Tedd Webb Explains Effect of Internet on Radio Industry

Internet is killing the radio star, but Tedd Webb marches on. The veteran broadcaster has survived nearly fifty years in the industry.

From his beginnings as a teenage disc jockey, through his many years as a sportscaster and into his present gig as a news/political talk show host, Webb has seen many changes in radio.

photo courtesy of Tedd Webb

One thing that hasn’t changed is Tedd, who remains an iconic figure in Tampa Bay. He has defied the odds in the nomadic world of radio by working for 970 WFLA since 1983! I had the pleasure of working with and learning quite a bit from Tedd during my three years with WFLA in the early '90s.

Tedd was kind enough to join me for the following podcast to discuss the changes he has seen in the radio industry and how the rise of the Internet has accelerated those changes.

Check back for part two of my interview with Tedd, in which we tackle many of the subjects that have been discussed on this blog. It’s a no punches pulled, no holds barred conversation, and Tedd Webb isn’t one to sit on the fence with his opinions.