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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Do Listeners Know You Have an App?

August 19, 2024August 17, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Results from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 24, with responses from over three thousand 14 to 64s nationwide, show that

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Does Your Station Serve Its Community?

August 12, 2024August 11, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Our 24th NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study with responses from 3,188 people ages 14 to 64 nationwide, allows us to

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Moneyball: A New Ad Placement in Time for Fall Ratings Impact

August 5, 2024August 4, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Our latest NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study, our 24th, fielded last month with responses from 3,188 people ages 14 to

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Is “Free” Really Radio’s Biggest Listening Motivator?

July 29, 2024July 28, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Studies released by some pundits in the radio business extol that being “free” is why a plurality of listeners

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: How Listeners Feel About AI (Send in the Clones)

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Many listeners – especially those most likely to give radio its report card – already think music radio is

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: How The Economy Impacts Your Fall Promotion Plans

July 8, 2024July 7, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• The fall book starts on September 12 – less than ten weeks away. Already thin station promotional budgets will

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Rarer Ratings Respondents, Rarer Young Demos

July 1, 2024June 30, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

Last week the second release from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 24 showed that on top of a decline in those

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Rarer Ratings Respondents, Rarer Heavy Listeners

June 24, 2024June 23, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Last week the first release from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 24 showed a decline in those interested in participating

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Ratings Respondents are Getting Rarer

June 17, 2024June 16, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• The percentage of people interested in participating in radio ratings methodology continues to ebb. In the latest national study

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NuVoodoo - Moneyball for Radio 

Moneyball: Past Research Has Answers for Evergreen Questions

June 3, 2024June 2, 2024 kevincarter NuVoodoo

• Preparing the questionnaire for NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 24 this past week had us talking to programmers, managers, and

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BREAKING NEWS

WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
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WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs

• UPDATED: Warner Music Group and private investment firm Bain Capital, are launching a joint venture to allow for the

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Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!
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Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!

• Monday, June 30, 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of iHeartMedia’s BIN: Black Information Network, the first

iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
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iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
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Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street

June 28, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
The Imaging House Is On Fire!
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The Imaging House Is On Fire!

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on The Imaging House Is On Fire!

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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers
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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

• Over the long holiday weekend, we were saddened to hear of the July 4th passing of Lyndon “LB” Byers,

Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
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Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
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Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

LABEL LOVE

Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
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Braun Downshifts At HYBE America

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
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WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
Condolences: Lou Christie
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Condolences: Lou Christie

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Condolences: Lou Christie
Create Beams Up With Star Trak
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Create Beams Up With Star Trak

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Create Beams Up With Star Trak
Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury
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Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury

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Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
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Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
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Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
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Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show

July 2, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
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E. White Has Carolina On His Mind

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland
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MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland
Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.
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Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.

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