Feb 5, 2023 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Podcasting, Uncategorized
20+ years ago, the great Jack Trout wrote a book called “Differentiate Or Die: Survival In Our Era Of Killer Competition.” Six years after his passing, the competition ain’t getting any less killer. In other news, podcasting is, apparently, passéing...
Oct 17, 2022 | Blog, Core Principles, Radio, Talent, Uncategorized
The signature bit of my radio career – one that built a 20-year morning show and was nationally syndicated – started with this phrase, a mocking of “adult” stories: I never thought this would happen to me. And considering that I’ve spent the vast majority of my radio...
Sep 22, 2018 | Core Principles, Movies, Podcasting, Radio, Talent, Television, Uncategorized
It’s funny how timing works. I’ve spent a lot of time lately discussing the “it” factor in a few different places, and up popped Steve Reynolds’ excellent thoughts on the subject on the Jacobs Media blog. I want to talk to you about it...
Feb 14, 2018 | Core Principles, Internet, Podcasting, Radio, Talent, Television, Uncategorized
Sometimes, one little piece of something bigger jumps out at you. This morning, I was reading a post about “radio’s digital future” from Fred Jacobs’ always interesting blog, and one thing made me want to smack my forehead. (Actually, it made...
Oct 17, 2017 | Core Principles, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television, Uncategorized
Forgive me, but I’m about to get very personal with you. I’ll save the extremely personal stuff for the end, but first, as with almost everything else, I’m going to use my personal feelings to talk about something I love: showbiz. A family member was...
Jul 8, 2017 | Business, Core Principles, Movies, Print, Radio, Television, Uncategorized
One of the more remarkable things I’ve read lately is a piece that showed up in the New York Times last week in which Dean Baquet, the Times’ Executive Editor, answers questions from readers about changes to the way The Gray Lady is restructuring her...
