Jackson Weaver

Media Insultant

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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

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Jackson Weaver

Episodes

Media Insultant - 5.7.25 Alpha/Connisseur make a deal! And what's the deal at Westwood One? 07.05.2025 28:41

THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT STRIKES AGAIN…(1:10) WESTWOOOD ONE - HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THEY HANG ON? (21:50) WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert - I'm Jackson Dell Weaver…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-host and insultant guru….Keith Samuels. Media Insultant is produced ea...

Media Insultant - 4.30.25 Why is ESPN ditching baseball? How long is Cumulus going to be around? Good news for radio...with a caveat! 30.04.2025 24:08

ESPN IS DITCHING MLB BASEBALL COVERAGE…IS THERE A BETTER DEAL TO BE HAD? SOME GOOD NEWS FOR OUR RADIO FRIENDS…JUST DON’T READ THE FINE PRINT… CUMULUS IS DELISTED…HOW MUCH LONGER CAN THEY HANG ON? Good morning…WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angel...

Media Insultant 4.23.25 - NextGen is fading fast. Business retention is suddenly a big deal! And what can Tik Toc teach radio about ad placement? 23.04.2025 27:06

A REAL BLOW TO THE NEXT GEN TV ADVOCATES…(8:47) FEELING A LITTLE LIKE YOU’RE ON THE TITANTIC…? STAYING AFLOAT (19:53) CAN WE LEARN SOMETHING FROM INSTA AND TIKTOC IN HOW WE HANDLE SPOTS? (13:54) WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles LA my co-ho...

Media Insultant 4.16.24 _ Bitch about Nielsen, local TV news is shrinking, and the timing of changes in the Midwest. 16.04.2025 24:21

THE AMAZING SHRINKING LOCAL TV NEWS OPERATIONS….(8:55) MORE CHANGES IN THE MIDWEST IHEART CHANGES MANAGEMENT (17:05) SUDDENLY - WE GET A SENSE OF DEJA VU…IT’S 1977 AND RADIO COMPLAINS ABOUT NIELSEN…(2:05) WELCOME TO the podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital… - ……in the Coachella Valley from the city of LaQuinta in the California desert… I’m JDW…and from the hills above Los Angeles L...

Media Insultant - 4.9.25 - No sale for radio dot com. Nielsens' new minumum listening levels. Sales idea - sue your clients! And fewer radio stations on the air. 09.04.2025 22:54

RADIO.COM NO SALE (3:00) 3 MINUTE LISTENING PERIODS - JUST A WAY TO KEEP NIELSEN’S RADIO CLIENTS HAPPY…OR SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT…? (8;45) BYRON ALLEN MAY HAVE LEARNED A LESSON…MAYBE? (5:25) MORE RADIO STATIONS SHUT DOWN…22 FOR CUMULUS…(16:30) Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current...

Media Insultant - 4.2.25 - All of Cox stations for sale. Duh! Stephen;s fire sales a cluster and Payola is back! 02.04.2025 20:40

PAYOLA IS BACK (13:00) CMG IS FOR SALE. SO…WHAT ELSE IS NEW? (4:10) SMG - STEPHENS MEDIA - SELLS 4 STATIONS FOR WHAT…? (10:47) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com ...

We're back! Media Insultant 3.26.25 Saga, Audacy AND the Mystery Man! 26.03.2025 27:27

THE DRAMA AT SAGA CONTINUES TO HEAT UP…(7:02) NO SURPRISES…AUDACY IS A BANK PLAY NOW…(14:30) WHO’S THE MYSTERY BUYER IN HAWAII…? (21:03) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedi...

Media Insultant - 12.18.24 Our annual Christmas poem will make you smile if you love the broadcasting business! 18.12.2024 9:27

For several years we've featured Tony Bollen - our own Poet Laureate - delivering his holiday message for media folks. It always warms your hardened CPP and RFP hearts to hear Tony get to the core of why "Eugene" will be successful! Give it a listen and have a great Holiday Season from both Keith and myself ! Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver &amp...

