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Contextualizing the Uncomfortable in Music Programming
Now more than ever before, there is a delicate balance that music stations must walk when evaluating an artist’s personal behavior and public statements. There are times when playing music
Juneteenth Ushers in Two New Urban Alternative Stations: Carbon Sound in Minneapolis and HYFIN in Milwaukee
Carbon Sound in Minneapolis and HYFIN in Milwaukee, America’s two newest Urban Alternative radio stations, launched over the Juneteenth holiday weekend. Both stations enjoy healthy ownership pedigree and deep roots in their
WJSU in Jackson Navigates Robert Johnson to Big K.R.I.T
Last week Paragon’s Jordan Lee and I spent an exhilarating week in Jackson (MS) building a new local radio format the old-fashioned way. That means using the type of local audience research
Urban Alternative Conference 2022 Heralds A New Era For Public Radio
Urban Alternative stations have broken the color barrier for public radio in America, and that’s no small feat for a sector that has historically reached mostly older White audiences. They
Public Radio Together For Peace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Public Radio Together For Peace” To Air Nationwide Friday, March 11Denver, CO (March 9, 2022) – Public radio stations across America will band together in a show
Radio Milwaukee Announces “HYFIN” As Name of New Urban Alternative Channel to Focus on Full Spectrum of Black Music
New channel slated to launch June 19, which is Juneteenth Day MILWAUKEE (Feb. 25, 2022) – Radio Milwaukee’s (WYMS-88.9FM) new Urban Alternative channel will be called HYFIN [in all caps], a name
Look Left, Look Right, Look Left: Now Cross the Street to Public Radio for New Music
Few stories have generated more radio chatter than the recent Atlantic article entitled, “Is Old Music Killing New Music?” The title says it all, and then it goes on to suggest
Radio Says, “Alexa – Thank you for making it easier to listen to my station!”
Amazon announced a new smart speaker feature that creates a seamless process for both radio stations and listeners. Listeners can now access a station by asking Alexa to play their
Jordan Lee Day in Milwaukee
Outgoing Radio Milwaukee Station Director Jordan Lee’s last day on the air was Friday. Lee shared stories of his 13 year ascent from part time DJ to Station Director with
Jordan Lee Joins Paragon Media Strategies as Consultant
Denver, CO (January 12, 2022) – Radio Milwaukee Station Director Jordan Lee is exiting the station to join Paragon Media Strategies as a Consultant. Lee begins his consulting career at Paragon on
Bring The Music Back
Paragon clients KXT and KERA in Dallas received CPB funding to produce artist-featured promo assets to help address COVID-19 misinformation. Check out the cool digital, broadcast and video assets through the links that follow from artists like
Nashville Embraces Its Newest Radio Station
WNXP in Nashville is the newest public radio Music Discovery station in America and today received three “Best of Nashville” awards from Nashville Scene magazine. The comments Nashville Scene included in their