Canadian Music Week: Radio must stop looking in rearview mirror, say industry pros

TORONTO – The solution for what ails the radio industry is a forward-looking attitude and an ability to navigate the changing technological landscape. That was the main message from radio industry experts who spoke at a panel session at Canadian Music Week in Toronto on Thursday. “Stop nostalgically looking back at the good ole’ days of radio,” said Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media, a radio industry consulting firm based in Southfield, Mich. “It’s time to finally face some of the problems head on.”While technological advances have changed the way music lovers consume their music, Jacobs said that radio’s true competitors...