EXCLUSIVE: How programmers can gr...

EXCLUSIVE: How programmers can grow time spent listening

The Quarter Hour: the daily podcast for radio nerds by podtential
S1 · E138
Aug 25, 2026
23:15

Episode notes

In radio worldwide, reach (cume) is holding steady but time spent listening (TSL) is on the decline.

However there's one place that programmers often don't focus to retain listeners - the creativity of commercials inside the commercial breaks.

Today Wade Kingsley talks to two legendary audio creatives, Matt Dickson from SCA and Chris Greggson from Tapt Media. They discuss the way to engage audiences with some great examples for you to listen to.

If you're a content maker or programmer, this might give you some new thinking on how to stop listeners tuning out during the commercial breaks.

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Keywords

radio sales
Australian Radio
Talk Radio
Tapt Media
Wade Kingsley
Commercial Radio
SCA
Matt Dickson
Chris Greggson

Where this episode is made

Continent
Australia