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.
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on June 8, 2009
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 speakers, [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on June 6, 2009
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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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on March 18, 2009
As if talk radio didn’t have enough problems, the format’s heart and soul are now under attack from within.
In the December/January issue of the trade publication Talkers, consultant Holland Cooke announced the death of the talk radio star – a victim, he believes, of the new interactive media, where people want to buzz amongst themselves rather than “being talked at.”
“Self-congratulatory naivete that ’listeners [...]
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