JJ "Jim" Johnston did something rather extraordinary last year. He committed to writing a blog everyday saluting someone in the radio or music industry. In an era where the social media stratosphere is predominantly negative, JJ embarked January 1, 2018 with Bruce Barker, wound his way through Victoria Day weekend with a tribute to yours truly, and then concluded on December 31 with David Marsden. (I've reposted the salute JJ made to me at the bottom of this post. JJ did 365

I read a post by the very smart Seth Godin today where he asked the question "what would you do (about various issues or industries he listed) if you had a clean sheet of paper". It got me thinking about radio. How would I build a radio station today if there were no traditional "rules"? In no particular order: Talent on Demand: Get rid of traditional "dayparts" and have the best talent provide content to be played in all hours (and across all platforms)- like we play our bes