Bad Advice for Young Broadcasters
Starting out, I was grateful to receive guidance from wise broadcasters willing to share their experience and advice. I also
Starting out, I was grateful to receive guidance from wise broadcasters willing to share their experience and advice. I also
Here are two real-life stories that underscore the importance of understanding the impacts of persistence. In the first story, the
In every negotiation there are risks and rewards. To make sure that the potential for reward outweighs the risks involved
I’ve been fired. So I have a strong dislike for firing people. In business school, we were taught that the
Does your podcast begin with a commercial? How you handle ads in the opening moments of your show may determine
Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud once said, “all behavior has meaning.” I wish I had kept that little nugget in mind as
There is a joke is about two hikers in the woods who are surprised by a bear. The first hiker
Imagine that you are the head of Comedy Central and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is going well, with
‘Tis the season for football playoffs, championships and Bowl Games. While basketball offers prime time showdowns at both the college
At The Randy Lane Company, we have learned a thing or two from coaching some very busy people. Imagine the crazy
Walking my setter through downtown Portland this week, I laughed at a bumper sticker: “One lab accident away from being
To win big in broadcast sales today your team must be able to make others quickly see the value of
As a lifelong fan and coach of media personalities, I am sad when talented people shoot their career in the foot.
We all know that you will inevitably offend somebody if you are being authentic and entertaining, but the line keeps moving. Career-ending mistakes usually involve egregious content and/or workplace behavior.
It occurred to me that broadcasters today have more in common with movie actors than ever before. You tell stories,
New podcasts are like those baby turtle hatchlings in nature documentaries, crawling desperately towards the sea. A few make it