The Sound Off Podcast

V.O. North is a voiceover conference that has taken place in Toronto for the last two years. I have been fortunate to attend both. The first was held in May 2018 and was a one day event. The following was a two day gathering at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, featuring some of the top voiceover talent from around the world. In short, you missed out. Dervla Trainor along with Tanya Buchanan from <a href="https://www.tadavoiceworks.com/">TaDa! Voiceworks</a> are the architects behind the event. <a href="https://www.vonorth.com/schedule-1">Just click here to have a look at what you missed. </a>Putting together a conference is a massive undertaking, but once you get to meet Dervla on our podcast episode, you will love her energy and be impressed with her ability to multi-task and get the job done. I pointed out during our chat that the mark of anything happens on the third lap around the track. Next year, VO North will become one of the premiere voiceover conferences in North America; and hopefully you can attend as this thing comes of age in 2020.<a href="https://v-o-north.myshopify.com/">Dervla has also opened up an online store full of V.O. North items.</a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2l0ZRRA">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>.

Charles Adler joins me from his home in Vancouver for an hour to talk radio and political therapy. The Canadian election is on the way and it is all to be Trump Trump Trump on CNN and Fox News. So what's a media guy to do? We catch up with the wily Corus Radio News Talk host and discuss the early moments of the Federal Election. Yes we geek out a bit over it, but it not like any of the conversations we used to have over a cup of coffee when we worked together at CJOB in Winnipeg. Other subjects we touch on include the lack of UBER in our fair cities, and the possible return of the Montreal Expos.Podcasts Charles is currently listening to:<a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/441/wait-theres-more/">Wait There's More (Corus Curiouscast) </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily">The Daily (New York Times)</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/">Post Reports (Washington Post) </a><a href="https://podcast.thebulwark.com/">The Bulwark Podcast</a><a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/160/when-life-gives-you-parkinsons/">When Life Gives You Parkinsons (Curiouscast) </a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2kq79hs">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>.

Back in 2015 when I was mulling doing a podcast, I came across Drew Dalby's Off Mic podcast which featured other radio personalities talking about their careers. The show was in the process of starting it's permanent hiatus once I decided to get the ball rolling on this. Drew Dalby is an excellent interviewer, drive host, football prognosticator and dad. He's also a good Twitter follow.Drew spoke to me about growing up in Canada's North and talking about life in Hay River, and early days in Inuvik. Then his progression from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to Edmonton's 100.3 The Bear, Smithers, BC, Lloydminster and eventually Regina.Also in this episode, Drew touched on having worked with Devon Zelmer who passed away almost 5 years ago. Devon would do his daily Biased Sports Report. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Zelmer97">His videos are still posted on YouTube.</a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2mb69hJ">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 and I started our post-program director adventures around the same time. He had a strong resume as a Sports radio programmer, having worked at mainstays like the Fanatic in Philly, 590 the Fan in St. Louis and 95.7 The Game in San Francisco. He decided to enter the crowded radio consulting field with a specialization on sports radio, a decision he made after scanning the media landscape and his family situation. Need made a great choice.Jason has joined me annually in September to talk about the year in Sports, and to look ahead to the NFL season which kicks off this week. It goes without saying that I didn't get to everything I wanted to talk about with Jason, but even in the world of podcast where there are no limits - we have our limits. A few things to know about this episode:I did not have time to ask Jason about <a href="https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2018/10/18/divorce-was-inevitable-for-the-as-and-95-7-the-game/">my favourite blog piece he wrote from last year.</a> It involves the mess the Oakland A's found themselves in when they had a nasty break up with their media partner. It ended with a tweet. All I can think is - Who does this?We also had the opportunity to talk about some of the great imaging that makes it to sports station. Justin Dove is a supporter and sponsor of the podcast and Jason spoke of Justin's ability to capture the moment that WAS and paint a sonic picture of what is to come.Finally, a shout out to Jeff Schmidt who's name also came up on the podcast. Jeff is simply the best when it comes to audio and painting that picture using audio. <a href="https://www.jeff-schmidt.com/work">Check out some of the amazing podcasts he has worked on - you have probably already heard his work! </a>And <a href="https://www.jeff-schmidt.com/blog">Jeff has a blog you should follow</a> if you are considering improving your sonic game.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2k3yHJi">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>.

