The Sound Off Podcast

I never realized how lucky I was to work alongside Maureen Holloway - until I no longer did. Mo is now the morning host with Darren B. Lamb on 98.1 CHFI in Toronto. Maureen is brutally honest about her career, her family, her relationships and her 2005 battle with cancer. I was working in Montreal at the time and she was quite open with the Mix 96 audience at the time. I did not know that she had not shared that with the rest of the radio affiliates outside of Montreal and Toronto.In this episode, Maureen and I grapple with what we could get away at the turn of the millenium and the unforgiving nature of cancel culture. That includes this episodes where we might have cracked a few jokes between us that would hold up well in this day and age. We also got into the silliness of gender reveal parties, not getting her name on the show marquee until later into her career, and some career advice for those coming up in radio. Practice fearlessness and get into what the late John Lewis described as "Good Trouble". Maureen is also the originator of working from home (the Last Word was done from her home studio) but she misses the camaraderie of working together with other creatives. There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3mc2I4N">episode on our show page!</a>Please support our sponsors including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Matt is on the road in Quebec this week and explains that the spoken word has more than than music to radio programmers. Canadian radio regulations need to be reviewed and instead of focusing on Cancon for music - maybe the CRTC should be focusing on regulating who is doing the talking and from where.In this episode, we made mention of Kevin Getz's from 102.1 the Edge. He just releases an album where he monetizes his audio content. You can buy it on <a href="https://music.apple.com/ca/album/on-air/1528663143?uo=4&amp;app=music&amp;at=1000lxtM">Apple Music</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GFGM66Y?tag=songwhip0eb-20">Amazon </a>and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bk3tcjfkgtt6st7sk7j7zk73tpa">Google Play</a>.Thanks to our sponsors <a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a>, <a href="http://www.jd2.ca/">Core Image Studios</a> and <a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a> for your continued support of the show.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3jNqrq9">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week.<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Tom Webster is a Senior VP at Edison Research. There are a few spots on our company calendar we circle in anticipation of Tom. It's either a data release for Edison's Share of Ear, an Infinite Dial Study, or an address at Podcast Movement. This month we would have heard Tom at PM20 but with 2020 being as it is, this episode will have to serve as our fix.In this episode you will hear about some of the differences between Canadian and U.S. radio listening habits, our discussion around Pandora being unavailable in Canada, and the effects the CBC is having on our listening. We also get into podcasting's growth and what's ahead for an industry closing in on $1 Billion in ad revenue. We also revisited two of Tom's talks from Podcast Movement and discussed if your podcast needs to be in places beyond the RSS feed and if enough mainstream content is being created to satisfy America's podcast appetite. Finally Tom offers lots of advice for the independent podcaster who might be feeling the squeeze from large podcasting creators occupying most of the discovery space.We mentioned that Tom has a newsletter <a href="https://tomwebster.substack.com/">worth signing up for called I Hear Things.</a><a href="https://bit.ly/3hFRHWZ">There's also more about this episode on our website, including links to the shows Tom made mention of in the podcast.</a>Please support our sponsors including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">The NLogic Services Division</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

How did Pete Marier become Bad Pete? He tells us. I spent my teenage years listening to Pete Marier on my clock radio when he was at 980 CKGM and 95.9 CJFM. The next decade Pete was a co-worker and we've been friends since. We are not strangers to Winnipeg and Montreal radio, nor the task of raising three boys, So we always have lots of talk about. A lot of people don’t immediately associate Pete with being Bob-FM's first morning host when the format was launched back in 2002 in Winnipeg. He tells the story of how it he found himself in the middle of that and a whole lot of other radio fuckery that goes on.In this episode, Pete and I settle in for a long talk about life, family life and radio life. This is a very candid and conversation about one of Montreal's most enduring radio figures. By the way, if you are listening to the episode expecting him to say something bad about someone - it doesn't happen.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3gaD0cO">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Core Image Studios</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

