Jackson Weaver

Media Insultant

Business EN ↓ 311 episodes

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

Author

Jackson Weaver

Episodes

Media Insultant 11.29.23 Did Byron Allen really text Bob Iger? (4:03) Q3 sucked for broadcast. What to do? (13:02) Ed Stolz stations are sold. Really sold this time (24:45) 29.11.2023 29:38

Media Insultant - 11.29.23 Edition Byron Allen says he wants the largest TV group in the country…will ABC help him get there….and what is he thinking in this media environment? (4:03) Q3 is over - Q4 doesn’t look a lot better for either radio or TV.. So let’s not beat a dead horse…what can we do about it…?v(13:02) Ed Stolz - the drama may be over…yes, the final chapter finally. (24:45) Welcome to...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.27.23 Last edition before our medical leave! 27.09.2023 27:19

A GOOD READ FOR BROADCAST GEEKS? WE THINK SO…(3:30) WANT ANOTHER DONGLE TO WATCH VIDEO? YEAH…WE DON’T EITHER…but THE FOLKS AT SCRIPPS DISAGREE… (11:38) SOD POODLE UPDATE…(7:58) EMMIS CONTINUES IT’S RESIZING…(5:00) AND ANOTHER YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP STORY…(17:45) Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Two media...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.20.23 - The cable eco-system is crumbling. A great Ya Can't Make This Shit Up" story...and more 20.09.2023 27:18

THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER RETRANS SQUABBLE…(2:40) RADIO IS THERE WHEN YOU NEED US…BUT DOES ANYONE CARE! (12:09) THE ULTIMATE AD BUDGET DISS…ANOTHER 'YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP!" (17:25) 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. Pr...

Media Insultant - 9.13.23 Don't lie to the IRS. (6:22) Stolz returns (9:22) CBS Co-Prexy doesn't work (18:54) and Disney bails on ESPN radio (22:50) 13.09.2023 32:35

COLOR THE MEDIA M&A BIZ BLOWN AWAY… ED STOLZ CONTINUES TO BE INSUFFERABLE… WE HATE TO SAY WE’RE RIGHT. BUT CBS HAS BLOWN UP THEIR COMPLICATED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE…BUT IS IT AN IMPROVEMENT…? DISNEY REALLY IS GETTING OUT OF THE SPORTS RADIO BUSINESS… 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...

SPECIAL EDITION - AM radio. What does the future hold for the oldest of our electronic media? 06.09.2023 17:44

Ford started a fire when they announced that thier new vehicles would no longer include AM radios! Now Congress is in an uproar to pass legislation to mandate AM radios in all cars and Ford has backed off. But what is the future of AM radio? We ask it in light of diminishing audiences, aging facilities, noise on the band and service to the community. Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that...

SPECIAL EDITION - Media Insultant. We review Q2 radio financials. All we can say is GRIM! (5:17) And Jackson discusses his health issues (:35) 30.08.2023 28:54

Back from a brief hiatus - Jackson fesses up to health issues! (:35) We review the Q2 financials for the publicly held radio stations (5:17) It ain’t pretty! 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 comment...

Media Insultant 7.26.23 - Another story. Doing mornings in Baltimore AND Seattle? Ralph Nader to the rescue and more Personnel with Keith. 26.07.2023 29:45

ANOTHER YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS S–T UP STORY (14:44)……. PERSONNEL UPDATE AND WEIRD HAPPENINGS WITH KIETH(4:50)… LIVE FROM BALTIMORE? (17:31) IF BASEBALL GAMES ON THE RADIO HAVE TOO MANY COMMERCIALS…WELL RALPH NADER TO THE RESCUE!(22:30) 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 Sam...

AUDACY IS TALKING TO THEIR BANKS. (14:22) ALL ACCESS STUNS WITH CLOSURE! (8:19) THE FAMILY JEWELS OF ABC ARE FOR SALE (21:15) 19.07.2023 27:58

MEDIA INSULTANT - 7.19.23 AUDACY IS TALKING. TO THEIR DEBT HOLDERS. DUH (14:22) .I WASN’T EXPECTING THAT! ALLACCESS IS CLOSING! (8:19) IGER WANTS TO DUMP THE ABC TV STATIONS. BUT WHO WANTS THEM? (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...

Special Summer Edition of Media Insultant - we tell a few stories! 12.07.2023 17:57

Sarge! (3:08) Dancing in Tucson (7:52) Jello Jump? Really! (13:20) Got a story we could use? Jackson@InTownmedia.com.... Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 7.28.23 - Who’s the smartest guy in the room? (9:50) AI impacts how much ? (4:20) And ESPN radio is getting a lot of static (17:22) 28.06.2023 26:53

Who’s the smartest guy in the room? (9:50) AI impacts how much ? (4:20) And ESPN radio is getting a lot of static (17:22) 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 Websi...

TWITTER MAKES RADIO LOOK HEALTHY.(14:32) CUMULUS SALE AND RUMOR 6:24). WHY IS RADIO.COM UNSOLD? (17:38) Media Insultant 6.21.23 21.06.2023 26:33

TWITTER MAKES RADIO LOOK HEALTHY. (14:32) CUMULUS SALE AND RUMOR AS THE RANKS OF STATIONS THIN (6:24). MAYBE THE URL ISN'T SO IMPORTANT (17:35) 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 jackso...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 6.14.23 - Lessons from the CNN debacle? (4:29) Bonneville shuffles leadership with NO drama (11:25) And what is Cable TV without Cable TV? (16:27) 14.06.2023 24:10

MEDIA INSULTANT - 6.14.23 - Lessons from the CNN debacle? (4:29) Bonneville shuffles leadership with NO drama (11:25) And what is Cable TV without Cable TV? (16:27) 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...

