Articles #AI in Radio

A satirical cost-cutting guide for corporate radio executives who keep eliminating air talent, programmers and producers—while everything above them somehow survives.

A personal reflection on aging, second chances and becoming a better person—while discovering how experience and AI can fuel a creative new chapter in radio.

Radio still reaches nearly everyone—but the people behind it are disappearing. This deep dive examines automation, AI, iHeartMedia’s national programming strategy and whether great local radio can remain both meaningful and profitable.

Radio spends millions perfecting its sound, then risks losing listeners with poorly written, badly voiced commercials. Here’s why every stopset must be treated as part of the station’s programming.

AI is not automatically the enemy of radio creativity. Lazy creative, generic copy, lifeless delivery, and artificial-sounding human content are the real threat.

AI research in radio deserves a closer look. When studies frame the issue as “AI versus human,” they may be measuring fear of the label — not the quality of the listener experience. The future is not human or AI. It is human connection powered by better intelligence.

An inside look at how radio downsizing cost the industry its most valuable asset—human connection—and how quality and creativity can help rebuild it.

AI isn’t the enemy of radio—it’s the next big tool upgrade. From index cards and razor blades to modern workflows, here’s why the “radio vs. AI” battle is unnecessary—and how smart use of AI could help restore quality and consistency in a downsized industry.

AI isn’t the enemy of radio—it’s the next big tool upgrade. From index cards and razor blades to modern workflows, here’s why the “radio vs. AI” battle is unnecessary—and how smart use of AI could help restore quality and consistency in a downsized industry.