In this episode Julie and I talk about working from home, having to adjust while doing multiple radio tasks including imaging, music programming, music meetings, and building a home office. It's the little things like an extra monitor or a chair to endure prolonged periods of work. I also asked Julie about the AC format and how it has evolved over the last few years, some of the tools she uses to help make music decisions, what it all takes to keep great radio stations sounding awesome, and what she learned from <a href="https://www.gellermedia.com/">Valerie Geller</a>. We also talked about her time in Edmonton and London, Ontario programming and her eventual move back to Toronto where she has worked with Rogers since 2009. In this episode Julie and I talk about working from home, having to adjust while doing multiple radio tasks including imaging, music programming, music meetings, and building a home office. It's the little things like an extra monitor or a chair to endure prolonged periods of work. I also asked Julie about the AC format and how it has evolved over the last few years, some of the tools she uses to help make music decisions and what it all takes to keep great radio stations sounding awesome. We also talked about her time in Edmonton and London, Ontario programming and her eventual move back to Toronto where she has worked with Rogers since 2011.Julie also shared <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EqvgTceuIK1q7HfCTo0TJ?si=zudwruThRxyrM24mwE5hVg ">one of her Spotify Playlists</a> which she curates to listen to some new music. Now you too can listen like Julie.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/30ND0uA">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">NLogic</a><a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Alan Cross loves music. Over the last few months we have done a few episodes discussing radio on a pandemic planet. But what about the music industry? What about the business side of music? It is especially curious given that music's entire business model has been turned on its head since 1999. Income has shifted from selling physical music to subscriptions and live touring; the latter of which is now effectively cancelled for this year, and possibly next year.In this episode, Alan talks about the latest round of RIAA takedowns to hit podcasting and how it's problematic for podcasters who violate copyright but also for musicians who are essentially leaving money on the table. We discussed the durability of the <a href="https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/category/ongoing-history-of-new-music/">Ongoing History of New Music</a> and how it has transitioned into becoming one of the planet' most downloaded podcast. We talked about the impact the pandemic is having on the music industry, how musicians are reverting to new marketing strategies and how concert promoters like Live Nation are handling the severe downturn in business.Alan is also the host of the <a href="http://www.geeksandbeats.com/">Geek and Beats podcast</a> and also manages a music blog called <a href="https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/">A Journal of Musical Things.</a>There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3grIdhn">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a> <a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">NLogic </a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

If you're a Gen Xer, you likely know Stu Jefferies. He was the host of the venerable CBC TV show Good Rockin' Tonight which ran from 1983 to 1993. The Canadian reply to NBC's Friday Night Videos carried it's weight and powered the Cancon to kids whose parents were too cheap to spring for MuchMusic. Yes... this was a thing. If all you know about Stu is his stint on TV, then here is the rest of the radio story. It all started in Winnipeg, went to Saskatchewan, Vancouver, Edmonton, and then back to Vancouver, Burlington, and finally Toronto. There was some country thrown in, some Country television, and finally he landed at what became Boom.In this episode you'll get your fill of Winnipeg and what it mean to grow up on the legendary radio in the city that sprung the Guess Who, Randy Bachman and Neil Young. You'll also hear how he led a hectic travel schedule to accommodate working on television. And finally, with the pandemic in full swing, we discuss what it is like to work from home doing radio with podcasting's most popular tool, the Rodecaster Pro. (Yes, Stu even provides a review)As always there is more on the episode webpage including tons of additional video footage of things I consider important.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3jLWAyY">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

When we had <a href="http://bit.ly/2CPgeI0">Jenna on our podcast 18 months ago</a>, she was in the throes on getting ousted from a gig she loved on a station where they were working hard and building a following. It's a tall order to compete in a market like Ottawa where their direct competition is #1 and have been for 15 years. <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/jesse-and-jenna-s-messy-podcast/playlists/podcast">Since then, Jesse and Jenna launched a podcast and with the help of Blast The Radio</a>, they have found the podcast strut after 200 episodes. Like any podcaster who is in it for the long haul, they had to make decisions of what worked and what didn't work. What didn't work was doing a radio show on podcast. Instead they looked as each episode as a long form break. And then the numbers took off.In this episode, I catch up