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Seth Resler is a 20-year broadcasting veteran who worked on the mic and behind the programming desk in markets ranging from Providence, St. Louis, and Seattle to Boston and New York City. He also did radio in Silicon Valley before crossing into online marketing. Now, as “Digital Dot Connector” for Jacobs Media, Seth works with radio stations to design and implement action plans that combine websites, social media, email marketing, SEO, content marketing, lead generation, and other online tools.

Musicmaster Scheduling Founder & President JOE KNAPP returns to share why he focused his programming, music, and engineering chops on a futuristic approach to scheduling music with (…gasp!) a computer. He outlines how Musicmaster has evolved to multi-faceted, the any-platform/any-device resource it has become. He outlines how Musicmaster has evolved into a World Leading multi-faceted, the any-platform/any-device resource, and shares their focus on station training and superior support.

Sean Ross is an industry expert on music,, the evolution of formats, and the evolution of radio programming strategy in a world of audio choices. He’s programmed at the station level and worked in A&R for the recording industry. He now serves as Edison Research’s Vice President of Music and Programming. A longtime journalist coving the radio industry for Billboard, R&R and others he now publishes the influential ROSS ON RADIO newsletter 

Roula Christie has a storied career in radio. She moved from answering request lines at a hometown station to morning host in a top 10 metro. Along the way, she’s been part of a team that was named Station of the Year, took home a Marconi Award, and she was named MIW Airblazer of the Year. After dominating mornings at stations like Q102, Philly and her current home KRBE, Houston, she’s just rolling out the nationally syndicated WEEKENDS WITH ROULA program thru Westwood One.

David Cannon and Ritchie Beams have been Ace and TJ since the early 90’s when – as the only two single guys on staff – the Louisiana natives were paired up for the first time on a local Top 40 station moving from nights to mornings, then on to Baton Rouge, Huntsville, and Birmingham, before being hired to do a morning show in Charlotte.  where the 8-time nominees for CHR "Personalities Of The Year" now host a hilarious network show originating from there.

Why were the recent political polls so far off again? What does this mean for radio measurement and ratings?  We ask Leigh Jacobs, a prominent research and perceptual wizard why, and what radio can do about it. Leigh worked in the trenches, programming leading numerous major market music stations and the iconic talk outlet New Jersey 101.5. As EVP and co-founder of NuVoodoo Media Services he heads the company’s perceptual studies services, analyzing consumer research for radio stations and other media.