The promotion director for the Country station in our cluster is having a "personality" conflict with the midday jock. "I'm gonna kill her," she says. Seems Sandy isn't happy with the old photo cards the station has provided for her to autograph at personal appearances. ...

So somebody at corporate came up with a bright idea. To generate publicity and make us look patriotic, why not honor all the veterans who work at our radio stations? You know, thank them for fighting for our freedom (even if they may have served our country as clerk ...

My GM is the sensitive sort. Especially when it comes to money. So when he found out that one of our jocks would need surgery to remove a potentially cancerous tumor on his spinal cord, he immediately sprang into action. He dug up the jock's personal services contract. ...

Radio station engineers can make you feel thisbig. They remind me of that character on Saturday Night Live, the exasperated computer guy who tells workers, "Move," then proceeds to fix their problem with five or six strokes of the keyboard. I was convinced I had a ...

Some of the biggest egos in radio belong to, of all people, weekend hosts on News/Ralk radio. "You're my fourth program director," said the cocky host of a dreadful weekend health show. "And I'm sure you won't be the last." I wanted to say, "And you wouldn't be on the ...

I got an outstanding CD in the mail from an air talent. It was guy applying for the night shift on our Oldies station. In fact, his aircheck was so good, I played it a second time on my way home from work. Talk about a keeper. This guy has great pipes, energy level, ...

I wish I could tell you the magic formula for great ratings, but if I told you, I'd have to kill you. Seriously, I believe a PD's success has a lot to do with luck and being in the right place at the right time. PDs probably get more credit than they deserve when they ...

So I'm going through a pile of mail, when I come across an envelope from the ABC Radio Network that really jumps out at me. See, the address label reads: Mr. Jack James or current Program Director. Does ABC know something I don't? --- Radio is about to lose ...

Over the years I've moved enough radio people from there to here -- myself included -- that I joke with friends and family that if the radio career tanks, I can always start my own moving and storage company. In the interest of public service -- and anyone relocating to ...