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Do you need a talent agent… to negotiate your contract and guide your career? That question and other relevant questions were answered on the Negotiation ‘Post Pandemic’ panel at Morning Show [...]

A study by PLOS Medicine reports that loneliness is comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. “Americans are more lonely and socially disconnected than ever, and their isolation poses a serious [...]

Imagine reading this article without punctuation. A solid wall of words strung together with no periods, question marks, or paragraphs would quickly make it difficult to comprehend what you’re [...]

When many of us started in radio, dead air was a cardinal sin. I still have the dreaded dream of being on air, the music runs out, I can’t find a song or commercial, and for the life of me, I [...]

What are the characteristics you need to become a successful radio/podcast personality? That’s a question I get from people starting podcasts and from young people beginning their radio careers. [...]

The most effective advertising is based on three primary components: Strategic Campaigns We continue to see highly creative one-off commercials quickly forgotten, and worse; many people remember [...]

I recently lost my beloved brother. Ron Lane was the consummate broadcaster. As an air personality, General Manager, and owner, his radio stations super-served small towns in Camden, TN, Bartow, [...]

In the first two seasons, Ted Lasso was a cultural and ratings sensation. It singlehandedly boosted Apple TV’s subscription rate. The show won a ton of Emmys, and the main characters were doing [...]

 In recent years, I worked with a top 10 market program director who met with an experienced morning show for 60-90 minutes every day! Most of the time he spent pontificating and telling [...]

In a recent discussion, Service Broadcasting Head of Content and syndicated show DeDe in the Morning General Manager, George “Geo” Cook, coined the phrase, “Feelings over Facts.” It [...]