We all know that stereotypes can be damaging, and to better our society, we should work to prevent them. But, while stereotyping can be harmful in the real world, there is a place where stereotypes are welcome. Television, the movies, and morning show radio have all proven that stereotypes can lead to immense success. The…
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This time of year, Friday nights are all about high school football. I haven’t paid much attention to the sport until recent years, but now I have two nephews who play. I wish I could watch or listen to their games. We have the technology, but no one seems to care. Sure, it would be…
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For most people, today is April Fools’ Day. But in some lucky cities, with creative radio stations, it’s something different. It’s actually April Fuels Day. Now that’s the kind of fun I can get behind. In those towns, there are no pranks, just full gas tanks…
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To the average person, it’s simply October. It’s a month to enjoy playoff baseball, lots of football, and of course, Halloween. But for those who love rock music, it’s the biggest month of the year. It’s Rocktober. Now in all the years that disc jockeys have promoted the fact, I still don’t know what makes…
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Back in my radio days I loved interviewing people. These weren’t job interviews but interviews that played on the radio. Many podcasts today feature interviews and of course I’m a bit of a critic…
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I rarely use words like legendary. But during my radio career, I worked with a couple of radio legends. On Friday one of them hung up his headphones…
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One of our radio friends from Cleveland passed away this week. Kendall Lewis, known to his listeners as The BSK (Big Sports Kahuna) was just 56. My wife worked with The BSK for a few years and this one’s hurting here hard. We both know that death is something we’re going to face more and…
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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 It was then that I realized how outdated TV weather forecasting was.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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