with Jesse and Jenna and tremendous news everyone... they are still willing to work in radio. They come equipped podcast ready, social media savvy and ready to rock quarter hours again. They are making content and much of it can be repurposed for radio. It's not all sex ya know.This is our first episode where we streamed the show and then took the audio to podcast. You can click above for the podcast stream and below to watch it all on Youtube. I'd love your feedback about this as there is a push amongst podcasters to be everywhere - and YouTube doesn't make the my cash register ring the way a podcast download does. But if you could do me a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgSfeh_x5wouKZvjojd_nQ">HUGE favour and Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube</a> - that would be helpful.You can find the video and <a href="https://j.mp/2BmMZgQ">other bonus material on the episode page.</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Here's something you need to know about Jay Richardson. He's a really nice guy. Know what else? He's a true empathetic soul who cares. Which is why he always feels a little uneasy about the present and especially the future. However, we spoke a lot about the past in this episode.Jay is the afternoon drive host at Power 97 in Winnipeg, which is where he started the on-air portion of his radio career back in 2007. One day while worrying about the future, he came into my office and we can up with a plan that would include him being an on air personality. It wasn't long before he worked at two other radio companies, a credit union and as a salesman outside radio before return back to where he felt most comfortable - on air. Jay has also been the voice of the Winnipeg Jets inside the building. Yes, that's him announcing all the penalties, goals, assists and in-house announcements at Bell MTS Place. It's a job he has had since the days of the Manitoba Moose and we spent a fair amount of time talking about what it was like to have the Winnipeg Jets come back in 2011. Jay took a leave of absence last November from both his roles at Power 97 and the Winnipeg Jets and shares where he is at and what he has been up to.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2WfTTM4">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Lochlin Cross is the morning show host at Cruz 95.7 in Edmonton along with Grant Johnston and James White. He spent time in Winnipeg and Edmonton programming two heavy hitter rock stations in Power 97 and K-Rock 97.3. Which got switched back to K97 at some point but we were too lazy to look it up. He also did on air stints at other rock powerhouses like 100.3 The Bear in Edmonton and the Max in Prince George. And why doesn't he play Rush? And what's the deal with the Harmonica he whips out at concerts and on the LRT? And is it true he doesn't like to appear on podcasts?In this episode, all these questions get answered.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/31Nd8A9">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Abe Hefter and I finally crossed paths in 2002. I recall hearing him on CJFM (FM96) in the 80's, and in 2002 we convened on Fort Street at that station when CHOM, Mix96 and CJAD merged itself into one entity. Abe began to transition into academia in 2003 when he received an opportunity to teach part time at Concordia University. There's something about teaching that brings out the energy in Abe. Very simply, you can hear it in the episode when we talk about inspiring the next generation of broadcasters.In this episode, Abe and I track his career in short order which included stops at notable radio stations like CFNY, CKEY, CKNW, CJFM, and CJAD. He also told us what it was like to be call Montreal Canadiens hockey games. Abe has always done a little of everything, and today that includes hosting a <a href="http://www.wwuh.org/0044-wwuh-programming">blues show on WWUH 91.3, on campus at the University of Hartford. </a> We also discussed in depth about social media and the impact it is having on news, and whether a platform should be censoring its users. <a href="https://twitter.com/hefteronthehabs">Abe said Twitter was his "go-to" so give him a follow. </a>We also referenced other episodes which featured former personalities and creators now teaching.This includes:<a href="http://bit.ly/2i0SYKZ">Dave Bannerman, Nova Scotia Community College</a><a href="http://bit.ly/2ymASND">Donna Halper, Lesley University</a><a href="http://bit.ly/2Tfs1oK">Carlos Benevides, Conestoga College</a>There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3eLr3KP">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Mistress Carrie spent 22 years on air and a handful more working in promotions at WAAF. She spent most of her life before that listening and loving the station. She figured one day it would all end with her "moving on" as many in the business do. But what she and many did not expect was for its parent company to sell the frequency to K-Love for ten million dollars; something that also happened to the Sound in Los Angeles. On February 20, WAAF ceased to exist, leaving Boston without the Active Rock station that gave birth to bands like Godsmack, and built hits like Shinedown's cover of Simple Man. (If you think we are making this up, the clip is in the podcast)In this episode, we cover Carrie's early days at the station and how WAAF went from being a Worcester station to a Boston mainstay. Some of it had to do with people migrating to the suburbs, but it doesn't hurt that the station built relationships with artists, sports figures and actors. We discussed the loss of the station and how it has left a hole in the heart of her and the WAAF listeners. (Subtle Boston music reference in there....)For now, you can find <a href="https://mistresscarriepodcast.simplecast.com/">Mistress Carrie on her new podcast which you should subscribe to immediately.