As the radio industry evolves at a rapid pace, critical decisions about the medium’s future become increasingly more urgent. Technology issues have enveloped the industry to such a challenging extent, that the call for radio leaders to be actionable has never resonated so loudly. John Parikhal has never met a challenge he didn’t like, he relishes the very concept. It’s spring and time for our annual check-up with one of our industry’s deep thinkers. [more]

ALSO: Parikhal's Rules For “Thinking” Through The Decision Making Process  [more]

Following Kobe’s career should be an inspiration to all aspiring programmers. When glancing at his career path, you’ll find an eager and industrious individual steep in protégé experience and one who has diligently followed his instincts at every juncture. He’s now getting WILD in WPB!  [more]

Island Records formed Def Con II about a year ago as a new innovative and specialized team within the Promotion Department of Island Def Jam Music Group. The mission of Def Con II promotion was to give IDJ a wide reaching ability at radio on all of the artists delivered by the label's joint ventures giving IDJ the opportunity to bring even more great music to the marketplace with a focus on Urban, Crossover and Rhythm radio. The Def Con II team is being overseen by Island SVP/Promotion Rick Sackheim. We recently caught up Sackheim to talk about the launch and development of Def Con II.  [more]
  

Not many programmers or general managers can actually say they dug the hole for the antenna that beams out their signal. KJEE GM/PD Eddie Gutierrez can. In his 14 years at the station, he’s done just about every job there, and done them well. Being a man of many hats, Eddie still loves the essence of his gig – the music. That passion shines through across the board at KJEE and has translated into some more than respectable ratings successes. We caught up with Eddie recently and got the lowdown on what it’s like to be a real big fish in a small, but affluent pond. [more]

When Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel started his imprint in 1982, it was intended only as an extension of the underground Metal fanzine he produced at the time. His first compilation of unsigned bands, The New Heavy Metal Revue Presents Metal Massacre, became the launching pad for artists such as Metallica and Ratt, and also became the first release on Metal Blade. Now, 25 years later, the label has grown into an international brand while still maintaining its original vision. It’s pretty monumental for an independent, niche label to survive for 25 years, so FMQB spoke to Slagel about his longevity. [more]

Programming To Win
AC – Booming Format for the Boomer Century by Mike Bettelli
 
Talent Tips
"Here In The Real World" by Jay Trachman
 
FMQB History
Names in this issue’s flashback include Charlie Walk, Tom Poleman, Cat Collins, Monte Lipman, Tom Owens, Marc Chase, John Boulos, Charlie Kendall and Bubba The Love Sponge
 

Other than your station’s home page, what is the most viewed/popular feature/page on your web site? [more]