Showing The Flag

Showing The Flag

I’ve always been analogy retentive and one of the fallback metaphors I use a lot is that Radio is basically politics. Except we’re ALWAYS running for election. And when someone straps on a 1980’s style pager dealie or sits down at the kitchen table to try to remember...
Terms That Need To Be Killed Off

Terms That Need To Be Killed Off

As members of the esteemed Communications Field I don’t think it’s lost on anyone that we fall into traps, ruts, patterns and other lawn hazards when it comes to naming features.

Tommy Kramer had a great line: “”If everyone is doing something, DON’T DO IT.” So why would you have a weekend theme or prize term that’s been used by everyone else in town,

It’s All About The Balls

It’s All About The Balls

If you think about it (and I do, late at night, in the dark, playing with my guns, updating my Enemies List) promotionally, great things come in round sizes.   Let’s discuss, shall we?   We’re in Show Business. If the lottery just had a fish bowl with some...
Missed Connections

Missed Connections

Arbitron has always been the great whipping boy of Radio. When we drop unexpectedly and dramatically, it’s because “(Bad word removed since the internet is no place for profanity) screwed it up. Again.” And when we go up, it’s because “(Really bad word for an act that...
It’s Intern Hunting Season

It’s Intern Hunting Season

In Minnesota we have some annual seismic shifts in your lifestyles and they all seem to have “Opener” as a suffix. Deer opener. Fishing opener. Duck opener. Twins/Vikings home opener. And of course, “The friggin’ beer ain’t a twist off Wally. Get me da opener, will...
A Trifecta Of Digital Resolutions

A Trifecta Of Digital Resolutions

Resolution #9 It’s very easy to leave the web and social media alone since many of your have actual departments that do that. But you should seriously take a minute a day just to spot check what’s getting posted. If you’re at a station in Florida in June and someone...