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Sports Radio Knocks It Out
of the Park for Fans

“There’s nothing like listening to my Red Sox on the radio outdoors or in the car.”

 “I listen to play- by-play more than watch games on TV since I do not have cable anymore.”

 “I enjoy the freedom of listening to the radio for sports programs as it allows me the freedom to be outside working on various projects.”

 “Announcers are funny. Commercials seem less intrusive and I don’t mind the interruption as much.”

These are just a few of the quotes we grabbed from an informal online survey regarding Sports Radio listening habits — sports radio simply works and works hard for those that are passionate about sports.  It’s not just the “big” games, it’s every game.  It’s the conversation, it’s the debate, it’s the voices, it’s the surprise, delight, defeat, and it’s simply the passion for sports that fuels the beast.

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Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring
the Ad Contrarian, Bob Hoffman.

In this episode of the Radio on Main Street Podcast, Erica Farber, President & CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, speaks with Bob Hoffman, author of the widely popular Ad Contrarian blog which was selected as one of the most influential advertising and marketing blogs by Business Insider.  Bob is a former CEO of several advertising agencies responsible for many national brands.  He is an internationally known speaker and adviser on advertising and is a writer of several successful books including 101 Contrarian Ideas about Advertising.

Bob shares his thoughts about the relationship between marketers and consumers, digital transparency and his perceptions of radio.

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Radio On Main Street Podcast Featuring
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
and Country Cares.

In this episode of Radio on Main Street, RAB President and CEO Erica Farber visits the recently held Country Radio Seminar to speak with Scott Hinshelwood, Associate Director of Radio and Jessica Turri, Support Specialist  who are both with ALSAC / St Jude, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This conversation dives into their radio outreach initiative, Country Cares.

St. Jude’s mission to cure kids with cancer brings hope to children and their families around the world who are diagnosed with any of it’s devastating manifestations. Radio plays a big part in supporting that hope.

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Radio. No Secrets Here.

During the recent Association of National Advertisers’ (ANA) 2017 Media Conference, Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at P & G, challenged CMOs to demand transparency from their digital media partners by eliminating ad fraud and making sure that the ad purchased actually reaches the intended  consumer.  Little to no audited proof of ad delivery should be considered unacceptable.

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Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring
a Preview Of NAB Show 2017.

In this Radio On Main Street podcast, RAB President and CEO, Erica Farber, speaks with B.J.Corriveau, National Association of Broadcasters’ Vice President of Operations and John David, NAB’s Executive VP of radio.

This year over 100,000 people are expected to visit NAB Show 2017 in Las Vegas on April 22nd through 27th.   Be sure to plan your visit before you get there by visiting NABSHOW.com.

Here’s a preview of what to expect…

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