Each Memorial Day weekend downtown Cincinnati is home to a HUGE gathering of people. It’s our community’s way of saying adios to winter and kicking off a summer filled with festivals, socializing with friends and neighbors, eating and drinking beer. Lots of beer. This past weekend “Taste of Cincinnati” celebrated its 36th annual party on…
I am one of the last believers in AM radio. I love the medium. It kills me to see the shape it’s in today. It didn’t have to be this way. A number of months ago I wrote a blog that received a lot of positive and negative reaction within the radio industry. The FCC…
Rule #1: “Ratings and Revenue.” You may have heard me say this. It’s something I really believe. Over the years listeners and special interest groups have accused me of various sins like programming to a certain political bias or producing programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator. Both very true. The political bias (or…
I haven’t even gotten around to podcasting yet and I may be silenced before I start. Will no one let my voice be heard? “Attica! Attica! Attica!” (Look it up. It’s from a famous Pacino movie.) I plan to podcast and distribute my thoughts via regularly scheduled “production of serialized or episodic content that can…
It was a Saturday morning a number of years ago and the radio station I programmed, WTVN in Columbus, had this talk show called “Saturday Morning Open Phones.” Basically, conspiracy nuts called up to spew their seditious opinions to a disinterested host. One weekend a caller suggested President Clinton should take a head shot. Within…
I read an article recently from a fellow named James Cridland who fancies himself as a “radio futurologist” (wish I would have thought of that). He’s from the UK. On a recent trip to America, he spent time in Las Vegas and did touristy things like drive to the Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon.…
The future viability of AM stations won’t be helped by FM translators for a simple reason. They’re on FM.
– Darryl Parks
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