We had some severe weather the other night. There were storm warnings all around us. But, none of the severe weather was actually near me. All I wanted to know, was what the weather was going to be for ME in the morning. It was then that I realized how outdated TV weather forecasting was. …
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The last ten years have been a big change for me. I guess you could say it’s been a different decade. Ten years ago I made a major change in my life, and I haven’t really looked back… until now.
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Through the years I’ve worked in 10 different cities and had lots of jobs. But the more I think about it, I’ve really only had one job; figuring out what people like. It may be oversimplifying things, but when I worked in radio my job was to figure out what people like. An today the…
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I’ve been involved with the media in some way literally my entire life. And even though I don’t make my living from the media anymore, my wife still does. Our media world started changing nearly 20 years ago, and it will never be the same thanks to these radio, television and cable media giants…
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The opening line of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper has been going through my head. “It was 20 years ago today…” that I walked into the doors of what would be my last radio job. Little did I realize when I moved to Akron the journey I was about to embark upon…
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I’ve been around music my entire life. And there’s one thing I realized long ago. Most of us truly have no idea exactly how successful a song is on the charts. If we hear a song often on the radio for an extended period of time, we usually assume it’s a number 1 song, even…
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I was one of those kids who liked to play his car stereo loud. I even had those big bass cabinets when I was in my 20’s. You’d think it was something I would grow out of, but I haven’t…
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When I got my first car it only came with an AM radio. It was a big deal when I could finally afford to buy an FM converter. Now, I’ve got a connected car and I don’t think I can ever look back…
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After spending decades on the radio and even a few years doing this podcast, I can honestly say I never think about the sound of my voice. But every now and then I realize the power, not just of my voice, but the voice in general…
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We’re living in very odd times. We seem to be worrying a lot about things that truly don’t matter. Like today….
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