You Need to Have a Podcasting Strategy
A few weeks ago I was having lunch with a long time radio personality and he asked me, "Do you think if I had a podcast it would help or...
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Vince McMahon Could Out Program Your Station
The WWE taught me a lot about show business, branding and creating a successful broadcast. Just about everything you need to know about...
Five Reasons Why Programming Rock is more Challenging
Here are five reasons (in no particular order) why it is harder to program than other radio formats: Talent: If you don't have a morning...
Five Great Things About Radio You Need to Remember
It's hard to turn a blind eye (or ear) to how bad things allegedly are in radio. Each time an article or stat is published, radio's...
The History of the Death of Radio
Over the past few years, radio has taken its fair share of shots from other platforms. Terms like "yesterday's news", "old and outdated",...
Knowing who you are interviewing prevents uncomfortable moments. (Duh!)
Nothing quite beats the pomp of a celebrity arriving in a small town. From the early days of any broadcaster's career, you are taught to...
Power 97 gets its proper send off
It took almost a half year to happen, but Power 97 got the send off it deserved. Saturday night, an amazing collection of Canadian radio...
How to Rid Ourselves of #FHRITP
On the internet it goes by #FHRITP. The Wikipedia definition is: "The act of shouting the eponymous phrase in public, most notably...
Today's Almost Forgotten Track
[Note: Greg Simpson is the owner of Mindbenders Music and is busy at Canadian Music Week. He asked me to pen his trademark writing piece,...
Effective Uses of Periscope for Radio
Periscope had its coming out party over the weekend with thousands pulling in live streams of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Watching a...
Geo-Blocked! When You Can't Find the Video
Two weeks ago, HBO's Inside Sports ran an 8 minute feature starring Chris Rock, about all that ails baseball these days. The origins of...
What Are You Doing AFTER The Show?
What can you do with the stuff that did not make it air? Or the stuff you left out because it just was too outrageous? Maybe there is...
The Most Popular Karaoke Song Ever!
I remember the first time I heard the song. It was in 1982 after my hockey team was eliminated from a tournament. Somewhere on the bus,...
NHL Trade Deadline Makes TV Interesting
The NHL's Trade deadline is Mardi Gras for two types of people: The hardcore NHL fan and those who love uncomfortable broadcast moments. ...
House of Cards Season 3: When Can We Talk About it?
This weekend House of Cards returns for a third season with One Nation, Underwood. Oops! Sorry. For those who haven't seen seasons 1 and...
Frankie MacDonald Appears On the Rock 100.5 Morning Show in Atlanta
If you think your show can't afford a weather man, think again. Frankie MacDonald is fast becoming North America's most important weather...
NHL hockey isn't all it's cracked up to be - yet.
TSN put out a press release declaring that they had the most watched January in the last five years; with none of it actually being NHL...
Stop Beating Down Pete Carroll and play call.
It took about ten seconds for the media to start killing the Seattle Seahawks on their play calling after Russell Wilson threw the...
Facebook and Twitter: What's the Difference Anyway?
It took a little time for people to figure out that cross-posting to both Facebook and Twitter platforms is rarely effective business....
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