The essential how-to guide for any radio personality seeking syndication!Whether you're a talker, music-based DJ, mixer, or offer a service like imaging or show prep, Coast to Coast spells out each step from A to Z, on how to sucessfully syndicate your show or service.Written by a syndicated radio host who is also president of a syndication company and a major-market program director, Coast To Coast gives you every side of the syndication game: from putting together your show and building a home studio, to pitching your product to stations and shopping for a syndication deal.Includes a chapter of real-life stories of America's top syndicated hosts, from Dr. Laura to The Baka Boyz. Learn first hand from syndicated stars in all formats, and even VPs of the top syndication companies, as Coast to Coast picks their brain on the keys to syndication success.The "Tool Box" section lists hundreds of contacts including heads of programming at every syndication company in the US!

If you are a musician, you need this book, which is rooted in real-life music business experience, not classroom theory. It reveals the secrets of artist development using the creative process as the foundation for success, and provides solid direction for you to plan and evaluate your path to success. Hot Hits, Cheap Demos shows you how to: jumpstart your career * create a press kit and develop sure-fire marketing strategies * contact clubs and alternative venues * produce and promote your own shows * make an eye-catching web site * create a standout song, find a producer, and even package a CD. Written by Nadine Condon, a 20-year music industry veteran who's been instrumental in the success of such acts as Smash Mouth, Stroke 9, Third Eye Blind and Train.

Through your computer you can listen to thousands of stations your radio cannot reach, and with The Rough Guide to Internet Radio you can begin to explore this astoundingly varied world. The Rough Guide gives you

Never in the history of radio has there been a better time to syndicate. With so many stations in dire need of talent and the "local personality" becoming more obsolete every day, the option of syndication makes sense both as a pathway toward expanding your broadcast career and as a backup to protect its very existence. But just how do you get syndicated?Veteran programmer and syndicated host Randy "R Dub!" Williams takes you behind the microphone and into the world of network syndication. His second tell-all book serves as a virtual how-to manual and detailed course covering the ins and outs of this exhilarating yet often mysterious business. From laying down the broad foundation of how the industry works-in layman's terms-to getting deep into the weeds, Williams takes the reader by the hand through six main steps and countless secrets, delivered from both a talent's and program director's perspective. From production, formatics, presentation and delivery?to the burning question, "How do I get a syndication deal?", there isn't an element of the entire process that's not poked, prodded, examined and explored. In addition to Williams' clear and proven instructions, the book welcomes the wisdom of today's top syndicated hosts, the network execs who sign on new shows, and the programming VPs searching for outside talent. If you have a great show and are ready to take it-and your life-to the next stage, grab this book and GO SYNDICATE YOURSELF!Special guests include: Delilah, Dave Ramsey, Tino Cochino, Rick Party, Bill Handel, The Bert Show, The Breakfast Club, Mojo in the Morning, Romeo, Dr. Laura, Whitney Allen, Ace & TJ, Johnjay and Rich and dozens more hosts who outline their story and secrets to success and what it takes to make it nationally.

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.