I learned very early on in radio, the people you pass on the way up are the same people you pass on the way down. So when you’re above them you better not pee on them and call it a gentle spring rain. “Despite all the spin and propaganda it was my decision to fire…
It always amazes me the people, inside the media or outside, that believe there’s a higher purpose to what is being programmed, printed or performed. Believe me when I say this, it always comes down to money. A few years ago I spoke at a college journalism class in Columbus, Ohio and asked the students…
This week In Buffalo, New York, home to the NFL’s drunkest fans and deservedly so, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said it’s time for the FCC “to be on the side of the sports fan” and get rid of the rule forcing the NFL to blackout games that are not sold out in a home team’s…
On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the world of any talk show host changed. That was the day Rush Limbaugh verbally attacked Sandra Fluke on his show. In his commentary opining she wanted government to pay for her sexual activities he said, “What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her…
I received this through my LinkedIn account the other day. Interesting marketing angle. Broadcast this show before your “1980’s talk host fans” take their last ride on the way to the cemetery. Not sure of the show’s long-term viability. But, it got my attention and made me laugh. Looks like KFWB goes all sports in…
I guess I hit close to home with my prior blog post on the Ratings Disaster that is today’s talk radio. The June PPM’s suck for talk radio. Hell. The diary markets coming in are bringing little joy. And many in the talk radio industry just sit back and continue on autopilot with the same…
A few years ago, a talk host at a very “Big” (hint ONE) radio station told me, “I just want another 20 years.” My reply, “20 years? You’ve got 5.” I’m an optimistic guy by nature. I always think positive, maybe to a fault. I’m also a realist and a competitive son-of-a-bitch who has no…
As I write this on July 7, 2014, I am exactly 2 months from becoming irrelevant. In just 8 weeks I turn 55. I will be leaving the coveted “Persons 25-54” demographic, the age group considered key by most advertisers. Oh well, this aging Baby Boomer did have some fun in the previous 3 plus…
I admit watching some of last Sunday’s World Cup game between “USA, USA, USA” and Portugal. It was more of a curiosity than me being a fan. You now, it’s like when you slow down to see the wreck on the other side of the interstate. You don’t want to look, but you do. In…
In a surprise move following their cancellation of the Washington Redskins’ trademark registration, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Buffalo Bills’ trademark registration, following complaints the Bills’ name discriminates against those named Bob, Dan and Joe. Trademarks that discriminate against those with other names and hurt people’s feelings are not permitted under…
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