Jon Stephenson wins Radio Ink award

We of course know what a superstar our CEO Jon Stephenson is, but it’s always great to hear it from the industry too. Big thanks to Radio Ink for recognizing Jon as one of radio’s 30 and under superstars.

Here’s a bit from his interview.

JON STEPHENSON

Age: 30

CEO

SoundStack

Years in Radio: 13

Q: What surprised you most about working in the radio industry?

Coming from the service-provider side, the thing that surprised me the most in the radio industry was the complexity behind monetizing live audio content.

So much happens behind the scenes - from metadata precision at the studio to filling ad inventory across programmatic channels dynamically (to better target a listener) to volume normalization. There's a lot to navigate to ensure broadcasters earn money while not sacrificing the listener experience.