The radio and TV industry, long revered for its innovation and impact on society, is facing unprecedented challenges with large-scale layoffs becoming an unfortunate reality for many professionals. If you’re one of those grappling with the impact of layoffs in the radio and TV industry, this blog post is tailored to help you navigate these … Read more
In today’s competitive job market, crafting a resume that catches the attention of both human recruiters and technology-driven Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) is essential. With companies receiving hundreds of applications for a single job opening, your resume must be optimized for human and machine readers. In this post, we’ll explore strategies to format your resume … Read more
Interviewing is a crucial skill for news anchors and radio hosts. A well-conducted interview can captivate audiences, provide valuable insights, and leave a lasting impression. However, conducting a successful interview requires more than just reading off a script or asking basic questions. In this article, we will explore essential interview techniques tailored specifically for news … Read more
In media, the only constant is change. But if you thought television, radio, podcasting, and social media were dynamic in the past, even bigger changes will be coming faster than ever in the future. Is it even possible to set realistic goals while the earth keeps moving under your feet? Here are five tips that … Read more
Early in our broadcasting careers, we learned television and radio advertising terms like AQH, ROS, and daypart. Today, digital advertising comes with a whole new dictionary. As a programming guy from traditional broadcasting, I have gotten healthy exposure to many new words and acronyms working with SXM Media — the home of SiriusXM, Pandora, … Read more
Interviews are common on AM/FM and podcast shows. A great guest can sometimes be an audience draw. However, Nielsen data shows that most radio interviews are a tune-out. Imagine that your show is a rocket headed to the moon and interviews are a giant, smoking crater where your show plummeted nose-first into the ground. The … Read more
What is more exciting than a live broadcast of something happening right now? Sometimes there is no substitute for a live radio show. And, today’s short attention span audiences appreciate well-edited content. Movies, television, music, podcasts even comedy specials are mostly recorded and pre-produced. Cutting to the chase and leaving the dull parts on the cutting room … Read more
Wouldn’t it be great if you could download new behaviors into your brain, like a program and make yourself more productive, error-free and focused? It turns out that we have an app for that. It is called habit. Good habits can help broadcasters and podcasters to do a better show. Habit is like software. A … Read more
In Italy, Ferrari racing fans are called “tifosi.” Formula 1 is their religion. The tifosi worship Ferrari drivers passionately when they win, but become wrathful when they lose. Passion is good business. It is rumored that Ferrari makes more money from Ferrari-branded merchandise than they do from cars. Ferrari is worth more as a company … Read more
When I teach storytelling for in-person workshops, I have each participant prepare and deliver a story no longer than 60 seconds. When they have each told a story and shared feedback, I say tell that story again – in 30 seconds. The audience always looks at me like I asked them to flap their arms … Read more