Hobbs Joins Anthony For Talk Show Boot Camp

7-23-2012

Talentmasters?, presenter of the Morning Show Boot Camp?, and publisher of The Morning Mouth? and Jockline Daily?, announced that Gabe Hobbs (pictured) will join Don Anthony for his 4th Annual Boot Camp. The 2012 event will be held November 16-17 at the Westin Canal Place Hotel in New Orleans. Hobbs is a 35-year radio veteran who specializes in news, talk and sports formats. From 1998 through 2008 Gabe was responsible for the programming oversight of Clear Channel's 275 news, talk and sports formatted stations.

Anthony said, "Gabe is a truly a talk guru. I know of no one who is more respected or accomplished in the talk arena than Hobbs. His track record for discovering, developing and working with some of the biggest and most successful personalities in talk, makes him the perfect partner for Talk Show Boot Camp IV. Like our morning show event, TSBC is an instructional-based forum, where talent, including both current hosts, programmers and those wanting to crossover to talk, can learn from some of the top minds in format."

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Hobbs Joins Listener Driven Radio As Advisor

April 16, 2012

Gabe Hobbs, former SVP/programming for News, Talk and Sports at Clear Channel Radio, joins the Daniel Anstandig-led Listener Driven Radio as a strategic advisor. Hobbs will be working with LDR on the long-term development of the new LDR.TopicPulse, which scans news sources, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media, and generates real-time reports that News/Talk producers can use to judge hot and trending topics.

LDR CEO Anstandig said, "Gabe Hobbs is one of the most respected names in the industry when it comes to News/Talk programming. His vision and insights are key in achieving success with our systems for spoken word radio."

Along with his stint with Clear Channel from 1998-2008, Hobbs has served as a consultant to Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Program, The Glenn Beck Show, The Dr. Laura Program, and Jason Lewis. He also worked on the launch of Fox Sports Radio in 2000 and remained an advisor to the network for eight years.

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