Andrew Beckler is the morning host at X92.9 in Calgary. The station is pretty special in that it started nearly 13 years ago, has only had 1 program director in its time, and has been building it's audience since 2007 starting with a Hot Hot Heat concert to ring in the New Year. The station has also had very low staff turnover and developed a culture unlike any other in Canada; comparable only to KNDD 107.7 the Ed in Seattle. Anyhow - more about Andrew... who was raised in Saskatoon and still sports a watermelon hat and a green jersey.There are some incredible smarts to what Andrew and Seanna do every morning. The program director is clearly brilliant and we promise to have him back on the podcast shortly; Seanna has worked at some great stations including my alma mater 1003. The Bear in Edmonton. Then there's the podcast which has blown past 275,000 downloads over 450+ episodes. (Stop doing the math. You know that if you have 600 extra listeners to your show on another platform after 10am you would be fine with it)In this episode you will hear all about what it is like to be a morning personality at Canada's #1 Alternative radio station, what it takes to raise two boys and how wood working has been so helpful to the process.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2ZxPoek">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>.

Ryan Wrecker sent me a message earlier this week asking about my take aways from Podcast Movement which took place earlier this month in Orlando. In this episode we talk about where the podcast industry is headed and how radio is finding its way into it. We talk honestly and openly about where its all going and how radio is coping with it all.I also included a link to Ryan's interview with<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/overnight-america/stormy-weather-john-oconner-and-butt-slapper"> John O'Connor who talked about the media coverage of the Watergate Scandal back in the 70's. </a>I made mention of Bryan Orr's <a href="https://www.hvacrschool.com/category/podcast-episodes/">HVAC School and his podcast (if you are interested in HVAC and Refrigeration) is located here. </a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2LJTbUd">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>.

A few thoughts as I muddle my way through Podcast Movement 2019.Special Thanks to Justin Dove from <a href="http://jd2.ca">Core Image Studios</a> for being a continued supporter of the podcast!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>.

Sometimes it's all about the people you have around you. In 2014, <a href="https://www.lisakeysvoiceover.com/">Lisa Keys</a> found herself working with people who were passionate about radio imaging and who knew what a great radio imaging voice can do for a radio station. People like Rob Vavrek, Program Director of 100.3 the Bear who was it's production and imaging guru since the station's inception in 1992, and later became PD in 2009. People like <a href="http://www.garyvoice.com/">Gary McClenaghan</a> who was producing there at the time - and is now the voice on great stations like Q100 in Atlanta, Indie 88 in Toronto and i92.9 WLMI in Milwaukee. And the voice they were working with? <a href="https://www.jamiewatsonvoice.com/">Jamie Watson</a> who was <a href="http://bit.ly/2eQsoGz">featured on this podcast a little while back.</a>When your career grows up around people like this - it becomes infectious.Lisa spoke to us about her success in voiceover to date, including being <a href="https://www.benztown.com/50/2018">named to the Benztown 50 last year</a>, how she has had success attending radio conferences, and what's in store for her at the VO North Conference she is attending this fall. You can hear Lisa on great radio stations around the world like:<a href="https://koit.com/">96.5 KOIT San Francisco</a><a href="https://925xtu.com/">92-5 XTU Philadelphia</a><a href="https://www.country1011.com/">The Rogers Country Network across Canada</a><a href="http://www.thebearrocks.com/">100.3 The Bear Edmonton</a><a href="http://hot1005fm.com/">Hot 100.5 Winnipeg</a>To have Lisa on your radio station - <a href="https://www.lisakeysvoiceover.com/">contact her through here website</a>Lisa will be attending <a href="https://www.vonorth.com/">VO North in Toronto September 21 and 22 in Toronto</a>. I will be moderating two panels at the conference and if you are serious about your voiceover career or looking to simply get started - I know Dervla Trainor who puts this on would love to see you there, as would I. ~MattThere's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2YCasFj">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>.

