MBA Radio Talent Institute Kicks Off
The MBA Institute begins today and runs through Wednesday, August 7 at Northwest Missouri State University. John Zimmer, President of Zimmer Radio, will open the event.
WLZL Just Gave St. Jude Another Windfall
WLZL El Zol 107.9 in College Park, MD, has just raised $361,052.00 for St Jude Children’s Hospital, making the station’s four-year total over $1.3 million.
When To Risk It All
(By Randy Lane) Management and talent often struggle with how to approach sensitive subjects trending in the news. The recent ESPN Dan Le Batard controversy is a perfect example of a viral topic that has everyone weighing in with an opinion.
Today’s Salesperson
(By Bob McCurdy) Too many of us think once we’ve graduated from college, continued and focused study is no longer necessary. Actually it is just the opposite. In college we were “amateurs,” paying someone to educate us. In the business world we are “professionals,”
Radio: Swaggering Or Staggering?
(By Ronald Robinson) Radio, desperately and absolutely, needs to get back into the kitchen. Even when radio delivers some fairly decent ROIs, it does so because, so often, the actual investment on the part of advertisers is so shamelessly low
Texas Stations Go Dark Thanks To Vandals
Authorities in Central Texas are trying to find the person responsible for knocking several M&M Broadcasting stations off the air. PD David Smoak said wires and cables were cut and the stations went dark.
Radio Interview Turns Ugly
Things got testy on WMPR's Wanda Evers show when two local lawmakers got into a profanity laced argument live on the air. It is politics after all, so it would seem to be par for the course in today's political climate. Here are the details from this silliness.
Mayor Appears On Radio. Drag Show Sells Out.
On Thursday, Holland (Michigan) Mayor Nancy DeBoer went on WHTC's Talk of The Town radio show. On the program, the Mayor said she disapproved of the touring Michigan Drag Brunch group coming to town to perform. Here's what happened after that.
Better Set Expectations To Eliminate “Ghosting”
(By Laurie Kahn) We hear from many of you how either an interviewee didn’t show up or about new hires who walk out the door without a word after only a short time of employment. How frustrating! What a waste of time and money!
July Jingle Bells In Toledo
It’s becoming the new thing. Christmas in July is growing in popularity, with Toledo’s 101.5 The River the latest station to join the trend. On Thursday (July 25), the station is broadcasting continuous holiday music from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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