This episode is titled after Buzz's podcast called Healthy Paranoia. (Check it out) We spoke about his past in radio working at legendary stations like doing weekends at WNEW and programming legendary WZLX. From there we dove into radio's future, podcast strategy, why Beasley Media Group got involved with e-Sports, and defining innovation overall. His role at Beasley began evolving back in 2016 when Greater Media was sold to Beasley. If you are wondering where radio is going

Ted Bird has been a Montreal radio mainstay since 1984. I'd say longer but I don't remember his fist tour in 1979 and he didn't have fond memories of that era which was complicated given the politics at the time. From his times working with Terry Dimonte at CHOM, Mix 96 and CJAD, to working off the island in the Mohawk community and now Jewel 106.7 in Hudson. I worked with Ted a couple of times, including from 2002 to 2006 at CHOM where his passion for reporting, writing and

Mandy James is the morning show host at 102.9 the Wolf in Minneapolis along with Pat PT Thomas and Greg Thunder. [Note: At the time of publication, the station was known as Buz'n 102.9 and Mike Dubs was co-host instead of Greg Thunder] I've gotten to know Mandy over the last few years at the Conclave Summer Learning Conference. I watched as she bravely networked her way through the room in 2017, eventually giving me a gift bag complete with a Conclave survival kit which inclu

Jean-Marie Heimrath has always been fascinated by the business of the entertainment industry. Whether it be during his time working in the record industry for Island Records, while working on radio syndication for the Sound Source Radio Network, or while being at the forefront of streaming with Iceberg Radio, Jean-Marie's knowledge of monetizing content is incredible. He will have you re-thinking exactly what business you are in. Earlier this year, alongside Jeff Ulster and B

This week's episode features the host of Edmonton's CISN Country 103.9 morning show, Chris Scheetz, who was recently named one of the On-Air Personalities Of The Year (Large Market) at the 2017 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards. Chris tells us about why Edmonton continues to be the leader among radio-driven charitable initiatives, we delve into his decision to not pursue a position in management, and we his relationship with family and his co-workers. Chris Sch

Fred Jacobs comes armed with great data. His company is called Jacobs Media and they help radio stations find their way through the digital minefield. Their Tech Survey's have produced a number of A-Ha moments for many at conventions, and we finally got a chance to speak with him about our favourite subjects, Podcast and Broadcast. I started this podcast last year because I believe that the two worlds will intersect. To this day, I hear a lot of great podcasts that would make