Classical Advice for Aspiring Talk Radio Hosts

Red Eye Radio host Doug McIntyre gets my nod for Most Insightful Speaker at this year’s Talkers New Media Seminar.  During a panel discussion about the challenges facing talk radio, McIntyre said: “I’ve always thought of doing talk radio as an actor doing Shakespeare.  We all have the same words to work with, so the [...]

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Rush on Free Speech

Here is both text and video of Rush Limbaugh’s remarks on Saturday to the Talkers New Media Seminar.

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Talkers Saturday – Both Sizzle and Steak

The Saturday session of this year’s Talkers New Media Seminar delivered both substantive information and celebrity heat.  Some notes: – Consultant Holland Cooke did an excellent job of reminding talk radio pros that their next gig may not be at a radio station.  Cooke urged attendees to think of themselves as content creators — writers, public [...]

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Talkers Event

The 2009 Talkers New Media Seminar is being held in a modest-sized venue tucked in the basement of a no-frills Manhattan office building.  Attendance is dominated by syndicators.  The smattering of local PD’s in attendace is nearly matched by the number of out-of-work programmers looking for their next main chance.  Yet the event is marked by a determination to [...]

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Live from New York…

Talk Frontier is in New York City to cover the Talkers New Media Seminar, which begins tomorrow afternoon. We’ll have regular updates here, and on Twitter. (@RandallATL)

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