Guests
Jan. 18, 2017
The Audience Insights of Jeff Vidler
Jeff Vidler has been involved in research for a long time. After the podcast had been recorded, I remembered a time when, as program director of CJFM in Montreal, he would use his research to entice clients as much as listeners. As the years went on, I worked with Jeff on music testing, perceptuals…
Jan. 13, 2017
Canadian Music Week Preview with Greg Simpson
Greg Simpson (RIP) joined us to talk about Canadian Music Week.
Jan. 7, 2017
Sportscasting - That's Where the Fun is
Sports is fast becoming the format of choice for graduating media students. With the commodity value of music at an all time low, and news becoming polarizing and at time "fake", Sports broadcasting attracting aspiring millennial broadcasters. Alex Rawnsley is the owner and creator of Sportscasterl…
Dec. 28, 2016
Goodbye 2016 with AllAccess.com's Perry Michael Simon
We release this episode in the moments when we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. Perry Michael Simon is the news talk columnist for AllAccess.com and he provides us with some year end perspective. Radio is a reflection of the community and often the format is a record of how we react to what h…
Dec. 22, 2016
A Very Terry Christmas
Terry Dimonte is the morning man at CHOM 97.7 and he LOVES Christmas. Every year he spends the Friday before the morning show breaks for the holiday. Justin Trudeau has always made a point of stopping by to see his good friend and share some music from his iPod. When you become Prime Minister - eve…
Dec. 9, 2016
Talent Coaching Excerpts with Mr. Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is the National Talent Coach for Rogers Radio. He held a similar role at Newcap in Calgary (Amp 90.3) and Vancouver (Z95.3) before heading to Toronto to join Rogers owned Kiss 92.5. His blog posts are widely shared and refreshing in a era where what constitutes great content is frequently…
Dec. 3, 2016
The View from the Kowch
Steve Kowch was the program director and new director at CFRB and CJAD from the 80's right up until 2008. So that means he has a lot of stories.
Nov. 26, 2016
The Return of Charles Adler
Charles Adler has made his way back to the Corus Radio, the place he spent nearly a decade doing a national radio show from 2004 to 2013. In this episode, Charles tells us who the best radio personality is in Canada, what makes terrestrial radio great, and how the media mishandled the U.S. election…
Nov. 18, 2016
Christopher Ward's Book of Much
Christopher Ward was one of the first Much Music VJ's. His new book is called Is This Live? Inside the Wild Early Years of Much Music: The Nation's Music Station. There's a lot we forgot or don't know about the station's early years. Partly because not everyone had the channel for the first few yea…
Nov. 10, 2016
The End Of Radio's Millennial Apathy
Leslie Scott is the Program Director 107.7 The End in Seattle. the alternative station started in 1991 in the throes of the grunge movement. Earlier this year - they committed to their millennial audience by committing to les...
Oct. 30, 2016
Mark Ramsey's Media Insights
Mark Ramsey is a media strategist and researcher who has a history of innovative thoughts and approaches towards the audio medium. Consider his Hivio gatherings in 2015 and 2016 which celebrated audio under the banner of a “festival” rather than “conference”, and “audio” rather than “radio”. His tw…
Oct. 21, 2016
The First Ever Sound Off Convention
The first ever Sound Off Convention took place this week. An amazing collection of speakers came out for the Sound Off Convention and the W Downtown Hilton Hyatt Marriot.
Speakers Included:
* Matt Cundill, Sound Off Podcast Host.
* Jason Barrett, Barrett Sports Media discussing Sports talent.
* Pe…
Oct. 19, 2016
Five Years of Humble & Fred Everywhere
An anniversary for Humble & Fred. Five years ago they rolled the dice and took a chance that their radio brand still had cache. It was a great gamble. Their radio brand is alive and well and flourishing on Sirius XM weekdays from 7-9am Eastern, and in the podcast world daily. They have the download…
Oct. 8, 2016
The Ongoing History of Alan Cross
Alan Cross wears many hats and has many titles. My favourite two are historian and author. His perspective on music's intersection with the digital world is refreshing. Every day he works to find the answers to what ails two of his great passions, music and radio. Also, I address the idiots in radi…
Oct. 2, 2016
Fearless Fred from 102.1 The Edge - Unedited
Fred Kennedy is the morning show host at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. We counted 6 cities and 2 firings on his journey to Toronto. Along the way, he worked with an A-List of Canadian radio people. He listened, learned, and took notes along the way - all while remaining blistfully unaware.
Please subs…
Sept. 23, 2016
Getting Radiowise with Marty Forbes
Marty Forbes was the General Manager of Standard Radio in Edmonton for many years. His Father was the legendary Jerry Forbes at 630 CHED, who started many great charities including Santa Anonymous. Since leaving Standard Radio, Marty started a company called Radiowise that consults radio properties…
Sept. 17, 2016
Reading, Writing and Voiceover with David Tyler
David Tyler is the voice of CTV National News and W5 in Canada, and various stations across the United States. David spent some time talking about his stint in radio and he discusses the myths and realities of the voiceover industry in the digital revolution. David has offered a discount code for a…
Sept. 11, 2016
Two Years of Tailgate Radio
John Largent started his podcast called "Tailgate Radio" two years ago. A simple concept of a podcast about tailgating has found a following. The NFL season is underway and the return of that great American past time - tailgating.
Also Jeff Woods with an update on his new radio project and how your…
Sept. 2, 2016
Now, Sports with The Sports Radio PD Jason Barrett
Jason Barrett runs Barrett Sports Media and gives us insight into Sports as it pertains to radio, TV and digital. If you love sports radio, you will enjoy his perspective and I encourage you to follow him on twitter. http://www.twitter.com/sportsradiopd
Be apart of the podcast survey and keep the m…
Aug. 28, 2016
The Connected Car with Seth Resler of Jacobs Media
You have heard all about the connected car and threats of its arrival. It's here and you've probably heard a lot of truth and rumours about it. There's a 12 part podcast produced by Jacob's Media, who are actively tracking the progress of the connected car. It's a must listen series for those in ra…
Aug. 24, 2016
Back to Fort Mac w/ Yukon Jack & Andrew Wilcox
The Fort McMurray Fire from May 3, 2016 changed lives. For Andrew Wilcox of Cruz 100.5FM, he is still rebuilding his staff at the station he runs. He also hasn't been home yet. Yukon Jack at 100.3 the Bear took in a family from Fort McMurray that had recently emigrated from Nigeria. Their friendshi…
Aug. 20, 2016
Broadcast Dialogue about Broadcast Dialogue
Shawn Smith is the owner of Momentum Media and the new publisher of Broadcast Dialogue. He tells us what's in store for the future, and he shares his thoughts on the state of radio. Also, the Tragically Hip, Broadway Bill Lee from WCBS-FM showcasing the best thing he does, the aburdity of #National…