Matty Staudt is someone I have been trying to get on the podcast for about a year. His busy work schedule at iHeart made scheduling difficult. However, a change in direction for Matty created the necessary time to have him on. Matty is starting a new venture called Jam Street Media. He had straddled both podcast and broadcast successfully for over a decade. From working as a producer for G. Gordon Liddy, to working at Stitcher, Matty has a good sense where the intersection of podcast and broadcast is located. There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2YFedsN">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>.

In Wrestling, a shoot is when two wrestlers go unscripted into the ring and have it out. Yukon Jack from 100.3 The Bear and I don't wrestle one another any more - but we did this podcast along the same lines as a shoot. Not your usual questions and not your usual answers. The longtime Edmonton morning man talked about some of his former program directors and co-workers and has learned lots from all along the way. Yukon has worked through about three eras of rock radio, and two separate morning shows to land alongside McCord and RyMy on the Worst Show Ever. He says radio is smarter than it was ten years ago, even if he admits that the status of a radio personality has declined in that time.One of my favourite people in the whole radio world! Yukon Jack....There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2Yh1Q1q">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 been nearly three years since we spoke to John Mielke, aka The Milkman. You might remember we had him <a href="http://bit.ly/2b0PB6U">on the show for episode 9</a>. But that was a long time ago and so much has changed since then.He still has his websites including <a href="http://www.blasttheradio.com/">Blast The Radio</a> and <a href="http://www.milkmanunlimited.com/">Milkman Unlimited</a>. He's also added podcast producing to the mix as well. John tells us a little bit about the Jesse and Jenna podcast he produces, along with how he prepares for each show on Blast the Radio he does, and fills us in on his <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/blasttheradio">Twitch Channel.</a>In this episode, we talked about some of the great advice JJ Johnston has shared with him to help build his brand, the podcast rise of Jesse and Jenna who just hit episode 100, and some of the challenges in running an online radio station.A reminder that if you find yourself out of work and want to keep the show going - both John and I are here to help.There's more about this<a href="http://bit.ly/2Z1qVi6"> 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>.

Genevieve Borne is really talented. I met her in 1992 after a concert and was enamoured with her immediately. She is a bridge to the province I love, and a broadcaster I respect and emulate where applicable. In short, I love this woman's tenacity and ability to say, "I'm going for it." In this episode you'll hear why Quebec is special, has the star system Canada has failed to replicate, and how her skills as a photographer, host, storyteller, radio host, model, personality and TV star has made her one of Quebec's most famous stars. She also opened up about her battle with Cancer a decade ago and reflects on how she handled it.I mentioned during the show that she is a very good <a href="https://www.instagram.com/genevieveborne/?hl=en">Instagram Follow</a>. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gen.Borne/">And link to her Facebook page. </a>Genevieve has a national radio show called <a href="https://www.icimusique.ca/emissions/atraverslesbranches/437729">A Travers Les Branches</a> which connects the family tree of musicians every week. A radio concept that was always difficult to replicate in English commercial radio where its more about the playing the music than providing enlightening content.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2LgrQIu">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>.

