The Caterpillar in the Country Cocoon I recently went into a Waffle House for breakfast, because let’s be honest, scattered, covered, smothered, chunked, and topped is the way to go. While I sat there ingesting my heart attack on a plate, I overheard a couple of middle aged, 40 something, year old m...

Every morning I get up when my alarm clock goes off, I stumble out of the bed, and wearily make my way to the bathroom where I start the shower to let it get hot, and then stuff a toothbrush in my mouth. I scrub the chompers clean, spit, rinse, and climb into that warm waterfall that awakens my sens...

There is an imaging service called short bus radio that is very comprehensive. You can no only get drops but also music beds, imaging work parts, and news audio. The presentation they have is a bit hokey, but if you work with it you can make some pretty awesome sounding stuff off of it. They do bart...

We have all heard it. 20 in a row, Your 104 songs in a row station, 12 in a row, whatever it may be! Does it really impact your listener? I submit this article to you today as professional programmers who are deeply concerned if your station is being effective. Take a step back to the days when you ...

Countryboy, while I understand your point of view, I respectfully disagree. I am not sure how old you are, or how long you have been in radio, but if it is for any length of time you will remember when local stations used to have the artists call in and stop by. Yes the air personality was the gate ...

When it comes to the syndicated morning show, it is a necessary evil for large corporations riddled with debt, and budget constraints to be used in smaller markets where the profit margins are questionable at best. Is it a blow to local radio, yes! Is it serving anyone locally, no! I recently had a ...

Its 10:05 AM, you are mentally exhausted because you just got off the air doing what you thought was a great morning show! However you dread this moment of every day because you have a Program Director (who has never done mornings, nor has he ever had any real success as an air talent) who wants to ...

Its 6:45 AM and you are driving your children to school in the middle of tropical storm in July, somewhere along the Gulf Coast. The wind is blowing, rain coming down sideways in sheets, and it is difficult to keep your car in between the barely visible lines on the road! You tune in to your local c...