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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]