Since this is the last tip for Contemporary Christian Music stations that I’ll be writing for All Access, the idea here is to be encouraging, and to help you get to the next level where your air talent is concerned.

Many Contemporary Christian stations sound very good right now, but there are still too many that haven’t found that ‘magic ingredient’ yet. I’ve been fortunate to work with just about every mega-successful CCM station over the past 28 years, so let me share with you some of my core principles that we work on…

First of all, remember that listeners FEEL more than they hear. There are so many distractions these days, all at once: driving, cell phones, the radio’s on, the kids in the back seat are yacking away, was that a sheep I just hit, or a small man in a sheepskin jacket? (Thank you for that image, George Carlin.)

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Here’s the challenge of an air talent: The worst break you’ll ever do could very possibly be the one heard by the most people, or the one most remembered, and serve as the example of your work. Be a pro. Don’t just open the mic and think it’ll ...

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