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10 Questions with ... Triple A
December 10, 2019
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This week, we look back at 2019 with the best answers to some of our best questions.
Mike Allen
Brand Manager
WPCO (The Palm)/Columbia, SC (1/7/19)
"If you're a jukebox you can be replaced by any one of a number of services that will custom tailor itself to your listener. If you bring local information and content that they can't get from the machines, then you have the chance to be indispensable."Chris Diestler
PD and Prod. Dir.
KBAC/Santa Fe, NM (1/14/2019)
"The Santa Fe market evolves at a glacial pace compared to our neighbors, especially across the Colorado border. The demo here has always skewed older."Ryan Montbleau
Recording Artist (1/28/19)
"Everything seems to take much longer than you think it will when you start out. I believed early on that there were no shortcuts. But even with that being said, I've learned you have to really live into this long timeline of a career."Juli Page
PD
KVNA/Flagstaff, AZ (2/4/19)
"I try to remember to forget all the background noise at the radio station to deliver a stress-free flow of music, information and fun."Sean McHugh
MD/Morning Host
That Station 95.7/Raleigh-Durham, NC (2/11/19)
"That Station was a concept that started as an app-based station that offered up deep cuts, obscure artists, and acts that come through the market as well as local bands. That Station is available via app and stream and was put on 95.7 FM, which can be heard in the Triangle area"Lori Bennett
OM/PD
WKLQ/Grand Rapids, MI (2/25/2019)
"Live in the moment. Most people don't get to do what we do."Doug Bransson
MD
KVNA/Flagstaff, AZ (3/11/19)
"Triple A reminds me of '70s radio before we had all these genres. It's all about discovering new music and appreciating different styles."Malayna Joy
OM/PD
KVNV (NV98)/Reno (3/18/2019)
"In my commercial radio experience, we were always live and interactive, creating magical moments for our listeners, one right after another. With NV89 and Nevada Public Radio, I get to expand upon this and fully focus on the listener and the listening experience."Jocelyn & Chris Arndt
Recording Artists (4/3/2019)
"At the risk of sounding like a hedge-fund manager, I think we can sum up our goals simply: growth, growth, and more growth! In 2019, we want more of everything!"Gia DeSantis
MD and afternoon host
KVNV (NV98)/Reno (4/18/2019)
"It's been a while since I've been in commercial radio, but one thing I've brought with me from my KROQ and TV days -- that isn't so obvious where public radio is concerned -- is that sense of fun I've always had with the music and listeners. I am filled with stories and goofiness that I can't help but share, but it's always, always, always secondary to the music."Greg Holden
Recording Artist (4/22/2019)
"The first time I realized I wanted to be a musician wasn't until I was 18. I was working in a bar in my hometown in the north of England, and late one night one of the other bar tenders pulled out a guitar and started playing some songs he'd written. I was transfixed."Lindsey Goldin
MD
WNRN/Charlottesville, VA (4/29/19)
"I've recently found out that there aren't many schools that train students the way Emerson College had trained me and my experiences at WERS have allowed me to succeed professionally, while interviewing and at work at my current station."Sadie Black
APD
WPCO (The Palm)/Columbia, SC (5/6/2019)
"I am a rock girl through and through, so I love getting to listen to new music, and making decisions on what gets played. It's like making my own mixed tape like I did growing up, but now I get to share it with Columbia."Eric Holland
AMD and evening host
WFUV/New York (5/13/19)
"I just wrapped up teaching a class that WFUV's afternoon host Dennis Elsas began years ago called The Rock Revolution in Music and Media. I'm glad to be able to focus completely on my new gig at WFUV now.Brian Burns
Music Librarian
WUNC-HD2/Raleigh-Durham, NC (5/20/2019)
"WUNC Music launched about two and a half years ago with the goal of engaging and promoting our thriving local music scene. It had been a long-time desire for WUNC to launch a music station that appeals to the same audience as WUNC, which is an NPR news affiliate."Dave "Bombay" Emmert
Ops & Production Coordinator
KKXT/Dallas
"I fell in love with radio while listening to my Walkman doing my paper route. Between hearing some amazing Detroit jocks growing up, I also tuned in to the CBC in the middle of the night. Hearing everything on the dial at all hours of the day opened up this amazing world of people and sounds that I needed to be a part of."Shane German
MD
WYCE/Grand Rapids, MI (6/10/19)
"Our mission is to build community through media with the goal of providing all area residents platforms to participate in free speech, strengthen civil society and advance a strong democracy."Nate Campbell
Dir./Programming, Music, News
KVYN (993 The Vine)/Napa-Santa Rosa, CA (6/17/19)
"Hard to call any of this a challenge, living and working in radio in Napa. But we face what all stations face in the evolving media landscape. Getting folks who turned us off years ago to turn us back on now that we are cool.Lissie
Recording Artist (6/24/19)
"The longer I've been in this career, I see how many people and parts there are to having success and am grateful to meet those who are fighting in my corner."Sam Sloane
APD/MD
WNCS (The Point)/Burlington, VT (7/1/2019)
"One of the great things about where I work is that the whole team knows everybody, so we all have our main responsibilities, but also can and will help where we are able."Griffin House
Recording Artist
"The harder you try, sometimes the harder it is. I'm just trying to make great music and stay steady and leave the outcome to God, the Universe, whatever you want to call it. Just trying to be a wave in the ocean."
