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November 30, 2021
Suggestions On How To Exit A Job …There's a lot of coming and going in radio. Although I'm not sure how I feel about being the guy who knows how to leave the building, my radio career has given me insight on how to exit, voluntarily or non-voluntarily. Voluntarily... Before giving notice, make a copy ...
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November 23, 2021
Holidays Are Fun But Can Be Confusing …The holidays are always a feel-good time of the year for the listening audiences and air personalities. Radio stations get into the spirit with holiday concerts, food and toy collections, themed-related contests, Christmas music, special programming, and kicking ...
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November 16, 2021
Jobs, Side Jobs & The Holidays...It Makes Sense ... It's not uncommon for actors, TV personalities, and radio talent to take regular jobs while waiting on their next opportunity. It's hard to understand why anyone would job shame or look down on someone for working any job. She Was Smart ... I used to ...
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November 9, 2021
The Holidays Don’t Have To Be As Stressful ...We try and make the holidays as perfect as possible for family and friends. And that increases the potential for more stress. I think it’s always good to remind ourselves of a few things --it's especially important since we’re dealing with our second COVID ...
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November 2, 2021
More To It Than Just Talking …Too many Owners, VPs, GMs, and Market Managers are under the illusion that all radio people are created equal. Over the years radio naysayers have continuously told us that there are no more personalities on the radio. I always hear, "Air personalities are just reading ...
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October 26, 2021
Some Words Don’t Mean The Same Thing Everywhere …ALL ACCESS digital content & tech guru Matt Shapo recently helped me figure out a problem with the All Access email on my iPhone. He talked me through how to delete and reinstall it. And in typical ADHD fashion, I managed to connect his directions about what to click or ...
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October 19, 2021
I Was Allowed To Make Mistakes …In the early years of every air personality, there's always that one air talent who seems to do everything right. It makes you think "What am I doing wrong?" In my case, that person's name was Les Smith. He had the ability to read anything put in front of him perfectly ...
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October 12, 2021
Mic Check 1 2 3…Mic Check…EmceeMany stations are still not back to work at the brick and mortar yet, but live concerts have come back during the COVID-19 recovery. Like myself, some of you have had to regroup to remember how to do some things we used to do routinely. I thought that might also apply to ...
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October 5, 2021
Let The Music Play …Culturally time slips by quickly. We need to occasionally step out of our daily bubbles to stay in step. With the continued growth of technology and new developing social media sources, it is hard to believe anyone could miss a cultural shift in music. Time Marches On ...
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September 28, 2021
Lose A Battle To Win The War ...I learned early on that one of the keys to staying employed was learning how to compromise. A big part of it is understanding how to maneuver. Once you’ve mastered the skill, it will increase the possibilities that things will fall your way more often. Simply Put ...

