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In 1993, The Tampa Bay Times was about to do a three-page spread on the arrival of night jock, Bubba The Love Sponge in Tampa at 93.3 WFLZ. At the same time, Bubba and ‘FLZ late night talent, Tom Steele were having a nightly on-air feud. Bubba was such an impactful ...
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March 23, 2020
Forrest Gump, New Orleans Jazz Fest and COVID-19Tom Hanks had the virus, but these words aren’t about that, nor is it about him, but instead, it is about how being prepared for other things could have you prepared for this attack of the coronavirus. As a joke, a man is selling a 4” x 4” square of toilet paper for ...
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February 12, 2020
Does The Brand of Coffee You Drink Matter?“They don’t give a $h!# what kind of coffee you drink,” one of my bosses said, as he addressed the entire radio staff in a meeting. He was attempting to say that the mundane things about you don’t matter to your audience. One well known morning show coach ...
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January 8, 2020
You Could Only Dream Of Having A Career Like Josh McCownIt has been said that, "when you help others figure out their dreams that your dreams will come true in the process." I don't especially love musicals, but I saw this one about a guy named Joseph, who you'd know by the many colors of his coat and this Joseph spends ...
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November 26, 2019
Why Are We Still Teasing In 2019?Your credit card company emails or texts to tell you to save more by using their card at grocery stores, and all you have to do is activate your 5% Cash Back Shopping bonus. Really? So, I have your card, and you can take the time to email me or text me to tell me to ...
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August 27, 2019
I Am WAY-FM!C.J. Lusk had been canned from a morning show in Atlanta and I knew, because of his immense talent that it wouldn't be long before stations would be lined up to get him off of the unemployment line. The day that I checked in with him, there were, in fact, three ...
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July 2, 2019
If L.A.'s Jack-FM Can Do It, Why Can't You?Is it possible that the best radio station in America is one that does not have any air personalities? It only takes a quarter hour of listening to L.A.'s 93.1 Jack FM to hear the rich heritage of musical depth that most markets don't have access to, because L.A. was ...
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May 21, 2019
American Idol's ALMOST Perfect SeasonMaybe it took American Idol 16 seasons to figure out how to do what it does flawlessly. But if you're one who gave up on the show seasons ago, your judgment has ripped you off from experiencing the greatest season of an American talent search show, potentially in ...
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April 23, 2019
How Yolanda P. Wilson Saved AT&TCustomer Service is everything. There was a time when retail pushed the notion that the customer is always right, even when sometimes, clearly, the customer just didn't get enough hugs from daddy in their childhood, and on this day, well you have to put on a smiling ...
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March 19, 2019
The Doors Of Daigle Swinging Wide OpenSoon there will be other names like Tauren Wells and For King & Country that ride to the top of the charts as you're witnessing Lauren Daigle doing market to market, for two very good reasons. One being that the music cycles, which I first heard of years ago from a ...