Monthly Archives: January, 2017

Top Milwaukee chefs and 88Nine DJs at SoundBites event blend gourmet creations with the perfect songs Newest Milwaukee restaurants included in 88Nine Radio Milwaukee SoundBites fundraiser Feb. 9 at the Iron Horse Hotel Milwaukee’s hottest chefs, some from the city’s newest restaurants, and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee DJs will serve up one-of-a-kind music-and-food pairings at the station’s sixth annual SoundBites fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 9 at the Iron Horse Hotel. SoundBites lets food and music lovers savor unique pairings at 13 tasting and listening stations. [...]

Sprint buys 33% of Tidal They say you should always start your business based on passion first, this is inevitable if you want to succeed. Nobody knows what you do LIKE you do nor will they have the motivation, drive and skill set to make it happen. Jay Z was brilliant when he did the press conference for TIDAL, reassembling a company that did something no other streaming service did, it made the artists part owners of their own music and returned a greater profit to them than other streaming services. [...]

Congrats to Rick Party is ESPN's official voice for the Stephen A. Smith syndicated radio show. The show is broadcast at 1pm est on 710 ESPN in LA, 98.7 in NYC and more. [...]

"I ain’t been laughing that much over the past few days,” Harvey said. “They’re kinda beating me up on the internet right now for no reason. But, you know, that’s life, ain’t it?" Steve Harvey  It's interesting that Steve Harvey is dealing with the current backlash in both instances that have to do with racism towards the Asian community and the other questioning his commitment to the black community. Ironically, most of the people who are pissed at him have no idea about the company that handles his show at Premiere Networks as we do. [...]

  Successful people are at their best when they, constantly reinvent themselves, step boldly, surround themselves with the best people and use their previous leverage to cross a new bridge. Dexter Story is no exception. I've known him for about 17 years. [...]

Thanks to the many Podcasters who have expressed an interest in submitting to Podcast Port. Please take a minute to check out some of our great shows we have added and watch for video to premier starting next week. We are still accepting submissions. Check out one of Podcast Port's podcasts below. [...]

KUDOS to a former radio jock for using his radio leverage to create an amazing opportunity for himself. Stephon Ferguson, 48, discovered his amazing ability to emulate one of the greatest leaders of our time Dr. Martin Luther King by chance in the late 90s. Ferguson was mixing a vinyl recording of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech on Motown records with a beat and he was overheard by a friend who came into the room asking if that was him.” Ferguson told ABC News. [...]

Technology trend: Digital audio advertising dollars on the rise ‘The more targeted, the better ROI’ (New York) Radio reaches 91 percent of Americans and more of these listeners are choosing digital audio options to curate their own music news and entertainment, creating niche markets for advertisers to invest their ad dollars. The number of digital radio listeners will grow about 12 percent by 2019 with nearly 200 million listeners digitally tuning in to radio, according to the marketing research firm, eMarketer. Additional data from eMarketer shows that advertisers are following listeners into the digital market. [...]