Jackson's Ike & Tina Turner story! Ford backs off...but what is the future for AM radio? And the TEGNA deal is killed by politics. MEDIA INSULTANT 6.7.23 07.06.2023 25:23

RIP THE TEGNA/STANDARD DEAL. IS BYRON ALLEN IN THE WINGS WAITING? JACKSON HAS A GREAT STORY ABOUT HIS TIME WITH IKE & TINA TURNER! IS SUBSCRIPTION RADIO COMING TO YOUR NEXT CAR? 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 M...

MEDIA INSULTANT - 5.31.23 - TOO SOON FOR AUDACY'S OBIT & THE END OF A MEDIA ERA? 31.05.2023 25:42

EVERYONE SEEMS TO FEEL AUDACY HAS NO WAY OUT EXCEPT BANKRUPTCY. WE'RE NOT SO SURE. DICK NOURSE - THE LONGEST RUNNING TV ANCHOR IN AMERCIA - DIES AND SO DOES THE ENORMOUS IMPACT LOCAL TV HAS ON A COMMUNITY. 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 We...

Media Insultant 5.24.23 THE ED STOLZ RADIO STATION DRAMA GETS WIERDER! AND WE TIP OUR HATS TO SAM ZELL . 24.05.2023 23:35

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU'D HEARD EVERYTHING....(3:07) SAM ZELL PROVIDED CAPITAL THAT CHANGED THE RADIO BUSINESS FOREVER (14:55) 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.c...

Media Insultant - 5.17.23 RIP Mike Fowler - we'll miss you! Radio has to be on the streaming wagon A new look at the Top 10 radio groups 17.05.2023 25:55

RIP TO OUR GOOD FRIEND MIKE FOWLER. ( 4:25) STREAMING IS BOTH RADIO'S BIGGEST THREAT AND GREATEST OPPORTUNITY. (9:49) KEITH TAKES A NEW LOOK AT THE TOP 10 RADIO GROUPS. (18:02) 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 Me...

DEBACLE LESSONS 2:28 TOP 10 RADIO 4:25 SINCLAIR DUMPING NEWS 11:48 CBS DUMPS CW 14:53 10.05.2023 26:45

FINAL QUARTER FOR ESPN RADIO? TOP 10 IN RADIO…JUST HANGING ON! SINCLAIR DUMPS ENTIRE NEWS DEPARTMENTS…. 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.co...

SPECIAL EDITION - Media Insultant - we talk to auto agency guru Ed Steenman. How is the current market and how does it effect media sales efforts. If you sell media and call on car dealers, you MUST listen. 5.3.23 03.05.2023 24:28

This is Media Insultant - in addition to our regular comments and opinions…our special editions delve into some deeper content. Today we bring back Ed Steenman of Steenman Associates to discuss the auto sector and how media sales execs can maximize their revenue and service to their auto clients. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments...

WHY IS HEARST PAYING SO MUCH? DID BYRON ALLEN GET THE TEGNA SALE KILLED? KPNW IS OFF TO A SLOOOW START! Media Insultant 4.26.23 26.04.2023 27:37

IS THIS NEW FORMAT LAYING A PROVERBIAL EGG? COULD POLITICS HAVE KILLED THE TEGNA/STANDARD DEAL? WHY WOULD HEARST PAY SO MUCH…? PLUS...KEITH HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON PERSONEL CHANGES1 Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer commen...

ChatGPT is killing. Why is no one else stunned by this sales price? What can a Tucson AM station teach us...? 17.04.2023 26:14

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales an...

RADIO SLIPS PAST TV ON DELIVERY. DOES ANYONE CARE? AUDACY 2022 TOTALS ARE CHALLENGING. BOB & RICH SEND A CUTE NOTE TO THE STAFF. 22.03.2023 25:22

RADIO NOW OUTREACHES ….TV! BUT DOES IT MATTER? IDES OF MARCH MEANT DEBT RELIEF FOR ANCIENT ROMANS…WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR AUDACY? IHEART CUTS EVERYTHING BUT EXEC COMP. THE C SUITE REMAINS ISOLATED. Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Sa...

Why are AM radio towers falling more these days? Ed Stolz may finally be finished in court. Headwinds? So the Q4 CEO's all say.... 15.03.2023 25:06

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local sales and management. This edition is Wednesday 3.15.23 . Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is re...

A FIRST! FORMAT REVEAL IN PSP. DOES THE FCC REALLY NEED TO BE IN TEGNA'S BUSINESS? A WORD OF WISDOM FROM STEVE JOBS. 08.03.2023 25:41

Welcome to the only podcast/video blog that talks about all kinds of media…and the impact on local media sales and management. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media...

A personal story of charactor. ChatGTP is taking over the world! Or at least radio. And just to keep you awake, Ed Stolz is back in court. 01.03.2023 23:34

Who's back in town? No Bull in Seattle. As Bally's Sports goes into BK, what's that mean for team revenue? 22.02.2023 27:33

HUBBARD EXECUTES A MAJOR FORMAT FLIP DIAMOND SPORTS PENDING BANKRUPTCY SENDS TEAMS INTO A TIZZY. KEITH'S FORMER NEIGHBOR RYAN HEADS BACK TO THE WEST COAST 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 comment...