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Super Sessions

Attendees from all corners of the business will come together at this year’s wide-ranging super session series. Hear from on-air talent, branding experts and top-level radio broadcasters.

The Radio Show will feature a day of Super Sessions to bring the industry together and focus on the industry’s hottest topics. 

These deep dive Super Sessions will be interactive, informative and relevant to all attendees.

Dave Ramsey
Radio Host and Money Expert

Thursday, September 20

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Succeeding in this Economic Environment

Presenter: Dave Ramsey, personal money-management expert and popular national radio personality.


11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Relationship Between Music and Radio… We Need Each Other

How can artists, record labels and radio work together to forge a new and lasting partnership built on mutual prosperity? Hear from trendsetters representing the radio industry and the record labels.

Participants include:


Rick Cummings
President, Programming
Emmis Communications
(Moderator)

Scott Borchetta
President, CEO and Founder
Big Machine Label Group


Dan Mason
President and CEO
CBS Radio


Tom Poleman
President, National Programming Platforms
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment


John Rich
Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Big & Rich
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

The Great Debate and How to Sell It

Sponsored by

The two-part session brings together prominent national talk radio hosts from the right, left and center to debate the upcoming 2012 presidential race and other hot-button issues that will be on the minds of voters and broadcasters leading up to the fall election. 

Led by moderator Al Peterson, publisher and editor-in-chief, NTS MediaOnline, the first panel features:


Alan Colmes
Host, "The Alan Colmes Show"
Fox News Radio

Andy Dean
Host, "America Now"
Premiere Networks


Geraldo Rivera
Host, "Geraldo at Large"
Fox News Channel
and Cumulus Media Networks


Jill Schlesinger
Host, "Jill on Money"
Dial Global
and Editor-at-large
CBS Moneywatch

A second panel, moderated by Erica Farber, president and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, will include a distinguished group of leading sellers in local and network talk radio who will discuss why controversial talk radio is good for ratings and revenues and share how they've turned controversy into cash and results for satisfied advertisers. They will also share best practices for navigating the course with advertisers when talk becomes especially controversial.


Rob Babin
Vice President of Sales
Cox Media Group - Atlanta Radio

Kraig T. Kitchin
President and Founder
Sound Mind, LLC


Rob Williams
Market Manager
Greater Media, Boston


MODERATOR
Erica Farber
CEO Radio Advertising Bureau