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May 22, 2012
10 Questions with ... Walter SaboBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
Walter Sabo has launched more successful FM talk stations than any other radio executive. He is the Chairman of Sabo Media, a company that offers executive-on-demand services. He has worked on-site to build out new digital content platforms such as Sirius/XM. His team was the first to discover the marketing clout of web stars, Internet organic video producers. They founded OMMA award winning HITVIEWS. The company placed brands such as CBS, TiVo and Mountain Dew inside UGC. In FM broadcasting he is a leader in the profitable sector of FM Talk and held executive positions at NBC and ABC Radio.
1. This is sort of an "okay, what happened?" question, but let's go general with it: After your tenure at Merlin, what would you say you took from the experience? What did we learn, if anything?
When presented with a new and exciting prospect, even very secure talent from other companies will sign-up. That's the nature of show business. On and off the air, the Merlin stations (a company I named) have the very best staffs in their cities. I was able to recruit dozens of the very best people in a matter of weeks; It was very satisfying. The job was great.
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May 15, 2012
10 Questions with ... Artrell Hawkins
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: After attending University of Cincinnati from 1994-1998, I was drafted in the second round (#43) of the NFL Draft right out of college. I played in the league for 10 years as Defensive Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and New ...
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May 8, 2012
10 Questions with ... Andy Furman
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April 24, 2012
10 Questions with ... Dr. Kipp Van Camp
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April 17, 2012
10 Questions with ... Doug Tribou
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April 3, 2012
10 Questions with ... Neil Larrimore
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March 27, 2012
10 Questions with ... Dennis Miller
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March 13, 2012
10 Questions with ... Dan Mason
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: 38 years in the business. Started as a rock-n-roll disc-jockey, which was my stated ambition in my high school yearbook! Went on to many years as a country music jock and PD for WMUS in Muskegon, Michigan and KBUL here in Reno, NV. In 1995 I became ...
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February 28, 2012
10 Questions with ... Pat Frisch
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I began my radio career in Prescott, Arizona on KNOT. Later worked briefly in Flagstaff before going to South Lake Tahoe, California, KRLT-KOWL. Then to Reno, Nevada at KHIT. My first talk radio venture was in 1996 at KRNV/Reno and Sunbelt ...
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February 21, 2012
10 Questions with ... Dr. Josh Axe
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Speaker. Author. Passionate Radio Show Host. Author of "The Real Food Diet Cookbook," released in 2010. Dr. Axe combined the power of advanced nutrition with simple and easy to follow recipes, to create 140 healthy meals that taste great. As a ...