Jess Whitten
APD/MD
KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver
"Ideas that had long been tabled are being re-examined and things we never thought we'd even consider are becoming reality. It's a lot of change coming very quickly and I'm doing my best to keep up and find new and improved ways to contribute."Dori Zori
APD and morning show host
WYMS (88Nine Radio Milwaukee)/Milwaukee (7/29/19)
"From my early days at WMSE to my work now at 88Nine, I've been able to give back to my city by working hard to highlight the local bands, businesses and organizations that make Milwaukee a dynamic place to live."Andy Chanley
MD and afternoon drive host
KCSN (88.5 FM)/Los Angles (8/5/2019)
"Somebody told me once that I should do myself a huge favor in radio and always arrive an hour before my show. Well, if you have a content-driven show, you better be there earlier than that; but I'll tell ya, I'd rather be an hour early than five minutes late."Tyler Boone
Recording Artist (8/19/2019)
"Sometimes artists want to fit in with what's 'hip,' but I just want my music to sit in its own universe where people can enjoy it."Chili Walker
OM/PD
WCOO (The Bridge)/Charleston, SC (8/26/19)
"We have lost our training pipeline; we don't groom talent or programmers for that matter. We, as an industry, just throw someone in there and see what happens. And then wonder where all the good talent is when we need someone. "Marcus King
Recording Artist (9/9/2019)
"When we started traveling a lot more, I started missing all the family reunions and the family get togethers. So, I just decided to build a music festival around the core concept of getting the family together and fellowshipping over music and family and home-cooked meals."Jim McGuinn
PD
KCMP (he Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul (9/16/2019)
"We just try to play really great music from a variety of directions, eras and styles. We have an audience that is musicurious, and we put ourselves in their shoes as best we can. There's some kind of center -- what we call 'The Hub' -- but there's also a lot of fun spokes."Colleen Carew
PD
WOCM (Ocean 98)/Ocean City, MD (9/30/19)
"No challenges in radio. Just things to check off on the To-Do list and then sit back and enjoy what makes the world go 'round ... MUSIC!"Amy Miller
PD
KKXT (KXT 91.7)/Dallas (10/7/2019)
"KKXT is very lucky that we can share some of KERA and KERA-TV's resources. We have an excellent film crew that comes from our TV station, so the live sessions we film in-house look great and we're starting to explore ideas for how we can utilize those resources even more."Dave Kester
Dir./Radio Operations
WNCW/Spindale, NC (10/4/2019)
I really don't think our sound changed much. The current and previous members of the staff have tried to remain relatively true to the original format that the station was founded on.Tim Camp
GM/PD
WZEW (92 ZEW)/Mobile (9/21/19)
"After 35 years I would have thought that you would be able to kick back and enjoy some of a heritage position in the market. I guess in some ways we do. Call sign and brand recognition is certainly a part of that; however, it comes with a downside as well. Especially when you are trying to grow and reinvent yourself which we have been in the process of doing."Erica DeCosta
MD
KCLC (The Wood)/St. Louis (10/28/2019)
"There have been many occasions where I had stopped myself from doing something I wanted to do because I was scared or doubted myself. If I wouldn't have overcome those feelings, I wouldn't be anywhere near where I am today."Trina Tombrink
Founder
Tina Tombrink Promotion & Marketing (11/4/2019)
"I'd like to see more women in executive positions. It's gotten much better since I started in "the boys club," but there is still a lot of room for change so that talented women have more opportunities to grow at every level of the music industry."Scott Anderson
Owner
Jackson Hole Radio/Jackson Hole, WY (11/11/2019)
"Just when you think that you have met the biggest asshole in the radio business, there is a bigger one."Raina Douris
World Cafe host (11/18/2019)
"What's more powerful -- on an emotional level -- than music? It's transcendent. With music, we can communicate ideas and emotions that are impossible to put into plain words"Miles Olson
PD
WOXL-HD2 (98.1 The River)/Ashville (11/25/2019)
"We recognize that being a 250-watt station is its own obstacle, but the support of the Asheville community is unreal. Even for a smaller signal, our listeners are some of the most dedicated I've ever seen."Jack Barton
President
Jack Barton Entertainment (12/2/201019)
"At some point I started to consider the options available to pull everything - Triple A radio services, management, merch management and consulting - under one umbrella."
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