Radio’s Missing Next Generation

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...

How Is McCartney #1?

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.

Standing Meetings

Standing Meetings

Thirty years ago, when I did mornings at WCXR/Washington, my contract was up for renewal. The ratings were really good, and I was feeling cocky, so among my demands was that whenever I had to attend a meeting with the PD or GM, we all had to stand up. They thought I...

Bad Day At Spring Training

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.

Bob Costas, Level-Headed Broadcaster

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...

The Ticket Upgrade Promotion

The Ticket Upgrade Promotion

I've been involved in many great radio promotions over the years. One of the best was The Ticket Upgrade. In the early 1980s, when I was the morning man at WHCN/Hartford, we had a deal with promoters Jim Koplik and Shelly Finkel for the concerts they brought to the...

Tennis Radio

Tennis Radio

If you're a regular reader of this site, you know we're a little tennis-crazy in my house. My wife and I used to play several times a week, and our daughter played on the varsity team in high school. We've all put our rackets away over the last few years, but our love...

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