</a> You can expect participation from many of the people who have her cell number like David Draiman from Disturbed, Godsmack, Shinedown, Cory Taylor from Slipknot, Adam Gonthier from Three Days Grace and many others.Fearless prediction: Her podcast is on Simplecast which was just purchased from Pandora/Sirius XM - there's room for her up there, isn't there?There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2VcOEvU">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">The NLogic Services Division</a>,See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Heather Osgood is the founder of True Native Media and answered all of our questions about podcast advertising. I first met Heather back in 2017 and was fascinated with the vision she had for her company. While the idea of media buying was not new, being a media buyer for podcasts was. It is believed that podcast advertising will hit a billion dollars by 2021, and I took interest in the methods used to connect podcasters with podcast ads. A few weeks later, I shifted this podcast to a new podcast host and began to experience the benefits of dynamic ad insertion; namely the ability to increase our ad inventory.In this episode, Heather explains how mid-level podcasters can access ad dollars for their show. (Yes it starts with having an IAB certified host). But more importantly, Heather explains what dynamic ad insertion is, who needs it and what exactly is the IAB and what IAB certified or compliant metrics are. We also discuss the difference between what is a useful stat (Downloads) and what is a vanity stat. (Apple Podcast Rankings) It may be that your podcast is ready to be monetized with podcast ads and Heather debunks the whole process.I mentioned that <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/podcastadvertising/">Heather is a great follow on LinkedIn</a> - please <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnma/">follow her here and her company here. </a>Also if you are looking to monetize your podcast - you don't necessarily need podcast ads to do it - <a href="http://meetme.so/mattcundill">schedule a call with me </a>and I'll point you in the right direction.We also <a href="https://j.mp/2zCNxy6">have more information and links to a few handy tools including a list of IAB Certified hosts.</a>There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2zCNxy6">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">The NLogic Services Division</a>,See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Jillene Khan is the afternoon host on Magic 98 in Madison, Wisconsin. Her story to radio is rooted in Minneapolis. From growing up listening to great personalities like Tony Fly from KDWB and Tom Bernard on KQRS to a time when her family was apart of Dave Ryan's Christmas Wish back in the 90's. Jillene is an ideal guest to bring on at a time when many people in her hometown are struggling with death of George Floyd at the hands 4 Minneapolis police officers.In the episode, you'll hear about Jillene's rise through the radio ranks as she goes Country in the Quad Cities and Milwaukee, and then the decision to move to Madison, WI. She also spoke about coming out to her listeners how accepting her friends were. And by friends, we mean radio listeners. Jillene points out that it's about friends and not fans.Jillene is also a good follow <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JilleneJillene/">on Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillenejillene/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jillenejillene">Twitter</a> too.)There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3cPaFH3">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic's Services division.</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

I met Carrie Doll in the late 90's at CFRN Television in Edmonton. She was a reporter and later a news anchor. She covered the events of 9/11 from the anchor desk in Calgary and learned how to report without a script. The youngest of ten children from Fairview, Alberta, Carrie was a natural when it came to communicating and public speaking. She had an incredible run on CFRN-TV in the anchor chair alongside Daryl McIntyre. We spoke about "the Chair" in the physical and metaphorical sense. With so many great broadcasters having occupied the chair previously, Carrie knew that sitting in it required great responsibility.In this episode we re-connected for the first time in 18 years and took a small walk down broadcasters row in Edmonton. We spoke about the people who sat before her on CFRN-TV (Daphne Kuhn, Leslie Miller, Shawna Randolph) and others who graced the Edmonton airwaves who have gone on to larger markets. (Todd Battis, Tara Nelson, Darren Dutchyshen, Catherine MacDonald, Brian Mudryk, Graham Richardson, Ian Leonard, and so many more)Today, Carrie hosts a weekly podcast called t<a href="https://www.carriedoll.co/podcast/">he Inner Circle which you should connect to here. </a>Carrie is also a <a href="https://carriedollconsulting.thinkific.com/courses/learn-storytelling">public speaking coach</a> and was kind enough to share some of her expertise on the show. <a href="https://bit.ly/3coeToY">There is also some bonus material from this episode on the show page including Carrie's farewell from CFRN here. </a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">NLogic and their new Services division.</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

