Harris In Moscow, Part 2
Sitting in a cavernous Russian radio studio, about to start my live radio shows from Moscow to Washington, DC, I was speechless and freaking out. Thankfully, my friend Mike knew just what to say to snap me back to reality.
Harris In Moscow, Part 1
Thirty years ago this week, I undertook one of the great adventures of my radio career — broadcasting my morning radio show on WCXR/Washington from Moscow.
Bad Day At Spring Training
A free trip to Florida sounded fine, but since I know nothing about the Cardinals, having to broadcast from their spring training home didn’t sound like a good idea. Especially on this day.
Radio’s Missing Next Generation
This weekend marked 9 months since I did my final radio show. I’m asked on a regular basis whether I miss it, and the answer is still no. I’m enjoying the fact that I don’t have to wake up every day and immediately feel the stress of coming up with enough topics and talking points […]
Bob Costas, Level-Headed Broadcaster
A friend called me Thursday morning and told me to turn on the Charlie Brennan Show on KMOX, a station I haven’t listened to since parting ways with it almost a decade ago. But my friend told me the guest was a broadcaster who I respect enormously, Bob Costas, so I tuned in. Costas did […]
How Is McCartney #1?
Paul McCartney’s “Egypt Station” is the #1 album in the US — without any substantial radio airplay. How? As Fred Jacobs explains, the album came with a brilliant content marketing campaign.