Terry O'Reilly is a radio guy. He will tell you on the show that he is an ad guy - and that might be partially true. However, it is apparent that when you listen to his take on the world of media, advertising, marketing and radio, that he is grounded in radio. His show, Under the Influence, which grew from its previous incarnation of The Age of Persuasion (2006-2011) and O'Reilly on Advertising (2005). The show is now in its eighth season on CBC Radio and has expanded further into the podcast world.Terry and his wife Debbie, along with daughters Callie, Shea and Sidney work on the program year round to create some of the most amazing audio about marketing. The show has developed a loyal following from countless Canadians and listeners around the world. Here are some things in the show we learned:The show's idea came about over beers one day which involved Larry McInnis who was the creative director at CHUM in Toronto. As a complete aside, Larry is a graduate of Acadia University which is where I went to school. :)There is a Beatles reference in every show. That information lives on the Wikipedia page but Terry confirmed that he is a big fan and in his most recent episode spoke about how John Lennon was the best marketer amongst the Beatles.Terry is starting a company for podcasters... details will be announced soon but we were stoked that he announced that on our podcast.As we mentioned at the outset, Terry is a radio guy. When I asked him to come on the podcast he was aware of the show and had taken in a few episodes. High praise!Podcast aficionados will love hearing how Terry has embraced podcasting.The entire back catalogue of Under The Influence is now available in Podcast form. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence">Connect to it here. </a>Terry has three books and is working on a 4th this summer.<a href="https://terryoreilly.ca/"> Connect to all things Terry here.</a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2ZVG6cT">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 sounds easy. Produce a compelling 15 to 20 minute piece of audio every day about a Canadian news story. And then you find out it isn't easy. For the last year, Jordan Heath-Rawlings has been doing just that with Frequency Network's flagship podcast, The Big Story. Mildly modelled after the NY Times' podcast, The Daily, the Big Story has shone the spotlight on Canadian stories ranging from the rat and transit problems in Toronto, to Canada's legalization of pot, and the inane plebiscite on keeping Winnipeg's Portage and Main. (<a href="https://thebigstorypodcast.ca/2018/09/27/winnipeg-famous-canadian-crosswalk-news/">Full Disclosure - I was the guest on that episode which you can listen to here)</a>In this episode, you'll find out how the show came together, what decisions get made, and the forward planning that goes into each episode.Special thanks to Claire Brassard at the Frequency Network for providing audio for this episode.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2JbeKZo">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>.

Bob Harris has had an incredible radio journey that has spanned Peterborough, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Hamilton. Along the way it has been about the people. He'll be the first to admit that he made mistakes along the way and learned on the job through the mentorship of General managers like Rob Braide, the late Gary Russell, Tom Peacock and Pat Holiday. Bob also worked with Canada's two biggest morning shows in Gerry Forbes in Calgary, and Terry Dimonte &amp; Ted Bird in Montreal.Full disclosure, I applied for a job with Bob in Calgary in 1993 but didn't get the job. It all worked out as I got hired in Edmonton a year later at the same company and we worked reasonably closely on a number of rock related promotions. In 2004 we eventually got to work together at CHOM in Montreal which Bob will be the first to admit was a whole new way of programming radio.Finally, I asked bob about his battle with cancer and the amazing help he received along the way. Do not miss the last third of this episode.To reach out to Bob for new opportunities or to connect - e-mail him at bobharris@bell.netThere's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2RpC3SZ">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, I want to give everyone something to think about. And that's the power of radio and what it might mean to podcasting.When <a href="https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Infinite-Dial-Canada-2019.pdf">Tom Webster released the Infinite Dial Canada 2019 </a>study at Canadian Music Week, one slide caught my eye. Actually a number of slides did including weekly podcasting listening rising to 23% and monthly to 36%, but it was when he broke out the monthly podcast listening slide that I went, "Okayyyyyyyy....".And I wondered about it ever since.In this podcast episode, I explain the two contributions radio made to this result; one reason is because radio is offering a product that hasn't evolved, while the other is that it remains as powerful as ever when delivering a message. In fact - it is still the best way to advertise and get the word out about your brand.I also dive into the new Apple Podcast categories and wonder aloud what category this podcast should be in. A list of the <a href="https://podnews.net/article/apple-changed-podcast-categories-2019">new and now defunct podcast episodes can be found here. </a>We also discuss the death of iTunes, and whether or not we should be charging for you to listen to this podcast. (Spoiler: It should remain free with ads, because we love our sponsors including <a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a>, <a href="https://hubs.ly/H0gkPYl0">nLogic</a> and <a href="http://www.jd2.ca/">Core Image Studios</a>.See what I did there?There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2KJvU2E">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>.

Big Rick Daniels grew up in Indiana. If you had to name famous people from the state, there's the obvious like John Mellencamp, the Jackson's and the sitting Vice President of the United States. Perhaps you are fan enough to mention David Letterman or David Lee Roth. But in broadcast circles, the state has a long a wonderful broadcast history that started with WOWO and set a standard emulated for decades to come. Rick was fortunate enough to work with a number of those people starting with Dave Kunkel at WRAY 1250AM in Princeton, Indiana. Also you'll hear all about <a href="http://pro.wlbc-fm.tritonflex.com/page.php?page_id=70">WLBC in Muncie, Indiana and the brilliance of Steve Lindell</a>. Steve had a way of training the listeners to refer to the region as "WLBC-land"; branding at its best.In this episode, you'll learn that market size really doesn't mean as much in this day and age. There is often better radio being done in competitive market #93 like Boise than in ... take your pick from the Top 50. You'll hear the 5 reasons why Rick made the move from Boise to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and how the old school values apply more than ever today. Rick is also very active on social media but admits that being first into the space isn't always best.First, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAwnBsfuF_julkwevsQ1qQ">please subscribe to his brand new You Tube channel</a> which has some quick hits from people you know including former Denver Bronco Terrell Davis, and Joey Fatone.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2MuH4er">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>.

Kelly Alexander is a team player, and great interviewer and knows her audience. It doesn't matter what radio station she is on, or what platform she is immersed with - she understands her audience and is the conduit between what is happening in the studio, and what is going on in her listeners lives. Not everyone is born with the super power of empathy but it also didn't hurt that she was a producer and call screener for some top rated radio shows at CJAD in Montreal and CFRB in Toronto. You can also hear how grateful she is as she has weathered the changes that come with new PD's wanting to take the station into a new direction, and the acknowledgement of some of the great people who helped her out along the way like Mike Bendixen, program director of CFRB, and <a href="https://www.lakeheadu.ca/users/G/ttgoodfe">Toby Goodfellow</a> who was the technical operations manager at Standard Radio.Kelly is also a huge Janet Jackson fan, and we asked her what it was like to meet her! If we had remembered, we would have asked Kelly about her passion for Yoseikan Karate.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2VQRVP5">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>.

Sammy Kohn is the drummer for Canada's the Watchmen. He will contend that he is a realtor in the Greater Toronto Area, but so long as the Watchmen keep getting played on the radio and the band continues playing a few shows a year, he will be known first as the drummer of the Watchmen. Formed in Winnipeg in the late 80's, the band wrote, recorded, and released their first CD in 1992 called "McLaren Furnace Room", which was followed with a subsequent major label release two years later "In the Trees" and a decades worth of touring, writing, recording and working hard. That includes those early morning radio station appearances, often after finishing a show earlier that morning.In this episode, Sammy and I spoke about residing at opposite ends of the radio and records promotion wheel that was responsible for one of the most lucrative eras for Canadian Rock music. We covered some of the most 90's of things, (HMV, CD's) and Canadian pillars of the music industry like MuchMusic and the of Cancon regs which helped the band grow. I also come clean about not adding one of their most popular songs at the station I was at.This episode was recorded two weeks <a href="https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/05/16/rip-deane-cameron-known-many-captain-canada">before the death of Deane Cameron</a>, who had a large role in the band making a transition from Universal to EMI. When you hear Sam answer my question about that move - think of Deane.Sammy's podcast he co-hosts with Cam Gordon is <a href="https://completelyignored.podbean.com/">the Completely Ignored Podcast.</a>The Watchmen are <a href="http://www.the-watchmen.com/tour.html">on tour this summer and dates are here.</a>Even more important, if you are in Toronto, June 19th <a href="http://www.the-watchmen.com/">there is a fundraiser at the Horseshoe Tavern in support of bassist Ken Tizzard's wife who is preparing for stem cell bone marrow treatment. </a> The Event will be hosted by Dean Blundell who appeared on our podcast a few weeks ago.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2HuLLjK">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, Matt talks about his time at Canadian Music Week and after years of everyone staying mum on regulatory issues, there is a consensus that it's time to install the latest Radio update. Left unanswered is the who, how and when, but the why answers are transparent. Declining revenue, changing audio consumption habits and new players and platforms have left radio in a weakened position. The keynote speaker at Canadian Music Week was Radio Futurologist James Cridland who suggested that Canadian Radio get together and create a lobby group to represent their competitive needs.Matt speaks about how complacency has become the norm in his hometown and in Canadian radio, and is only betting on the latter to make changes.If you would like to read the highlights from<a href="https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/05/10/james-cridland-tells-broadcasters-get-stand-fight-crtc"> James Cridland's keynote, Sharon Taylor assembled a nice summary.</a>Her Notes from <a href="https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/05/10/thursday-sessions-cmw">Day 1 of the Radio Active Summit. </a>Her Notes from <a href="https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/05/13/radio-review-cmw">Day 2 of the Radio Active Summit. </a>Finally, if Matt saw you at Canadian Music Week and invited you on the show, <a href="http://meetme.so/soundoff">you can book yourself in here. </a>(An early version of this episode featured an incorrect website address for J<a href="http://www.podnews.net/">ames Cridland’s Podnews.net. (Indeed this is the correct link.) </a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2VZVhDG">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>.

Yes it happened way back when. Nat &amp; Drew were fired and then were hired as their own replacements. I've been dying to hear the story since the day it happened back in 2008. But there's so much more to the story in the conversation we had recorded from the QM 103.5 studios one Friday after their show. There's the story of how they first met and what Drew really thought of Nat. There's also the evolution of the show going from just them to being flanked by talent like Erin Davis (The West Coast Erin Davis) and producer Joey Arsenault who rigged up an iphone to bring the podcast into the studio. (Very McGyver) And how they survived countless station sales, swaps and mergers.They are still here - and better than ever.This episode marks the first time we have interviewed more than one person at a time. Strange that it took so long to do that. But here we are.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2GZtLws">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>.

Brad Karp is the winner of the 2019 Alan Waters Young Broadcaster of the year award in memory of Steve Young. Born and raised on Montreal's West Island, Brad grew up with a steady dose of Terry Dimonte and Ted Bird on CHOM. After Algonquin College, Brad found himself working in Thompson, Manitoba and later Fort McMurray, Alberta where he does the morning show at Country 93.3.Here is the release from JJ Johnston &amp; Bob Saint. If you would like to know more about Steve Young - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/37411384406/">check out this Facebook page. </a>Brad Carp, is the chosen recipient. Brad is an amazing talent, who on his watch has became an important part of the fabric of Fort Mac, Alberta. At the age of 28 Brad’s already been named one of Fort McMurray’s Top 50 Under 50, he was awarded the 2018 Western Association of Broadcasters ‘Leader Of Tomorrow’ distinction, plus he was the ‘Ted Rogers Award Winner’ for his efforts during the Fort McMurray wildfires.He volunteers for the Toy &amp; Cash drive (Miracle Marathon), Santa’s Anonymous, the Wood Buffalo Food Bank Corporate Challenge &amp; Food Drive, the Fort McMurray SPCA and raised $10K in support of KidSport. Brad was the first person called after the Humboldt Broncos tragedy when a voice was needed to call a Broncos/Grande Prairie Storm game in Peace River. For this he was recognized by Rogers’ President &amp; CEO Joe Natale! There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2V6227d">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>.

Steve Anthony retired from active broadcasting about a year ago, moved to Prince Edward County, and took his business ventures with him for the ride. He and a wife Tanya who has been riding shotgun with Steve since 1997, have enough stories for a book he says he will never write. I spoke to Steve about his early days at John Abbott College on Montreal's West Island, to his time at 980 CKGM and then down the 401 to work for Gary Slaight at Toronto's Q107. As I spoke to Steve, I learned a few things about the broadcaster that others had told me about. He is loyal, but never to a fault. And the number of other broadcasters he has mentored along the way. We spoke for an hour but we could have gone three. No there is no book in the future but he did hint and some other ventures that are coming.One name that came up during the show was that of Rob Braide. He also played a role in getting another MuchMusic VJ's career started, Erica Ehm. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YYCij4vr5M">You can seem that video from Boom 97's 97 Seconds Series. </a>There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2KUOAhK">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>.

Ian Howarth taught in Montreal for many years, and one of his passions was radio. He knew one day he would want to write a book about all those wonderful moments and sounds that emanated from great radio stations like 1490 CFOX, 980 CKGM, and later CHOM 97.7 once AOR became a thing in the early 70's. In this episode you'll hear names like Dave Boxer, Charles P. Rodney Chandler. (Chuck Chandler) Marc "Mais Oui" Denis, Ralph Lockwood and many more.<a href="https://rocknradiodays.com/buy-rocknradio/">Buy the book here:</a>Special Thanks to Marc "Mais Oui" Denis for keeping great Montreal radio memories alive. <a href="http://www.marcdenis.com/ckgm.asp">His fantastic page is here. We used a small clip in our podcast but there are many more to be enjoyed. </a>We discussed things like the Beatles first appearance in Montreal which Ian later added:"The band had received threats based on the assumption that Ringo Starr was Jewish. There were also alleged bomb threats phoned in to a local radio station. Unfortunately, the Starr threats were the result of an anti-Semitic sentiment that still runs deep in this province (McGill faculty of medicine had Jewish applicant quotas, for example) and the boys were there for the beginning of what was called the Quiet Revolution, which evolved into a not-so-quiet revolution when the FLQ got up and running. The anger towards the Beatles would have been a part of the Amit-English sentiment going around at the time; the Queen, the language and in the case of the Beatles was all part of decades old anger to anything British, the colonizer, a word making a come back these days." There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2GlDexF">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>.

Alyssa Page grew up in Connecticut, found her way on to the radio by doing everything. Then worked her ass off to get to Atlanta and then a dream position on the legendary 107.7 The End in Seattle. This podcast marks the third member of the radio station to appear on the podcast, and with good reason. The station is oft quoted as one other station's could look to for innovative and brilliant ideas. So what's it like to work there? Alyssa answered those questions along with sharing some of her interview strategies, show prep tactics and what she does when she is not on air. Alyssa and I met back in 2016 at the Conclave and every year she is a joy to see again. The excitement in her eyes was infectious as she told me she has just landed her dream job in Seattle, and in the subsequent years, had been elevated to the midday show. We spoke about the importance of networking, and what attending the Conclave has meant to her career. She also gives back by volunteering on the Conclave committee to put on a great event every year. <a href="http://www.theconclave.com/conclave-44-agenda/">Please consider joining her and a few others who have also appeared on this podcast June 19-21 in Minneapolis. </a>Of note, our main sponsors <a href="http://www.promosuite.com/soundoff">Promosuite</a> will also be there. CJ &amp; Rachel will be demonstrating some of their new products and it would be very much appreciated if you can thank them for keeping this podcast free to you every week. Also check out the other podcasts about the End with program director<a href="http://bit.ly/2glwGEF"> Leslie Scott</a> and morning show host<a href="http://bit.ly/2DFdVn1"> Gregr</a>.There's more about this <a href="http://bit.ly/2GbEIMm">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>.