I met Kim Blair back in 2013. He was looking to make a change in his radio career and was leaving Australia behind in search of a more a country that was going to offer more of a challenge for him. Consolidation has caught up with Australia and Canada as well. In the months after we had dinner together, he found his new home in Auckland, New Zealand, where the radio is as competitive as any radio market names New York or Los Angeles.Kim grew up in Perth, Australia and started his radio career there. North Americans who have no grasp of Australia, don't understand the sheer size if the country. Firstly, there are those who call it an island... it is not. However, New Zealand is an island. I have never really considered how remote Perth is from other cities like Sydney and Brisbane. The driving and distance is the same between Toronto and Vancouver. We also discussed some of intricacies of radio in Australia, and how it varies differently with the radio in New Zealand. He also mentioned that New Zealand is a country that continually punches over his weight when it comes to performance. (See Below) Kim is also the first person from New Zealand to be in the podcast, and the third with an Australian accent after <a href="http://bit.ly/2nJOfOf">Ronnie Stanton</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/2oNVTdr">Matt Sutton</a>.You can connect to <a href="https://www.kimblair.co.nz/">Kim's Voiceover website</a> if you need an Australian voice for your roster.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2ZyHuFt">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Evo Terra is the <a href="https://podcastpontifications.com/">host of Podcast Pontifications</a>. A short form podcast providing insights into the future of podcasting. As luck would have it, news of the Joe Rogan signing to Spotify broke the day before recording of the episode. I met Evo in Orlando at Podcast Movement last August and he shared some of his tips and tricks with me regarding how to refine solo podcast presentation. There were also some things I didn't know about Evo, including that his son was a hockey goalie. That's only surprising to me because Canadians can be snobs and believe that no one plays hockey in Arizona or California in Florida unless they are employed by one of the local NHL teams. Although I do know that Matthew Tkachuk was born there; a given in that his dad was relocated to Phoenix when the Winnipeg Jets moved to the desert in 1995.In this episode we discuss how Evo went from filling in on KFYI in Phoenix, to Satellite radio and then to podcast. We discussed a few of his books including Podcasting for Dummies and <a href="https://brewdiet.com/">The Beer Diet. (Which is what you think it is)</a> I ask about the importance of metrics, should you release your podcast in seasons, and the departure of Joe Rogan to Spotify and why podcasters freak out whenever change is afoot.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/36gjuIx">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic.</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Jason Barrett returns to answer my sports related questions. Normally I don't bring Jason on until this first week of September when we look forward to the new NFL football season and talk about Sports broadcasting. However, these are not normal times for Sports radio and now is a good time to unpack what's going to happen. Jason's company, Barrett Sports Media has unveiled two initiatives to help us through, including a podcast called "<a href="https://barrettsportsmedia.com/category/managing-the-crisis/">Managing the Crisi</a>s" and his <a href="https://barrettsportsmedia.com/membership-account-2/directory/">Membership Directory </a>which connects you to sports radio programmers and executives.The podcast is powered by <a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a> and <a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic's Services division</a> and <a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogerty Voiceovers.</a>I believe I mentioned that Jason's sports media updates by email were awesome -<a href="https://barrettsportsmedia.com/subscribe-to-get-updates/"> Here is the link to Subscribe to them.</a>There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3dw44SS">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">Nlogic's Services division</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Dana Marshall loves radio, loves the music of Prince, and has found the perfect audio life balance with both. He does mornings and is program director at 103.3 WKFR in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is currently seeking a co-host for that morning show, so if you think that is you - apply within. Much like <a href="http://bit.ly/2KTyvHU">Melz On the Mic</a>, who was a guest on the podcast in June 2018, Dana knows local, social and vital.Our meeting at the Conclave in 2018 led to a discussion about podcast which then led to the creation of the <a href="https://www.myprincepodcast.com/">My Prince Story Podcast</a>. The show is now in its second season and is the 4th most downloaded amongst the 14 we work with. Dana and I also get into the weeds about what ails radio, but also why we get excited about it too. He also challenged me to think about how we would have handled a pandemic in 1995 without solid internet.I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I loved recording it! It's a wonderful discussion.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2W7cFW7">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

