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Three Things I Learned Today
These are three things I learned today after listening to radio and podcasts for 12 straight hours. Edit yourself. Be careful not to overshare in an awkward way. Be careful not to dominate an interview. And don’t be afraid to edit bits, edit interviews, edit comedy, edit banter… Don’t edit detail. When you tell me…
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Happy Birthday, Friend!?
Every year on 9/1 I get a few automated emails from companies I’ve done business with over the years. It’s jarring at first until I realize the date. You see my birthday is actually 1/9. My next thought is how they must’ve tasked data entry with a part-timer, an intern or someone who was too…
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Logo Confusion
I attended my first Canadian Football League game last week and not that it didn’t fully engage my attention, but my focus at times ended up on the end zone and sideline advertising. I was there with a season ticket holder and Canadian native and we ended up playing a game, “Hey Larry, based on…
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Captivating Your Attention and Imagination
We humans love a good story. Always have. One reason is that when you listen to a great story it triggers the imagination and empowers each of us to personally become involved in the story by privately conjuring up images, emotions, smells, noises and more in our head. Stories ensnare us by making us work to create…
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ESPN Had No Reason To Back Cowherd
Radio is a business. I know it’s our passion, our love, our siren song and our muse, but it’s also a business, which is why ESPN did the right thing in jettisoning Colin Cowherd. It’s not what they would have always done. However, when media companies know a talent is a “short timer,” they are…
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Radio Misses Out on Women’s World Cup or Did It?
Disclaimer: This column is my educated opinion based on past dealings and experiences with FIFA, ESPN and other rights deals. It’s meant to inform how these decisions are made and not meant to be a reporting of facts as they happened in this specific situation. There has been quite a bit of chatter in the sports…
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It’s Not Beats1’s Fault, Blame Steve Jobs
Beats1 is on the air! I’m underwhelmed thus far and I blame Steve Jobs. He taught me to expect the unexpected. He created products that at first blush seemingly made no sense (an iPad? I have an iPhone. Why do I want something bigger?), but were nearly instantaneous culture changing innovations. He created a brand…