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Random Music News for Monday, April 25, 2016

It’s still all Prince, all the time–mostly. But there is other music news to report. Here’s a playlist to accompany

I remember my first exposure to in-flight entertainment (IFE) vividly. It came in 1976 on an Air Canada L-1011 flying

For the longest time, I hosted a couple of music channels on Air Canada’s IFE (inflight entertainment system), something I

As road warriors may remember, I provided in-flight entertainment to Air Canada for years before the new IFE system bumped

As someone who used to supply in-flight audio entertainment to Air Canada (I got bumped off when the airline changed

Years ago, I used to prepare and host programming on Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment system. When they changed hardware, I

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver