Accents on the radio are GOLD!
During every Tele-class I do, someone inevitably mentions they don’t have a good radio voice. I always ask, “Who says you don’t?†I want to share a success story. It was during one of my first classes when I was talking about how much I love guests with accents because my listeners take notice and…
Mass mail we like
Sean Morey is the funniest comedy writer on the planet. He takes care of us radio shows and helps us pass along a laugh to our listeners. He sends free CD's to any Radio Host who will play them. He gives us alot and so when Sean sends a mass email…we're happy to hear from…
It's all in the greeting
It's happened again. A lazy pitch to get on the radio that makes us laugh. My good friend Chad from Z95.3 in Vancouver gets more of these than I do but we laugh about them everytime. This one was sent with the greeting "Hello all you on-air personalities"….wow a mass email. People love hearing their…
Tis the Season
The holiday season means a very busy time on radio. But maybe it's a different busy than you're thinking. This is the time of year when the sales departments take time away from the programming department. They sell more add space than they have. So instead of playing 12 minutes of commercials per hour, we…
When E-mail goes Bad!
In my classes and seminar, I teach people how to spread your name quickly to radio hosts by using show prep sites and having radio hosts spread the word about you. But if you do something stupid. It works the same way…only it damages your chances. Yesterday a Major Market station sent me a note.…
