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(What Personalities Can Learn From Dolly) We all came together over Dolly Parton. That’s quite a statement in this divided world. Left, right, young, old loved Dolly. Are there any other public [...]

My long-time collaborator and friend, the legendary Dave Ryan, shares his wisdom after recently retiring from dominating morning radio in Minneapolis-St. Paul for three decades. Dave is not only [...]

What will radio morning shows sound like ten years from now? Will War of the Roses and Florida Man still be staples? And is the talent even live, or human? Those are the questions Barrett [...]

As a Randy Lane Company client, you will gain access to the largest storehouse of information available anywhere on talent development and performance, personality branding and the creative [...]

In Jockline Daily Friday, Kidd Kraddick Show cohost Kellie Rasberry said, “I got to where I am today with 90 percent of the credit going to Kidd Kraddick, who taught me the importance of being [...]

The primary reason that Americans listen to radio (besides that it is free) is for deejays and personalities. Memorable on-air characters are significantly more important to radio listeners than [...]

In the classic film Good Will Hunting, a therapist, played by Robin Williams, coaches a troubled young man, played by Matt Damon, who fears sharing his true self with a woman he loves: [...]

As a Randy Lane Company client, you will gain access to the largest storehouse of information available anywhere on talent development and performance, personality branding and the creative [...]

“I don’t listen to radio.” You have probably noticed more people saying that in recent years. Sometimes, concerned broadcasters ask me about the uncertain future of AM/FM, and I [...]

There I sat in a squeaky studio chair behind the board at WMTY 1090 in my college town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Twenty years old, responsible for signing on the little 1000-watt AM [...]