2009 - Page 2 of 2 - Albright & O'Malley & Brenner

Faces of the Fourth

07/05/2009
Posted by: Mike O'Malley
Category: DJs, radio, radio programming

We were first attracted to Milltown, NJ as much by what wasn’t here as what was. And what’s still missing remains one of the appeals. There wasn’t/isn’t much crime or chains or traffic or industry or high-rises. To date our borough of about 7000 still doesn’t have a Wal-Mart, a movie theater, a McDonald’s, or

Book Packagers. Who Knew?

07/01/2009
Posted by: Mike O'Malley
Category: air talent, radio programming

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I’d never heard of a ‘book packager’ until I read Seth Godin’s blog Monday. What struck me about the packager’s job description and skill requirements was how applicable many are to being a great air talent. “…find isolated assets and connect them in a way that creates value, at the same time…put in the effort

Speaking Like the Prez

01/26/2009
Posted by: Mike O'Malley
Category: DJs, radio

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Communications coach Steve Adubato analyzed President Obama’s inaugural speech and offered his thoughts/take-aways. I distilled Steve’s column to six bullets – many of which are common areas of growth for talent: • Be focused; have a clear theme• Be brief; don’t confuse quantity with quality• Disagreeing is OK but being disagreeable isn’t• Own your content;