The last couple weeks of 2011 were a mixed bag featuring several strange days indeed for broadcast radio. At a typically slow time of year around the holidays, it seemed like there were big events happening daily. Like in every other business, things move in cycles, and the big story even during the supposed quiet days before Christmas revolved around Pandora. Defining Pandora. Measuring Pandora. Excluding Pandora. Explaining away Pandora. Sadly, it feels like radio is entering the political arena – doing and saying anything it can to discredit and...




