If broadcasting talent can be compared to furniture, they've been shifting it around in RTÉ and Newstalk like they were running an Ikea distribution centre. Another piece of the furniture was set down in the Newstalk studio this morning, when Claire Byrne moved back to her old radio home on The Claire Byrne Show (Newstalk, weekdays, 9am-12noon), replacing Pat Kenny.
Radio: Just like burger joints That innovative comparison from the prolific Fred Jacobs in his latest column. Memo toTo Radio: Foccus On Your cravers," Jacobs commends his readers. LIke radio, White Castle has been forced to evolve (as described HERE). "I's notable how similar this burger joint is to broadcast radio," Jacobs observes. Both started about 100 years ago, and have become local and hper local successes. White Castle's new marketing appeals to "cravers" - which Jacobs likens to radio's P1 audience segment.
The broadcaster and national treasure doesn't need to win prizes to prove his popularity - he talks about his friendship with CMAT, being born for the radio, and his long road back to the national broadcaster
It comes from a team of science researchers at the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. (Put that on a business card.) We learn this from culture news publication NME, which divulges a scientific earworm formula which involves qualities of receptiveness, melodic potency, and rhythmic repetition. This research delivers a top-20 list of earworm songs.
Joseph O'Connor discussed the significance of 1975 in popular music, identifying it as a pivotal year that shaped the music landscape of the era.
