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The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Unsexy Newcap blazes its own trail under CEO Rob Steele


DARTMOUTH – Radio is not thought of as a sexy media any more. It’s now called "traditional media" or "old media," or worse. Despite its easy ubiquity, many mouthy know-it-alls have been predicting its dramatic weakening, or even its demise, in the face of new media or satellite radio or some other bugaboo supposedly about to kill it off. It’s not true, though. Radio in Canada has been steadily holding its own in the face of ubiquitous Internet, devices like iPods and new delivery vehicles like satellite radio or broadband. Small towns have probably never been described as sexy either....