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In a coaching session with the DJ Walker Morning Show at Cumulus’ Kat Country Stockton, we brainstormed how to set up a story with an emotional hook about a mother who had a home salad bar for [...]

Even the best computer programs have occasional upgrades to fix a few bugs; the same goes for radio and podcast programs. Here are five small but significant upgrades to consider for your show. [...]

Why do some shows set up interactive topics that attract an overload of engaging responses and others get boring lists or zero responses? Interactive topics with listeners by phone, text and [...]

Great production can help image a show’s brand, make benchmarks more memorable, and help pump up the excitement. But like any sharp-edged tool, production sometimes does more harm than good. Here [...]

Randy Lane recently wrote about the one thing all great media presenters have in common: planning. Planning requires discipline, which is defined as “training oneself to do something in a [...]

Earlier this week on Clubhouse, consultant Loyd Ford asked me about talent coaching challenges. There are many that range from once-great shows that are in decline to new and inexperienced shows [...]

My wife JoAnn and I recently visited a popular sushi restaurant for the first time in Westlake Village where we live north of Los Angeles. The décor was beautiful and inviting. That’s where the [...]

Great production can help image a show’s brand, make benchmarks more memorable, and help pump up excitement. But like any sharp-edged tool, production sometimes does  more harm than good. Here [...]