Dr. Martin Luther King's Dream -- Remembered As we look back at and reflect on the dreams and visions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we celebrate this week, it's also a time to look back and remember. It's a time to reflect on how far we've come in 2009. ...

The New Year Brings A Continuation Of Shrinking Musical Chairs "It's just business ... nothing personal," goes the adage. But in our business, sometimes it seems like it's all personal. As we kick off a new year, many are concerned that their days of full-time employment ...

The Ride May Not Be Smooth As we get ready for 2009, most of us will find that in spite of all the things that are happening, we still have much to be thankful for, including a career that most can only dream about. And yes, there are many among us for whom 2008 was a ...

'Twas the Knight before Christmas. He was all through the scene But the clubs were all silent, It was all so serene. The fireplace was crackling, The eggnog on tap So just sit back and check out Our new Christmas rap. Now is the right time To share the good ...

Can 2009 Take Us One Step Closer To Reality? As we continue to wind down 2008, I don't think anyone could argue that it's been an exceptional year. We have our first African-American President elect ... Barack Obama ... a troubled economy and more highly skilled and ...

Adjusting For The Future Means Lifting The Down Cycle As we begin to wind down a tumultuous year, we will look back on 2008 as one that many of us will be glad to see pass. We're looking forward to a new year, with a new president and a chance to "get up for the ...

Maturing Generations May Prefer New Formats It could be that in the future, the world of hybrids will not be confined to just automobiles. Urban radio may be about to witness two new format hybrids or spin-offs. They are emerging right before our very ears and once they ...

... But The Same Goals We don't need to tell you that Urban radio's constantly changing. It's always a new game with new rules. One of the new rules we want to focus on this time is don't be boring. The other is stop lying to your listeners. Telling your audience that ...

It's Time To Smooth Out The Ride On any given weekend, you can find the local shopping mall packed with urbane young dudes in designer sneakers and printed, candy-colored hoodies ... some even sporting the popular '80s-era ventilates sunglasses preferred by rapper Kanye ...