This week, Sheryl Worsley from KSL Radio in Salt Lake City. While being a news director for around 20 years, she shifted in 2015 to audio and audience development in the Bonneville cluster's digital space. Sheryl and her team saw the value in podcast when a news series they were putting together was better suited for podcast than radio. Thus the hit podcast COLD— a true crime series covering the case of Susan Powell, was picked up by podcast powerhouse Wondery and soared up the podcast chart rankings. <a href="https://thecoldpodcast.com/">The podcast series</a> covers every aspect of the case, every detail, every piece of evidence.In this episode, we spoke about the nature of working on a hit podcast like COLD, the early plans, the numbers, and what's next. Also, COVID-19’s impact on listenership on both podcast and radio. Finally, we wondered what the radio workplace is going to look like post-pandemic.Sheryl also tipped shared that KSL is working on some new podcasts - <a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/category/podcasts/?">keep this page bookmarked to see their latest.</a> Two podcasts of note that the station produces that are thriving in this COVID-19 era <a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2124&amp;n=Coronavirus%20Q%20&amp;%20A%20Podcast">include Corona Virus Q&amp;A </a>andAnd hey Canada - This podcast is one we love. Because. Hockey.<a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2101&amp;n=Utah%20Puck%20Report"> Jay Stevens has the Utah Puck Report. </a>There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2yQjUZp">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic </a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

This episode is a little different. Over the weekend, a 22 people lost their lives in a mass murder spree that covered 100 kilometers in Nova Scotia. Monday morning, Q104 in Halifax and a number of Stingray radio stations came together to pivot programming towards the hearts of their listeners. To understand what it takes to make those changes, you need to understand the people affected. Nova Scotia has had more than its fair share of disasters in the last century, and radio has been there to weather every storm and see its listeners through.This is what radio does best.In this episode, I shelve my original plan of talking about the 1,000,000th podcast to go into Apple Podcasts and react to the great radio I listened to on Monday on Q104 in Halifax, and 89.3 K-Rock in Kentville. We explore how connected Maritimers are to one another, using myself as an example having lived there for 5 years. There are about 2 degrees of separation in every relationship - or at least it feels that way. We also speak with Q104 program director Trevor Wallworth spoke to me about how he and senior management at Stingray, Steve Parsons and Steve Jones formulated a plan to get the Maritimers healing. Also <a href="http://bit.ly/2QMQWkh">Darrin Harvey who appeared on this podcast episode recently</a>, shared parts of his show from Monday too.There's more about this episode <a href="https://bit.ly/3angGK0">on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

There I was flipping through Facebook and seeing Steve Reynolds comment about hearing something he felt was out of place on the radio in the era of COVID-19. This is not to be confused with the non-COVID <a href="https://colemaninsights.com/tag/yacht-rock-radio">comments about Sirius Yacht Rock playing a lot of crappy B-Sides</a> on their channel. (He's right. No one wants to hear B-Grade Little River Band song. Ever. With so many radio people and radio shows in flux Steve is good person to bring on right now to talk about our new surroundings.We also got into some great discussions on the role of social media and how important it is "go live" more than ever. Also this might be a time to adjust your personal brand rather than doubling down on the emotions that may not matter to many people right now. And what happens when the two or three person morning show starts to struggle with the "at home" dynamics that have been put upon them?FREE! Inside this podcast Steve offers up a free promo idea for your radio station. It's like a prize in the Cracker Jacks box!Bonus material:Steve made mention of a <a href="http://reynoldsgroupradio.com/kscs-dallas-does-sam-hunt-have-a-bidet/">great bit from Hawkeye &amp; Katelyn at KSCS in Dallas featuring Sam Hunt and his wife buying a bidet. </a>Also Steve said he was feeling the "weight" from staying home. Here's a podcast episode you might want to check out if you're feeling heavy. <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/living-your-life-with-lianne-laing/eliza-march23">Lianne Laing and Eliza Kingsford talk about managing your Quarint-eating</a>.Finally, if you have any drink recipes for Steve, <a href="mailto:steve@reynoldsgroupradio.com">please e-mail him</a>. He is not a cocktail kinda guy generally, but he has the time to see what all the fuss is about. <a href="https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/classic-canadian-caesar-recipe/">Personally, I think a caesar is a good drink before a carnivorous meal. All the ingredients on the page are fair game</a> - My favourite magical ingredient is HP Sauce.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2V4HIkU">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

