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EPISODES
Radio Ratings Results Still Keep Me Up at Night
Last Tuesday night I couldn't get to sleep. Not by 1am or 2am or 3am. By 4am I had to ask what's wrong? After a period of reconnecting...
The Importance of Responding to your Listeners
My first day in radio was a Sunday morning in a 50,000 person market. I was nervous but excited to get on the air and crank out those...
Andrew Wilcox on Fleeing the Fort McMurray Fires.
Andrew Wilcox is the program director at Cruz 100.5 in Fort McMurray. He tells the story of what it is was like to run the station while...
Jumping Into Voiceover
Up until two years ago, I had worked inside a radio station since I was 18 years old; most recently as a program director. I had always...
The Taxi Industry Needs a History Lesson
[Note: This was originally written for Mytoba.ca back on May 3rd] The first industry to feel the effects of the digital revolution was...
Binge Watching
I was invited on the Radio NL morning show to discuss the new phenomenon of Binge Watching, which has hit an all time high according to...
NPR Decision Shows You Need Not Promote Everything in the Digital Toy Box
All too common: You worry about the time and effort you put into social media versus the on air product. It's hard not to feel beaten...
A Visit With the Millennials.
Last week I had the joy of speaking to high schoolers about the history of radio. With all presentations, I like to conclude by asking...
Two Studies on Radio Listening Should Have You Reconsidering How You Broadcast.
Two recent studies about people's media consumption habits show that while radio listening is still strong, behaviour is shifting. One...
Why Bother with Digital?
Last month I conducted a digital session with two medium market stations. (One country and one news) Each session participant receives my...
CRTC Chairman Reminds Broadcasters: Your License is Public Property
You probably did not spend your lunch hour watching CRTC Chairman, Jean-Pierre Blais address the Canadian Club in Toronto on Wednesday....
Fab 94.3 Becomes The New 94.3 - The Drive
At 10am Central Time on February 5th, Fab 94.3 Winnipeg became the New 94.3 The Drive. For the last two weeks, the Pattison owned station...
Broadcasting Is The 8th Most Stressful Job
Annually, the good people at Career Cast release their list of the ten most stressful jobs for 2016. The methodology of the survey is...
The Importance of Feedback
One of the things I really enjoy about working with on air people, is seeing them succeed. I received a really nice e-mail from an...
The CHOM Christmas Show with Justin Trudeau
Terry Dimonte loves Christmas. The Friday before Terry Dimonte and Heather Backman depart for vacation, the CHOM 97.7's airwaves fill...
Steal This idea. It's Awesome.
Ace Burpee has good ideas. His annual list of the 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2015 was unveiled last week in the Metro News...
Colin Cowherd: Flailing NFL QB's Should Go to the CFL
Yesterday on IHeartRadio's The Herd, host Colin Cowherd suggested that the CFL is a great place for clipboard carrying NFL Quarterbacks...
Staggered Crossing forced a change in Canadian Bankruptcy Law?
In 2000, I was introduced to Julian Taylor and the band Staggered Crossing through their song "Further Again". In the years that past,...
A Collection of Responses on the Bell Media Layoffs
The following is a collection of opinion based articles I found on the internet regarding the recent changes at Bell Media. A nationwide...
The Radio Road Trip: Diary From a Client Visit
Monday 7:40 am: My plane arrives. The station owner picks nme up and briefs me about the city's attractions and topography. I punch up...
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