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Tsunami Aftermath – 93KHJ Tour from Joey Cummings

by Justin Kaiser - Broadcast Mastery

My friend Joey Cummings passed along the following video tour after the Tsunami on 9/29/2009.

Before…

After…

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An Update From Joey Cummings at Pago Pago’s 93KHJ

September 30, 2009

Joey Cummings – cell on 2009-09-29 at 23_
Joey Cummings, General Manager of KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM, was interviewed with Kirk Harnack.  He had made it back to his apartment in the Tafuna area of American Samoa.
Joey Cummings Tsunami interview 09 30 2009
Some photos of the destruction are online here… These photos are credited to [...]

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Earthquake and Sunami Affect Pago Pago American Samoa Radio Station

September 30, 2009

A friend of mine is the General Manager at a radio station in Pago Pago/American Samoa. Through a large network of friends I received the following from him yesterday… finally heard from my friend who sent along the pics attached and an update that follows the initial report…
Joey, you are doing an admirable [...]

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21 Economic Models Explained with Cows

February 3, 2009

SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the [...]

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The 17 Most Recognizable Trademarked Sounds

February 3, 2009

“Potato-potato-potato!” Know what that sound is? Maybe you don’t recognize the onomatopoeia, but you must certainly know the actual sound. It’s the “Hog Call,” the rev of a Harley Davidson, and it’s one of the most recognized sounds of one of the most recognized brands in the US.
As for “potato-potato-potato,” that’s the sound that Harley [...]

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Read My E-mail

February 3, 2009

Read My E-Mail
Want me to ignore your e-mail? Can do. Just leave the subject line blank, stick your entire message into one, long, 300-word sentence, or use cutesy, curlicued fonts I can’t decipher. Oh, yeah, make sure you use a lavender background and neon green type.
Get ready, I have dozens of ways for you to [...]

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Together in Electric Dreams

April 15, 2008

 
Corey Deitz was on with us today on Life is Show Prep. Deitz has done radio shows in some of the greatest markets including Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Richmond, Virginia Beach and Little Rock.
He and his partner now do mornings on KDJE-FM (100.3) in Little Rock and syndicate their show to several other Clear Channel radio [...]

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Being Great

April 12, 2008

I’m not sure who wrote this, but it was passed along to me and I felt it was worth sharing…
“It would be a great loss if a man or woman who could conquer great mountains settled instead for conquering little anthills.” – Anonymous
This is a plea to everyone who reads these words: Do great things.
Far [...]

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Is Radio Dead? Not by a Long Shot!

April 1, 2008

Those people in the podcasting community have suggested for 3 years now that the death of radio is imminent. I’m here to tell you that you are wrong.
Local radio is NOT dead but certainly emerging. The traditional model for music distribution is not dead and there will be some level of co-existence with [...]

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A Little Perspective for the New Year

January 7, 2008

This is a call a young lad made to a Christian radio station in Texas. My aplogies if you have seen it. But it’s very moving.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY[/youtube]
Want a little more perspective?
We had a listener e-mail us about their youngest child…
“I went to my youngest’s classroom today for their “holiday” party. A little girl named Brittany [...]

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