About Tom

Tom Taylor grew up around the Piedmont, North Carolina station where his father (30-year radio/TV pro Bill Taylor) had worked. While at UNC–Chapel Hill, Tom worked at WCHL (1360) and began programming it after graduation. He later programmed Village Communications’ two stations in Lexington, KY, and put rock WKQQ on the air. He spent most of his radio time in New Jersey, programming WPST, Trenton (97.5) and also later WHWH, Princeton (1350). Tom moved from talking for a living (and writing a few memos) to writing about the radio business, full-time – first at the Friday Morning Quarterback, then as the editor of Inside Radio for an eventual 13 years. He also wrote the M Street Daily Newsletter until that was merged into Inside Radio in August 2002. Tom joined Chicago-based in3media in mid-2007 to create the Taylor on Radio-Info newsletter, and to serve as executive news editor for the Radio-Info.com site. He’s very pleased to be part of the organization that is so focused on helping radio be the best it can be – as its “online community since 1999.”

Recent Articles

• “Get a bigger helmet,” says Galaxy CEO Ed Levine, about what radio must do in 2012 January 16, 2012
• KJUG-AM-FM Visalia, Calif., Are Sold April 13, 2011
• Entercom Drops 2nd Shift Show January 27, 2011
• Virgin Islands Get A New Country Station December 16, 2010
• Ichabod Caine Launches Internet Station November 30, 2010

Recent Newsletters

The wisdom of Chairman Mel about 23 hours ago
Huckabee/Cumulus versus Limbaugh/Clear Channel February 9, 2012
Protests and pressure February 8, 2012
Forget 2011 – 2012 looks pretty decent February 7, 2012
The winner is… February 6, 2012