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Ken Mills and his associates have written extensively about radio, particularly public radio. Here are articles and reports for you to download and share.

KMA TALK RADIO INITIATIVE

The KMA Talk Radio Initiative debuted in 2004. The Initiative works to make public radio talk and interview programming more successful. You will find more information about the KMA Talk Radio Initiative, including a Directory of Public Radio Talk Shows at the TRI SITE.

Two benchmark research reviews are available:

Learn about public radio talk show producers, their backgrounds, duties, salaries and more by clicking here.

Learn about the relationship between talk show hosts and producers by clicking here.

Public radio talk show producers were discussed in the May 2, 2005 issue of Current.
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ARTICLES ABOUT TRIPLE A MUSIC ON PUBLIC RADIO

Ken Mills and Bruce Warren, Assistant General Manager and Program Director at WXPN-FM, Philadelphia, look at A new generation of public radio stations that are winning listeners, succeeding financially, strengthening community ties and garnering notable ratings. Their article appeared in the April 11, 2005 issue of Current. Click here to download.

Ken Mills investigated new programming planned and currently available for listeners of public radio stations. The information was published in the June 24, 2005 issue of Radio & Records. Click here to download.

In early 2003, Ken Mills conducted research about national programming on public and noncommercial radio stations. The results were published May 3, 2003 in Radio & Records.

Part One: click here to download.
Part Two: click here to download.

PUBLIC RADIO “FREE AGENTS”

Ken Mills wrote an article for Current looking at life and work of independent public broadcasting. It was published in August 2003. Click here to download.

RESEARCH DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUBLIC RADIO AND COMMERCIAL RADIO INDUSTRIES

In 2000, Ken Mills and Susan Schardt, owner of SchardtMEDIA in Boston, conducted and commissioned research about knowledge and perceptions of commercial radio executives and public radio. More information is at SchardtMEDIA's website. Click here to download.

KEN SALUTES HIS COACH

In 2005, Ken Mills wrote an article for the Associates of Independents in Radio (“AIR”) newsletter describing what learns from his coach, Tom Livingston of Livingston Associates. Livingston published the article on his web site. Click here to download.