Guests

Jan. 15, 2018

Chris Scheetz Livin' Charitably, Country and CISN

Chris Scheetz is thing morning host at CISN Country 103.9 in Edmonton and he spoke about his country radio life
Jan. 8, 2018

Karen Steele, Radio's Woman of Steele

Karen Steele is the new Program Director at 99.9 Virgin Radio in Toronto. She has worked in radio for over two decades and in this episode, she walks us through her impressive career, from small markets to big ones, from rad…
Jan. 1, 2018

Happy New Year Extravaganza with Perry Michael Simon

There is something refreshing about starting a brand new year with a brand new episode. Radio, and podcast should be excited for 2018; not since the iPhone and iPod has so much technological been exchanged at the holiday sea…
Dec. 25, 2017

Another Very Terry Christmas

Terry Dimonte is back for another Christmas episode. The CHOM 97.7 Morning man has a love for Christmas and radio. Last year we spent our time talking about his relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This …
Dec. 18, 2017

Alexa, Play the Episode with Steve Goldstein

With the arrival Amazon Smart Speaker products in Canada, I thought it would be a good time to speak with Steve Goldstein from Amplifi Media about what it means for radio stations. Indeed there is a race to secure names like…
Dec. 13, 2017

Amber De La Garza: E-Mail is Killing Your Productivity

Matt speaks with the host of Productivity Straight Talk about handling the mess that is your inbox. It just doesn't have to be this way.
Dec. 4, 2017

Blair Bartrem's Romance with Radio

Blair Bartrem is the program director at Toronto’s Q107. Over his 30 plus year’s in radio, Blair has worked in promotions and as program director at legendary brands like CHOM-FM, Q107, Mix 96 & Mix 99.9 in Montreal and Toro…
Nov. 27, 2017

Radio Professor Dave Bannerman

In this week's episode, we visit with Dave Bannerman, one of the richest sources of intel on Canadian radio in the twentieth century. He retired earlier this year from his role as radio-TV-journalism instructor at Nova Scoti…
Nov. 14, 2017

Dave Wheeler Radios Without a Safety Net

Matt Cundill speaks with now former morning host at 92 CITIFM in Winnipeg, Dave Wheeler
Nov. 6, 2017

Jeff Vidler's Podcast and Gen-X Insights

Jeff Vidler’s company Audience Insights teamed up with Jeff Ulster and conducted a deep dive n podcasting. The study was commissioned by the Globe & Mail. The study’s goal is to help podcasters develop content strategy, incr…
Nov. 1, 2017

Seth Resler On Launching a Geo-Local Podcast

Seth Resler has just released a new podcast called the D-Brief. He has experimented with everything from backstage podcasts at conferences, to travel podcasts, and finally realized that he really hated audio post-production,…
Oct. 24, 2017

Podcast Questions and Untold Stories by Charles Adler & Broadway Bill Lee

The Sound Off Studios are being renovated this week, so I took unloading some house keeping. Namely, I answer questions that I get asked a lot about podcasting. Can I make money podcasting? Should I do a podcast? How long sh…
Oct. 14, 2017

Sheri Lynch Taking Control of The Show

Sheri Lynch bought her own show. Yes, I know that sounds really weird considering that her name is in the Marquee, but she essentially got tired of trying to manoeuvre her branding through radio station filters, that she tak…
Oct. 11, 2017

The DAZN Dzaster

When the NFL announced they had a partnership with a British company to carry what was NFL Sunday Ticket via streaming, major alarm bells sounded in my head. Not one to rebuff change, I welcomed our UK overlords and their st…
Oct. 1, 2017

Donna Halper - Radio, Religion, and Rush

Donna Halper is an associate professor of media at Lesley University. She is also in the process of leading an incredible life in radio as a music director, later as a consultant, and now as a professor of media. She is larg…
Sept. 21, 2017

Lauren Hunter's Edmontonland

Lauren Hunter from Sonic 102.9 in Edmonton is in the hot seat this week. Apart from a brief stint in Kelowna, she has been in Edmonton her whole life and knows the city well. We talk about everything from how to tackle the s…
Sept. 17, 2017

Jason Barrett's Fall 2017 Sports Media Rundown

This week Jason Barrett from Barrett Sports Media joins us after a tumultuous summer that saw Sports and Politics further collide. There were also a number of sports personalities making the news for all the wrong reasons, a…
Sept. 15, 2017

Socast CEO Elliott Hurst on Radio's Digital Path

Sometime around 2007, it became about websites and monetizing them. The company I was working for started to remove the digital parts our station was using. The preverbal shit hit the fan and I knew that the people in charge…
Sept. 1, 2017

Jamie Watson is Voice Boy

Jamie Watson is more than a station voice. He works with imaging producers, program directors, and morning shows. He started writing and voicing commercials, and parlayed those talents into becoming a leading voice for radio…
Aug. 29, 2017

When Broadcaster Matt Met Podcaster Matt

Matt Sutton worked with me in 2013 and 2014. On my trip home from Podcast Movement, we went to lunch.... and made a podcast at the same time. Matt Sutton is the afternoon host at Z95 in Vancouver. I got off the play just bef…
Aug. 23, 2017

Live from Podcast Movement 2017

We wander the halls of Podcast Movement 2017 in Anaheim. I provide a few takeaways of things I have learned so far, plus catch up with some of the notables who have been on our podcast before, or are starting a new podcast s…
Aug. 12, 2017

Peter Anthony Holder's Great Conversations

Peter Anthony Holder has interviewed a lot of people. From the famous to the quirky, his weekly show "The Stuph File" is syndicated on radio stations around the world and delivered in podcast form every Sunday night. Peter h…
Aug. 6, 2017

Rob Greenlee of Spreaker Speaks Podcast Truth

Rob Greenlee is the Head of Content at Spreaker. Recently, I spoke with him on a panel at the Conclave Radio Learning Conference in Minneapolis. At the end of the session, the moderator and panelists all felt we had a few mo…
July 28, 2017

Dahlia Kurtz is Unorthodox and Unconventional

Dahlia Kurtz does not do things conventionally. She has worked in radio, written a national newspaper column, nearly went to the Olympics, and spent her first day in radio under water. And she lived to tell me about it. We w…