Be A Coach Not a Critic
This is a continuation of a two-part blog series. Read Part 1, Lessons from a Career Behind the Mic, here. Successfully hosting a popular program is one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences on-air talent can have. Every person who steps into a studio does so dreaming of success and popularity, yet fearing failure. […]
Lessons from a Career Behind the Mic
I started my broadcast career as a disc-jockey at a 1000-watt AM radio station in Williamsport, PA. I worked at WWPA for a long time and in a small north central Pennsylvania market for 14 years. I was not making much in the way of money, but I was happy chasing my dream. Like most […]
Lessons from the Ballpark: Why Talent Development is Key in Media
During the early part of my career, I was fortunate enough to work as a minor-league baseball broadcaster for five years. Being around professional baseball players and witnessing their efforts to get to the next level was one of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had in the media industry. I saw some exceptionally talented athletes […]
Show me the Money!
Much like Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire”, many sales managers in media have been thinking “Show me the money!” due to the introduction of legalized sports betting in states across the country. There has been a sense that the advertising revenue from this opportunity will pay off in a big way for media. While early […]
Diminishing Attention Spans: Implications for Media Content
The phrase that I have heard over and over is “It’s all about the content.” For those of us in spoken-word presentations this has never been truer. Many of us started in music formats where we were told the importance of “playing the hits!” Whether a news talk format, a sports show, or for that […]
Scott Masteller Interview (Jan. 26, 2023)
Above is an interview with Sports Consultant Scott Masteller conducted on January 26, 2023 by Sean Bos of Crowd React Media, a division of Harker Bos Group. Sean and Scott discuss the importance of research to sports media, sports radio stations, the future of sports streaming, what sports radio stations should do when sports betting […]
Scott Masteller Joins Crowd React Media as Sports Consultant
Durham, NC, January 11, 2023 – Crowd React Media, a division of Harker Bos Group, is happy to welcome Scott Masteller as a Sports Consultant. Crowd React Media, which specializes in Sports Media and Sports Betting research, is pleased to bring Scott’s 40+ years of sports media experience and expand our portfolio. Masteller has […]
Sports Media Report Spring 2022 is Out!
Crowd React Media has released our first Sports Media Report. The Spring 2022 report dives into the world of sports to figure out what American sports audiences actually look like. Crowd React Media conducted 300+ respondent research studies to determine the following about Sports Audiences: What sports they watch What sports content they read What […]
The Social Media Habits of Sports Consumers
In our most recent study on Sports Media consumption, we have explored online sports betting, eSports, Fantasy Sports, and Cable vs. Streaming of Sports. Today, we will look at how sports media consumers use social media to discuss sports. Graph (below): Do you use Social Media to post/comment about sports? More than half of […]
Cable Sports vs. Streaming Sports
Today, there are more ways to consume sports than ever before. In this blog post we will highlight cable and streaming consumption habits of sports audiences. Standard cable/satellite television has long been the preferred method by which one can watch sports. However, our research shows that sports streaming is beginning to eat into the traditional […]