Chris Edge
OM Clear Channel Media & Entertainment/Raleigh, NC
Chris Edge spent most of his career in Top 40, before making the unusual transition to Triple A when he moved to Austin program format legend KGSR and Classic Rock KLBJ. Edge eventually added Director of Digital Media for the entire Emmis Austin cluster to his title, but now is returning to Raleigh – where he had been PD of WDCG – as OM of the entire Clear Channel cluster there. In this exclusive FMQB interview, Edge talks about how digital impacts the brand, as well as his impending return to the market he thinks of as home and his excitement to lead a powerful cluster of stations to new heights. [more]
PROGRAMMING TO WIN
How To Talk About The Numbers With Your Sales Team Arbitron’s Jon Miller digs into his company’s PPM ratings for this week’s Programming To Win, showing you the best way to break down the numbers for your sales people. Miller says PDs should explain the ups and downs of ratings beyond the overall number, give them some perspective on the total picture, expect the unexpected and of course, be prepared.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What radio/record industry figure would make a good moderator
for a Presidential debate and why?
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HOT SHOTS
P!nk, Tom Corson, Joe Riccitelli, Peter Edge, Roger Davies, John Fleckenstein, Von Grey, Matt Phipps, Terrie Carr, Ice T, Coco.[more]
THIS WEEK IN FMQB HISTORY
Jeff McCartney, Lori Rischer, Clive Davis, Richard Palmese, Pete Cosenza, Lee Leipsner, Dylan Sprague[more]