It's no wonder that Kipper McGee wound up in radio have grown up in between two great radio markets in Milwaukee and Chicago. He's a broadcast consultant, author and host of the Brandwidth on Demand podcast alongside David Martin. The show has been in production for as long as this show has, and it has an A list of broadcasters appearing for what turns out to be, "not your average quarter hour".In this episode, Kipper and I spoke about his years in places I have never been to. Des Moines, San Diego, and Orlando which I just recently went to for the first time. Asking innocuous questions about those places gave me some insight into the radio that was made. You won't be able to see Kipper in his usual places this summer because like the rest of us - he's at home. <a href="http://brandwidth.libsyn.com/podcast?">But you can connect with the podcast.</a>I was a <a href="http://brandwidth.libsyn.com/podcast/077-brandwidth-beyond-borders-canadas-matt-cundill-0">guest on the podcast back in August of 2018</a>.... (Where does the time go?)There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2JJFu40">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Sunni Puric works weekdays apart of the Joe Clair Morning Show on Rhythmic/CHR radio WGPC 95.5FM. Her journey to radio is unlike any other. This marks the first time I have asked what it was like spending your teenage years in a refugee camp in Bosnia. While the world saw a picturesque Yugoslavia during the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, it was 12 years later that th country fell into civil war. Sunni was open about sharing her times in the camp, and about her family's pathway to America.In this episode, we spoke about moving from Bosnia to Hamtramck, Michigan where she caught the radio bug listening to WJLB in Detroit. learned English watching Mama's Family, and found her way into WJLB as an intern at the age of 18. Sunni moved to Miami to work at Power 96, then went to New York before landing in the midday spot at WGPC and then on to the morning show with Joe Clair and Guy Lambert. Sunni also does a weekly hit with Fox 5, and is great Twitter and Instagram follow.The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2014/01/24/from-bosnian-refugee-to-beneficent-radio-host/">Washington Post wrote a very extensive piece on Sunni</a> back in 2014.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/2WZdpxo">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Susie Erjavec Parker knows lots about social media, blogs, communication strategy and working from home. At one point she had 3 children under 5 years old in the house while juggling clients, and appointments and everything else that comes with running a business. With so many people working from home for the first time in radio, I though it would be a good time to bring Susie on to talk about working from home now - and planning a marketing strategy as it pertains to your recovery strategy. Her company, <a href="http://sparkerstrategy.ca/">Sparker Strategy Group</a> has does media and marketing planning, and she says there is no better time for radio than right now.In this episode, we also talked about a lot of the social media changes that have occurred over the last week. There are more people going live on Facebook and Instagram than ever before. For example at 3pm Eastern, Noon Pacific, my Instagram lit up with 5 live conversations from Bachelor and Bachelorette cast-offs that suddenly had a lot of free time on their hands. Susie has also been tracking social media behaviour and the whole internet appears to be going full throttle at 9pm Eastern.Susie also made mention of a post on her <a href="http://www.winnipegmom.ca/">Winnipeg Mom </a>Blog about scheduling recess using "Zoom" that her kids loved, along with their classmates. <a href="http://www.winnipegmom.ca/2020/03/zoom-recess-for-kids-during-covid-19-fun-with-kids/">That blog post is here.</a>Also totally useful are her full tips for <a href="http://www.winnipegmom.ca/2020/03/working-from-home-during-covid-19-you-can-do-this/">working from home in the COVID-19 era </a>in case you failed to take notes during this podcast.There's more about this <a href="https://bit.ly/3a9QAuJ">episode on our show page!</a>Thanks also to the people who make this show possible every week including:<a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a><a href="https://www.mattfogartyvo.com/">Matt Fogarty Voiceovers</a><a href="http://www.coreimagestudio.com/">Justin Dove at Core Image Studios</a><a href="http://www.megatrax.com/">Megatrax</a><a href="https://hubs.ly/H0mQLpl0">NLogic</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.