Media Insultant - 12.11.24 - Muffy! What's with Yacht Rock? (1:25) Google losing share? (4;30) What does the new FCC Commish mean for M&A? (9;58) Keith thinks sports on TV is still safe? (16:05) 11.12.2024 23:44

WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU PLAYING ON YOUR YACHT? (1:25) GOOGLE IS LOSING IT’S GRIP ON SEARCH (4:30) WILL THE NEW FCC COMMISSIONER OPEN UP M&A DEALS? ( (9:58) IS SPORTS STILL THE BACKBONE OF LOCAL TELEVISION? (16:05) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each W...

Media Insultant - 12.4.24 - More terminations and management consolodation. Format flips may not work today. Who were YOUR mentors? 04.12.2024 24:58

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’!! (15:52) DOES A NEW FORMAT WORK? HUBBARD TRIES IT IN SEATTLE. (10:11) WHO WERE YOUR MENTORS? (1:35) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia....

Media Insultant 11.20.24 - BOGO on radio stations? Is AI ready tor prime time with radio? Why would NBCU want to sell their valuable cable assets? 20.11.2024 22:03

NBC IS INTERESTED IN SHEDDING THEIR CABLE NETS. OR ARE THEY? (4:16) ROCKIN’ DENVER WITH AI! AUDACY IS ALL IN WITH AI. WHAT DO WE THINK (7:45) IT MAY BE THE BEST TIME TO BUY A RADIO STATION! (15:38) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Pr...

Media Insultant 11.13.24 - Did political save Q3? More 'terminations" at iHeart. Is 2025 going to be that bad? New RAB board members may not be there for long. 13.11.2024 20:01

KEITH TAKES A SHOT AT RAB BOARD MEMBERS WHO WON’T SERVE OUT THEIR TERM (11:54) ALL THOSE POLITICAL DOLLARS WERE THERE. DID IT HELP IN Q3? (6:43) EVERYONE MUST THINK 2025 IS GOING TO BE ROUGH. THE FIRINGS CONTINUE. (8:25) VENERABLE BROADCASTING MAGAZINE IS GOING DARK (1:21) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Tw...

Media Insultant 11.6.24 - No more Action News...it's all Neighborhood News for Scripps. X is a joke. The World Series ratings are in. And Remote News Service is the future of radio news! 06.11.2024 22:05

DOES SCRIPPS HAVE NEW FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS? (4;23)) HOW WERE THE RATING FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY WORLD SERIES? (11:00) IS X NOW JUST A JOKE? (13:40) REMOTE NEWS SERVICE PICKS UP 3 IN SEATTLE. (20:00) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. P...

Media Insultant 10.30.24 - Will the World Series be a hit for Fox? Radio towers aren't supposed to fall down! And more people moves. 30.10.2024 24:54

RIP TONY VENTRELLA. YOU ROCKED YOUR TIME HERE! (1:10) FOX>SINCLAIR>DIAMOND>BALLY…TO…? (11:25) RADIO TOWERS SEEM TO BE FALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE! (5:20) PERSONNEL MOVES AGAIN….(21:15) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced...

Media Insultant 10.23.24 Nielsen gives radio a kiss...or not. Going to prison for what was said on the radio. And the coutnry battle rages anew in Seattle. 23.10.2024 21:23

COUNTRY BATTLE IN SEATTLE RESUMES (5:00) MAGICALLY - RADIO HAS 40% MORE LISTENERS. REALLY? (9:40) A LIFETIME PRISON SENTENCE…FOR WHAT WAS SAID ON THE RADIO (16:00) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome co...

Media Insultant 10.16.24 - We explain our hiatus plus some comments on what we missed. 16.10.2024 29:16

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com Website www.intownmedia.com Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comment...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.11.24 - Emma debuts and we cringe! TV continues to head for the cliff and is Local Media in free fall? 11.09.2024 23:03

EMMA IS CRINGEWORTHY? (4:55) TV GROUP REVENUE SHOWS THE WEAKNESS IN THE MODEL (10:40) LOCAL MEDIA IN FREE FALL OR CHICKEN LITTLE? (16:00) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmed...

