCCESS BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ED RYAN SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA AND CAPCITY COMMUNICATIONS CEO ...

Kristin Cantrell has been in radio since taking a part-time job at a station dur- ing her college days. She moved quickly into s ...

22 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 RadioInk:Howdidyougetyourstart inradio? Cantrell:I grewupinthebusiness.My fatherhasbeena broadcaster ...

MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 23 1990, at the ripe age of 22, I was recruited by Paul Stone and Charles Giddens to be the GSM for the ...

24 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 Most people thought I was basically there as a mole for my dad. We discussed nothing about what happ ...

RADIOINK•COM 25 That started a domino effect. WJUN in Juniata County was next. The owner agreed to what I was willing to pay, an ...

26 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 me. You have to get the right people on the bus, but you also have to get them in the right seats. W ...

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MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 27 What are your hobbies? Travel, cooking, needlepoint. Who is/was your role model, and why? Kerby Conf ...

28 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 THE TRUTH ABOUT RADIO FROM INDEPENDENT OPERATORS Time to travel outside the big- market radio footpr ...

MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 29 Our 2019 Panel of Independent Experts: Carolyn Becker, CEO, Riverfront Broadcasting, based in Yankto ...

30 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 takes care of itself. Sometimes what is going on with the public companies is not a good reflection ...

MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 31 Again, digital is very important to us. We have a separate company that we formed and have staffed o ...

32 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 engage in these deep conversations often enough. The pace of our business tends to rush us for resul ...

MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 33 Davenport: It’s everything! You have to have a niche and provide information that listeners can’t ge ...

34 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 Patrick: Hiring salespeople is often the biggest challenge for small operators. There is no magic fo ...

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36 RADIOINK•COM MAY 6, 2019 Local news is something we are extremely proud of. We produce news in each mar- ket and brand it wit ...

MAY 6, 2019 RADIOINK•COM 37 thousands of dollars and toys each year with a live broadcast from Toys for Tots. They’re on site fo ...