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Monday, May 12, 2008
 
 

THURSDAY MARCH 10

  3:30-5:00PM
   

R&R ANNUAL TALK RADIO ROUNDTABLE

 
Hendrie
Leykis
Mancow
Rivers
    THE OTHER SIDE OF TALK
Beyond talk from the right or the left, there's a whole different kind of successful talk radio targeting affluent listeners and major advertisers with topics and discussions that stray a long way from inside the Beltway. Find out why the biggest competition in town just might not be on another News/Talker.

  5:30-7:30PM
   

R&R OPENING TALKTAIL RECEPTION
Hosted by Jones Radio Network

FRIDAY MARCH 11

  8:30-9:00AM
   

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Hosted by Salem Radio Network

  9:00-10:15AM
 

GENERAL SESSION
Featured Speaker: Joe Scarborough, Westwood One

 

 

10:30-11:45AM (CONCURRENT SESSIONS)

   

WHY LEFT TALK FEELS RIGHT
Sponsored by Paragon Media Strategies

How progressive Talk offers stations new growth opportunities and why it can succeed in virtually any market in America.

 

   

THE FUTURE OF NEWS
Sponsored by FOX News Radio

A roundtable discussion of questions and challenges facing radio newsrooms in a world where budgets remain tight and quasi-news outlets are proliferating across the Internet and other new platforms to serve an audience that wants news 24/7 and on demand.

 

  NOON-1:30PM
 

LUNCHEON

Hosted by ABC Radio Networks

Featured Speaker: Sean Hannity,
ABC Radio Networks
 

2:00-3:15PM (CONCURRENT SESSIONS)

   

SATELLITE RADIO: IT'S HERE, NOW DEAL WITH IT
Sponsored by FOX News Radio

Will XM and Sirius expand radio's listening pie or shrink your shares and steal radio's biggest stars? Say hello to the future, where satellite radio will seriously compete for your station's listeners.

 

   

WEEKENDS OR 'WEAK-ENDS'?
Sponsored by The Todd Feinburg Show

Are you losing listeners on Saturday and Sunday with too much pay-for-play programming and not enough of what the Talk radio fans expect? Learn how to make the most of weekends to boost your station's whole week.

 

 

3:30-4:45PM (CONCURRENT SESSIONS)

   

TALENT DEVELOPMENT: IT'S JOB ONE
Sponsored by FOX News Radio

It take great talent, on the air and behind the scenes, to make a great radio station. Learn how to find and cultivate great talents for every department in your station.

 

   

HAVE YOU SEEN OPRAH'S AND ELLEN'S RATINGS?
Sponsored by Doug Stephan's Good Day

Guess what? Women will actually listen to Talk radio if you give them something besides just politics or T&A. More and more stations are learning there's big potential in shows that can turn on women without turning off men.

 

  5:00-6:00PM
   

R&R TALK RADIO HAPPY HOUR
Hosted by Talk Radio Network

  9:00-11:00PM
    R&R TALK RADIO FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY
Hosted by Premiere Radio Networks
 

SATURDAY MARCH 12

  8:30-9:00AM
   

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Hosted by Take On The Day


  9:00-10:00AM
  GENERAL SESSION
 

Featured Speaker: Al Franken,
Air America Radio

  10:15-11:15AM
   

GENERAL SESSION

   

WHAT DO THESE STATIONS KNOW THAT YOU DON'T?
Sponsored by Arbitron

An inside look behind the numbers of four of News/Talk's biggest winners. Learn why they win book after book in this special Arbitron presentation exclusively for TRS 2005.

 

  11:30AM-12:30PM
    GENERAL SESSION
   

HOW TALK LISTENERS REALLY LISTEN
Sponsored by Doug Stephan's Good Day

Researcher Jon Coleman returns to TRS with a new presentation featuring real Talk radio fans, rating real talk shows in real time. See what tunes them in - and out - during this special presentation produced exclusively for TRS attendees.

 

  12:45-2:00PM
R&R ANNUAL NEWS/TALK INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS LUNCHEON
Hosted by Sabo Media

Featuring R&R 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Randy Michaels and presentation of R&R 2005 News/Talk Industry Achievement Awards