Media Insultant - 9.4.24 - TJ makes it to the Big Apple. Wanna buy a TV station? Black sports radio fails in Detroit and Runwaway Radio brings back a better day. 04.09.2024 26:04

TJ MAKES IT TO THE BIG TIME (1:12) PARAMOUNT MAY DUMP MAJOR TV STATIONS (6:55) BLACK SPORTS IN DETROIT DIES A QUICK DEATH (14:22) RUNAWAY RADIO IS GREAT! (19:35) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comme...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 8.21.24 - Jimi Hendrix just wanted to play! Four FM stations in Phoenix for $3.5M? More downsizing...ad infinitum. 21.08.2024 23:30

JIMI HENDRIX JUST WANTED TO STAND IN THE BACK…AND PAT O’DAY LET HIM. (13:40) JEFF TRUMPER SELLS HIS 4 STATION CLUSTER…BUT THE PRICE? (3:35) DOWNSIZE…AGAIN AND AGAIN. (16:00) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we...

Media Insultant - 8.14.24 - Bye bye WCBS. Radio's Q2 is more of the same. And the FOR SALE sign on WEPN is getting tattered. 14.08.2024 24:58

AMERICA’S ORIGINAL ALL-NEWS STATION IS GONE. (1:55) SECOND QUARTER IS LESS THAN THRILLING (17:55) WHY IS EMMIS’ WEPN STILL ON THE MARKET? (11:03) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@i...

Media Insultant - 8.7.24 - Olympics killing it on Peacock. Tough duty in Bagdad-By-The-Bay. And Redbox goes dark. 07.08.2024 22:16

ARE TV GM JOBS BECOMING MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? (7:40) ARE OTT PLATFORMS GO DARK. (5:22) THE OLYMPICS ON PEACOCK ARE A HIT,,,,? (15:25) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jackson@intownmedia.com...

Media Insultant - 7.31.24 Edition The Olympics are a hit. Meg Grriffin turns down MTV. Career suicide? Is Social Media about to put an end to your career? And Ed is back. Damn! 31.07.2024 25:50

NBC IS REAL HAPPY (2:15) DIDBOB PITMAN STAND IN THE WAY OF MEG GRIFFIN’S CAREER?(15:39) WILL YOUR LAST SOCIAL MEDIA POST COST YOU YOUR GIG? (12:00) HE'S BACK! THE ED STOLZ DRAMA CONTINUES! (21:45) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. ...

Media Insultant - 7.24.24 Edition - NextGen still a dud? New class for FM...for what? Bobby Bones makes bank! 24.07.2024 24:37

A LITTLE FEEDBACK FROM A LISTENER…(1:01) A NEW FM CLASS WILL CREATE…MORE RADIO NOISE? (12:11) KEITH FINDS INTERESTING STORIES…(19:29) BOBBY BONES PROVES THE 1% RULE IN OUR BUSINESS.(6:20) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by In...

Media Insultant - 7.17.24 - How will the Chevron decision affect the FCC? The Paramount sale may turn into a shit show. CBS churn has started already. 17.07.2024 25:42

WE GET INTO THE WEEDS WITH DAVID OXENFORD. GOOD STUFF! (4:56) IS CBS’S FUTURE VIABLE OR VULNERABLE. (18:00) MORE CHURN - AND THE DEAL HASN’T EVEN CLOSE. (21.04) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comme...

Media Insultant - 7.10.24 - Podcast growth again. WEPN for sale sign - nobody's lining up to buy! Radio listening respondent wanted! 10.07.2024 23:18

PODCASTING CONTINUES TO GROW…BUT SLOWER.(5:22) WHERE’S THE LINE UP TO BUY AN FM IN NEW YORK CITY? (11:00) CALLING ALL RADIO SURVEY RESPONDENTS! (16:03) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media execs, Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels do this each Wednesday. Produced by InTown Media we welcome comments at jac...