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  • The 50 Minute Oil Change – 50 Ideas for Your Morning Show

    • 07/22/2010
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: morning show, radio
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    Thanks to all who attended the standing room only panel Tommy Kramer and I presented Friday, 7/16/10 at Conclave 35. And a very special thanks to all the great morning show talent who so generously gave of their time and creativity and created a video for us to share (you’re credited in the list below). Your efforts

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  • The 50 Minute Oil Change

    • 07/20/2010
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: air talent, coaching, DJs
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    Thanks to all who attended the standing room only panel Tommy Kramer and I presented Friday, 7/16/10 at The Conclave. And a very special thanks to all who created a video for us to share (credits in parentheses). Your efforts were appreciated by us all! In creating the panel, Tommy and I wanted to share

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  • ‘Clave Rave

    • 07/18/2010
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country radio, radio
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    I’ve blogged previously about the great learning experience that is the Country Radio Seminar (CRS). But the Conclave too gets terrific marks for its learning conference – this year dubbed “i35 – Freeway to Your Future” – which concluded yesterday. I was there as both a presenter of a morning show development panel with terrific talent coach Tommy

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  • Six Attributes of Premium Brands: How Many Does Your Station Have?

    • 07/09/2010
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: branding, radio programming
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    I really like Starbucks’ coffee. I seek it out (fortunately that’s not usually difficult) and willingly pay more for it.To me it’s a unique coffee experience (especially the rich, earthy, smoky, intense and satisfying French Roast) that’s well worth the reasonably higher price. I like to share my Starbucks experiences with other Starbucks fans and in turn hear what they enjoy. Even outside of the

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  • Going Once…

    • 07/06/2010
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    Just for fun, I went on e-Bay to see what $399 would buy (for a limited time, $399 is the cost of registering for CRS 2011). I found some cool things but none appeard helpful in furthering a radio career. A pair of binoculars (90×80 Professional) – techy, yes, but they won’t help you see

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