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The Evolution of Audio in the 21st Century

Traug Keller, SVP Production, Business Divisions at ESPN said that 92% of audio listeners used FM/AM radio this past week but there has been rapid growth in digital audio channels, primarily podcast; 25% of the current audio audience for ESPN uses digital channels. The primary avenue for digital audio growth for ESPN, and other talk […]

Not long ago, having a successful podcast was akin to the things that go bump in the night: there’s usually nothing there except some feeble imagining. Obviously, the game has changed. Marc Maron has been a working comedian for over 20 years; he had consistent roadwork, appearances on Conan and Letterman, but nothing that really […]

Preview: Podcasts Saved the Radio Star (and reinvented the comedian)

SXSWi 2012 is populating itself with pep talks for the audio enthusiast. With panels highlighting the exciting future of public radio, and audio storytelling, there is a spirit of regeneration around a previously withering medium. In fact, we may be mourning its death if not for the Lazarus of progressive audio programming: the podcast. No […]