Why radio should take notice of the DTV conversion
Published on: February 17, 2009If you work in radio, pay close attention to what has happened with the DTV conversion, a transition that was scheduled to culminate in a massive and singular flip of the switch today, but has instead become a chaotic and piecemeal change that will result in confusion and indifference. And now, because the Federal Government [...]
Think about what you put in print, before you print it
Published on: January 30, 2009There’s something special about print - newspapers, books, and especially magazines. They don’t have the magic or allure of radio for me (or theater of the mind), but the permanence of ink on paper has a definite place in my circle of media consumption. No doubt, the world is changing. Paper and ink are expensive [...]
Reading Round-Up: Stories I Found in January
Published on: January 23, 2009We all get busy, especially at the beginning of the year, and have to work to prioritize what we do and what we get done. One of the things that tends to fall to the side for me is reading and writing about things that have caught my eye in the world of radio, new [...]
Radio travels well, even at the holidays
Published on: December 29, 2008If you’ve read any of my earlier blog entries, you know I’m a big fan of radio, and an even bigger believer in what it can do for business. Any business really. So as I traveled this past holiday weekend, I made a conscious effort to pay attention to how and when I was using [...]
GetSchooled.fm featured in Ad Age
Published on: December 2, 2008I recently had the privilege of seeing my work appear in Advertising Age as part of a special advertorial section sponsored by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). The piece appeared in the November 17, 2008 print edition as part of the Radio Heard Here campaign and featured Entercom Communications (my day job) and its focus [...]
