MONTHLY MEMO
June 2025
Three years ago, I decided to walk away from terrestrial radio after more than four decades of being in the trenches. I will spare you my background details but you can still find them on my website at markelliottmedia.com .
It was evident when I left, the business felt my more than four decades of experience was no longer the type of experience ownership was looking for. To be completely open about it, after spending seven years overseeing the programming for Cherry Creek Media out of Denver, I felt I went out with a bang when the company sold to Townsquare Media. After meeting with the Townsquare management team, who were very nice people, it brought back the memories from my Cumulus years and having to deal with too many layers of corporate nonsense. That's when I realized I had come to the end of the road. Hey...it eventually happens to everybody and I was very lucky to spend my life going wall to wall pretty much out of high school to becoming Uncle Sam's problem now.
I admit I have tried like Hell to put terrestrial radio behind me and never look back to focus on new media opportunities. What I didn't see coming was the number of people in the industry who continue to reach out to me for guidance, which I'm always happy to give.
This is why starting in July, I am going to resume Radio Espionage, the blog, to do a simple monthly memo where I part with some of the knowledge I've obtained over a very long career. When I say I've forgotten more than most of you know, it's a true statement and all it takes is for me to have one conversation with the people I speak with. To quote Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men"....you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.
I hope you'll join me on this new journey. - Mark
E: mem@markelliottmedia.com
P: (818) 259-0091
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