http://www.broadcastmastery.com Each day we\'ll have a themed discussion regarding the core aspects of radio and broadcasting including Online, On-air, Creative, Sales, and Programming. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:12:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My friend Joey Cummings passed along the following video tour after the Tsunami on 9/29/2009. Before... After... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/10/01/tsunami-aftermath-93khj-tour-from-joey-cummings/ In the middle of American Samoa at 93 KHJ Joey Cummings reports back with video of the devastation from the Earthquake and Tsunami. http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/09/30/video-from-joey-cummings-at-93khj-in-pago-pago/ 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 ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/09/30/an-update-from-joey-cummings-at-pago-pagos-93khj/ 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, ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/09/30/earthquake-and-sunami-affect-pago-pago-american-samoa-radio-station/ http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/08/05/headphones-wanted-sony-mdr-cd-280/ All in all a great show put on by Don Anthony at Talentmasters and The Morning Mouth... but seriously, what joker books 200 or so morning radio "talent" into the same hotel as the Miss Jr. Teen USA convention with a bunch of 13 year olds? Daniel Anstandig - McVay New ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/08/01/morning-show-bootcamp-2009-nashville-recap/ There are a variety of ways you might know the name of Darren Marlar. First and foremost, he’s been a drive-time radio personality for the past twenty years. If you don’t know him from his on-air work, you might know him from his station imaging through Marlar House Productions – ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/25/radio-personality-darren-marlar-is-launching-a-new-radio-product-called-marlar-24seven/ Clearing out old e-mail and came across the following from Pinnacle Media Worldwide. The news, five minutes sooner" was one of the counter- programming tactics the late Rick Sklar used when programming the legendary WABC-AM/New York in the 60s and 70s. While every New York City station was presenting news at ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/04/the-news-five-minutes-sooner/ Clearing out old e-mail and came across the following from Pinacle Media Worldwide... Have you ever wondered why radio stations all present news at the same time? How about traffic and those annoying ads? Sometimes it seems like every radio station is playing commercials at the same time. If you haven't ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/04/the-lost-art-of-counter-programming/ Just received an e-mail from a regular participant on BroadcastMastery.com... "I've just gotten hired to voice-track a country station... how do I make it sound local and relevant?" Tommie Lee from TommieAndTheBartender.com passes along some tips... The only reasons I was even moderately successful during my two brief stints in Country without ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/04/voice-tracking-advice/ I'm clearing out some e-mail this morning and came across an e-mail from Eric Rhoads. I thought it was well worth sharing... Being a radio manager is like being a piece of wood in a vice: pressure from two sides, and you're the one getting squeezed. The company is cutting your ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/04/the-four-sided-management-vice-my-longest-and-most-direct-letter-yet/ I was clearing out some old e-mail and found the following from Tommy Kramer. I get asked a lot about exactly how to do show prep. It all starts with the Listener Profile for your station. Obviously, if your target demo is 18-34 males (like on a Talk or Rock station), your ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/07/04/show-prep-guidelines/ An interesting article from my friend Paul Weyland… I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage. --Friedrich Nietzsche For many stations local direct sales is now the only hope to make budget. But if broadcasters want ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/03/28/a-%e2%80%9csales-stimulus-package%e2%80%9d-for-broadcasters/ http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/03/19/justin-kaisers-spilled-brain-episode-5-customer-service-failure-20090319/ At about 4:30 we tried to get in a boat to get to the WGFA studios. It was frozen up. So was the second boat. Broadcast with a Marti transmitter from my car and a laptop with Verizon aircard and the iPhone kept us in contact with local officials. Wednesday Afternoon ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/03/12/a-quick-look-at-what-its-like-to-get-into-work-on-a-good-flood-day/ Flood warnings in effect once again... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/03/10/more-rain/ After working in Wisconsin radio for several years in the 90's I remember my first morning gig at WLDY playing an hour of Polka in the mornings. As the song goes... "In Heaven There Is No Beer... That's Why We Drink It All Here..." http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/02/22/justin-kaisers-spilled-brain-video-blog-heading-home-polka-style-2009-02-22/ I made it to WI. I miss the snow, don't miss the cold... reminds me of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas! Man I loved that show... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/02/21/justin-kaisers-spilled-brain-video-blog-emmet-other-lives-2009-02-21/ http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/02/19/justin-kaisers-spilled-brain-video-blog-life-planning-2009-02-19/ For those of us who do freelance work on the side, this video is a great way to spend 3 minutes. This is a great video...with some cussing. Be warned. In the radio world, we produce spots for free for our clients all the time. In the freelance world, ... http://www.broadcastmastery.com/2009/02/15/a-3-minute-creative-timeout-value-of-time/