Time to Add New Clubs to Your Bag
Allow me to introduce the new Top Dog at CNN Radio. Take a look at his resume in today’s article from NTSMediaOnline.com. Job history look familiar? Probably not. I spoke to a CNN recruiter about...
View ArticleKimmer’s Podcast: A Second Act Worth Following
Former WGST/Atlanta talker Kim Peterson is launching a podcast this month, three-plus years after I fired him. In its heyday, Kimmer’s show was fantastic; a one-of-a-kind roller coaster ride through...
View ArticleFacebook Fan Pages: Anything Worth Doing…
The attached article offers some very good insight on creating a Facebook Fan Page that your listeners will actually want to join. Too many radio station/show fan pages consist of nothing more than...
View ArticleA New Trick that Old Radio Should Consider
What if you could fill a weekend time slot, a secondary Internet stream or an HD Radio channel with tons of original local programming — for free. Is that something you’d be interested in? It’s...
View ArticleKTAR Sees Video in Radio’s Future — Lots of Video
More evidence that Bonneville is the most forward-thinking and forward-acting American radio group. This piece is reprinted from my News Talk Edge newsletter KTAR/PHOENIX BELIEVES IT HAS SEEN THE...
View ArticleFive Ways Social Media Can Make Your Show Better
Steve Allen Before devoting himself to the art and science of social media, Steve Allan programmed radio stations in DC, Detroit, Boston and Cincinnati and held corporate programming positions...
View ArticleWhat Did You Do Today to Shape YOUR Future?
ESPN Radio did this… SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Slacker, Inc. today announced that ESPN Audio content will be available on Slacker Personal Radio, providing listeners with customizable...
View ArticleHow to Get More Re-Tweets
Twitter, when properly employed, can help a talk show host or podcaster connect with his existing audience and promote himself to potential new listeners. Re-tweets are key to that latter goal. So,...
View ArticlePodcasting: Comics Get It, Why Don’t You?
Jay Mohr is the latest comedian to launch a podcast. He tells The Press of Atlantic City his weekly “Mohr Stories” is different from his stand-up, and a ton of fun. The paper says he’s working on his...
View ArticleOh-Uh: Podcasting Brings a Gun to the Gunfight
I love the idea of podcasts but I seldom listen to them. The reason: I rarely come across podcasts that interest me. Oh, I know they exist, but the podcast universe is so big that finding something...
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