Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Radio, Talent, Television
I’d like to tell you a story about the sudden, complete transformation of a radio performer. (And if you think this is only about radio, you’re forgetting that we now live in a media convergence world, where there is no more radio, television, print, or...
Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Business, Internet, Movies, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
Let’s talk about one of my favorite types of people: mad scientists. In an era of massive change in entertainment and media, it is the crazed experimenters who will develop successful products, and you don’t have to be one solitary scientist sitting in...
Aug 26, 2015 | Blog, Radio, Talent, Television
A while back, I wrote a post I was very proud of, talking about how radio broadcasters work at the grass roots of entertainment, doing almost every conceivable job in the business at some point during our broadcast days, including plenty of contact with the public. ...
May 20, 2015 | Blog, Football, Talent, Television
With David Letterman’s final broadcast now upon us, the press – both trade and mainstream – has been saturated with stories about the end of a legendary entertainment era. The New York Times wrote a great piece about the people the public never sees...
Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television
In these parts, we refer to “content” all the time. It’s not a misnomer; content is a business word, and after all, we’re in show business. It is, however, a poor choice of words, given that “content” is a...