Posts belonging to Category Programming Advice
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 8, 2010
American broadcasters justifiably complain and fret about the FCC’s content regulation. But here’s a reminder that it could be worse. A lot worse. Dublin-based Newstalk 106-108 was recently censured by Ireland’s version of the FCC because morning co-host Claire Byrne called spinster singing sensation Susan Boyle “a freak” and “not right in the head.” [...]
Categories: Government Regulation, Programming Advice, Uncategorized |
Tags: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Claire Byrne, content reguation, Irish talk radio, Newstalk 106-108, Susan Boyle, talk radio | 
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 19, 2010
Stations looking to overhaul their websites should take a look at KLBJ.com. This is a great looking site — clean layout, easy-to-read fonts and type-sizes, useful content and links, easy to navigate — even the color scheme is refreshingly adult. But I wish the homepage had a much larger Listen Live link. I would put [...]
Categories: New Media, Programming Advice |
Tags: KLBJ, WCBS, websites | Comments Off
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 12, 2010
Facebook fan pages can be a powerful promotional tool — or a waste of time and Internet storage space. The difference is in the execution. As this article explains, with a little extra effort your Facebook fan page becomes a digital magnet attracting fans and potential fans of your show/station, and driving them on to [...]
Categories: New Media, Programming Advice, Technology |
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 10, 2010
The Daily Beast recently posted a list of talk show hosts who are supposedly poised to be “the next Glenn Beck.” This apparently means a personality capable of transcending radio to become a political or cultural force. You know, somebody who will one day be the subject of a fretful Time magazine cover story.
Daily Beast [...]
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Tags: Daily Beast, Glenn Beck, talk radio, Talkers | Comments Off
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 9, 2010
The recent demise of Air America Media reignited the debate over why liberal talk radio has struggled to find a viable audience. You’ve heard all the theories: bad business plan; putting politics ahead of entertainment; the mainstream media provides enough liberal news and comment, et cetera. Now former liberal talk host Steve Young puts forth a [...]
Categories: Programming Advice |
Tags: Air America, Air America Media, Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, liberal talk radio, Philly.com, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Stephen Colbert, talk radio | Comments Off
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on February 1, 2010
Pop superstar Lady Gaga’s successful navigation of the tumultuous music industry is the subject of a recent Wall Street Journal article. The challenges faced by the 23-year-old Gaga are similar to those confronting an ambitious talk media host, including an industry move towards supporting a narrowing roster of talents who have the potential to generate big [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on January 11, 2010
A recent column in Toronto’s Globe and Mail reports that Canadian sports-talk stations have developed a serious bias against callers, with some shows banning them all together, and others limiting listener participation to special “hot-button topic” segments or post-game shows.
The most eyebrow-raising observation in the column comes from Bob McCown, host of an afternoon drive [...]
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Tags: Bob McCown, callers, PPM, sports radio, Sports talk radio, talk radio, TheFan590 | Comments Off
Posted by Randall Bloomquist on December 20, 2009
To paraphrase popular dog-training wisdom, There is no such thing as a bad topic, just bad hosts. Well, that’s a little harsh. But just about any topic can be compelling if the host truly cares and has something insightful/amusing/informative to say about it. Christmas tree — real or artificial? That topic has the potential [...]
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Tags: Laura Ingraham, topics, TRN | Comments Off
