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In our coaching workshops, air talent often misunderstands the concept of on-air conflict. We’re not talking about bickering, fighting or arguing. We’re talking about intentional conflict. Focus [...]

When JoAnn and I realized that Howard Stern was going to be a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, we jumped to try and get last minute tickets, but sadly, it didn’t happen. After the monologue, [...]

What do the following successful shows all have in common: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, 60 Minutes, Seinfeld, The View, Howard Stern, The Bert Show? Conflict and contrast [...]

Listeners on music stations not only accept interaction and commentary during news reports, they prefer it. Even on news talk morning shows, round robin news segments. like you see on CNN, score [...]