radio

Avoiding Red Ink (MM #207)

Those of us who own businesses always want to stay away from red ink.  But that’s not the red ink I’m talking about today…

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Talking Sports (MM #186)

I’m actually not as big of a sports fan as I was when I was younger, but one thing I’ve found is that even though I’m not the biggest fan I still spend a ton of time listening to sports talk radio…

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Ten Years After… (MM #172)

We all know that today is the 10th anniversary of the September 11th tragedies of 2001.  And while it is obviously a day none of us will forget, I actually missed much of what happened…

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On The Move (MM #158)

Some people live in the town for the entire life.  That person isn’t me!  In fact, in my lifetime I’ve lived in 27 different homes or apartments in 18 different cities.  And I might be adding to those totals very soon…

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There She Blows (MM #157)

Like most of America, I’m following the progress of Hurricane Irene.  But it also takes me back to my hurricane experiences…

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Working 9 To 5 (MM #142)

For many people working 9 to 5 is a grind.  I’ve actually known people whose greatest goal was to simply work the day shift.  That’s not something I can even think about these days…

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The Headline Almost Read… (MM #136)

In the 6th and final chapter of my audio biography “I Am The Big Fat DJ”, we’ve come to the final stop in my broadcasting career, WQMX in Akron, OH. I really thought like the other stops in my career I’d be there for two years and move on. While I spent a little over…

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Taking On Chuck Norris (MM #135)

I’m not thinking many radio people were ever instructed to fight TV toughman (and karate champion) Chuck Norris, but it actually happened to me in 1994 when I was Program Director at WFMS, Indianapolis. In today’s installment of my audio biography “I Am The Big Fat DJ” we almost come to blows with the man…

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