Morning Radio Blog

The Top 5 Mistakes New Shows Make

It’s a new year! A time for new beginnings and fresh starts. Some stations are launching new morning shows, and many personalities have begun a new career phase. The early days of a new […]

Here’s How Two Great Morning Shows Talked About The Capitol Riots

I couldn’t be more proud to work with some great morning shows like The GetUp Crew (Hot 96.9/Boston) and DeDe In The Morning (K104/Dallas & Syndicated). Their discussion of the U.S. Capitol riots is […]

Be A Part Of The Aircheck Sessions Video Show

Air personalities tell us they crave more feedback than they get now. Radio programmers tell us they don’t have time. And, in many cases, lack the expertise to properly aircheck. It’s time to do […]

10 Things I Relearned This Year

Every experience is a learning opportunity. Sometimes it’s a discovery, but most of the time we are reminded of important concepts in new ways. Since this is the time of year everyone comes out […]

New Opportunities: Start A Twitch Channel

In the webinar Take Charge Of Your Future, I showed broadcasters how to increase revenue and branding opportunities. Each is easy to implement and all take advantage of radio’s best quality: Audience engagement. Technology […]

New Opportunities For a New Year: Legal Line

In the webinar Take Charge Of Your Future, I showed broadcasters how to increase revenue and branding opportunities. Each is easy to implement and all take advantage of radio’s best quality: Audience engagement. Legal […]

8 Building Blocks To Develop a Personality Brand

A strong personal brand takes time, attention, and effort. A personality brand doesn’t just happen without thought and active management. Just being on the air doesn’t lead to success. Some personalities have been in […]

Get That Gig: Every Personality Needs a Website

Getting a Gig is a marketing process that starts when you don’t need a gig. Hundreds (or maybe thousands) of personalities have learned that the hard way this year. So start marketing! And the product is […]

Dave Smiley Morning Show Lights Up Indy With Christmas Promotion!

The Dave Smiley Morning Show on WZPL/Indianapolis has done it again. Not once, but twice. Smiley and his team have dominated morning show ratings for years. One of the reasons is their engaging, likable […]

Should You Play All Christmas Music?

Every year, more and more stations flip to all Christmas music. In many markets, multiple stations battle it out to win the season. On the surface, it seems like a great idea. And this […]