Guests
Feb. 24, 2017
Larry Gifford Program Director CKNW & The Radio Stuff Podcast
Larry Gifford has worked at great radio stations across the U.S.A. like KIRO in Seattle and Sports radio 710 ESPN in LA. After a stint in consulting, he found his way north to CKNW in Vancouver where he watched the American …
Feb. 19, 2017
Getting Social at the Conclave with Lori Lewis
Lori Lewis is the Chairperson for the 42nd edition of the Conclave which will be taking place July 26-28 in Minneapolis. She is also the VP of Social at Cumulus; which means this call was a great opportunity to ask her some …
Feb. 12, 2017
Erica Farber from the Radio Advertising Bureau
Erica Farber is the CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau. And as the picture says - she loves radio! If you ever get the feeling that no one has your back in radio, stop by the website and you will remember the great things r…
Feb. 4, 2017
The Bi-Annual Jason Barrett Sports Media Episode
Jason Barrett is the owner of Barrett Sports Media, a New York based sports programming and marketing company designed to help sports radio and television companies, professional sports teams, and sports agencies, enjoy long…
Jan. 27, 2017
Hal Anderson is still the 34th Greatest Canadian
Hal Anderson has been a fixture on the radio in Winnipeg since the late 80's. On our 34th episode, we thought it would appropriate to have the 34th Greatest Canadian on the podcast; which also coincided with his return to 68…
Jan. 18, 2017
The Audience Insights of Jeff Vidler
Jeff Vidler has been involved in research for a long time. After the podcast had been recorded, I remembered a time when, as program director of CJFM in Montreal, he would use his research to entice clients as much as listen…
Jan. 13, 2017
Canadian Music Week Preview with Greg Simpson
Greg Simpson (RIP) joined us to talk about Canadian Music Week.
Jan. 7, 2017
Sportscasting - That's Where the Fun is
Sports is fast becoming the format of choice for graduating media students. With the commodity value of music at an all time low, and news becoming polarizing and at time "fake", Sports broadcasting attracting aspiring mille…
Dec. 28, 2016
Goodbye 2016 with AllAccess.com's Perry Michael Simon
We release this episode in the moments when we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. Perry Michael Simon is the news talk columnist for AllAccess.com and he provides us with some year end perspective. Radio is a reflection …
Dec. 22, 2016
A Very Terry Christmas
Terry Dimonte is the morning man at CHOM 97.7 and he LOVES Christmas. Every year he spends the Friday before the morning show breaks for the holiday. Justin Trudeau has always made a point of stopping by to see his good frie…
Dec. 9, 2016
Talent Coaching Excerpts with Mr. Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is the National Talent Coach for Rogers Radio. He held a similar role at Newcap in Calgary (Amp 90.3) and Vancouver (Z95.3) before heading to Toronto to join Rogers owned Kiss 92.5. His blog posts are widely shared…
Dec. 3, 2016
The View from the Kowch
Steve Kowch was the program director and new director at CFRB and CJAD from the 80's right up until 2008. So that means he has a lot of stories.
Nov. 26, 2016
The Return of Charles Adler
Charles Adler has made his way back to the Corus Radio, the place he spent nearly a decade doing a national radio show from 2004 to 2013. In this episode, Charles tells us who the best radio personality is in Canada, what ma…
Nov. 18, 2016
Christopher Ward's Book of Much
Christopher Ward was one of the first Much Music VJ's. His new book is called Is This Live? Inside the Wild Early Years of Much Music: The Nation's Music Station. There's a lot we forgot or don't know about the station's ear…
Nov. 10, 2016
The End Of Radio's Millennial Apathy
Leslie Scott is the Program Director 107.7 The End in Seattle. the alternative station started in 1991 in the throes of the grunge movement. Earlier this year - they committed to their millennial audience by committing to le…
Oct. 30, 2016
Mark Ramsey's Media Insights
Mark Ramsey is a media strategist and researcher who has a history of innovative thoughts and approaches towards the audio medium. Consider his Hivio gatherings in 2015 and 2016 which celebrated audio under the banner of a “…
Oct. 21, 2016
The First Ever Sound Off Convention
The first ever Sound Off Convention took place this week. An amazing collection of speakers came out for the Sound Off Convention and the W Downtown Hilton Hyatt Marriot.
Speakers Included:
* Matt Cundill, Sound Off Podcast …
Oct. 19, 2016
Five Years of Humble & Fred Everywhere
An anniversary for Humble & Fred. Five years ago they rolled the dice and took a chance that their radio brand still had cache. It was a great gamble. Their radio brand is alive and well and flourishing on Sirius XM weekdays…
Oct. 8, 2016
The Ongoing History of Alan Cross
Alan Cross wears many hats and has many titles. My favourite two are historian and author. His perspective on music's intersection with the digital world is refreshing. Every day he works to find the answers to what ails two…
Oct. 2, 2016
Fearless Fred from 102.1 The Edge - Unedited
Fred Kennedy is the morning show host at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. We counted 6 cities and 2 firings on his journey to Toronto. Along the way, he worked with an A-List of Canadian radio people. He listened, learned, and too…
Sept. 23, 2016
Getting Radiowise with Marty Forbes
Marty Forbes was the General Manager of Standard Radio in Edmonton for many years. His Father was the legendary Jerry Forbes at 630 CHED, who started many great charities including Santa Anonymous. Since leaving Standard Rad…
Sept. 17, 2016
Reading, Writing and Voiceover with David Tyler
David Tyler is the voice of CTV National News and W5 in Canada, and various stations across the United States. David spent some time talking about his stint in radio and he discusses the myths and realities of the voiceover …