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  • We Are Bad Asks

    • 07/29/2013
    • Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
    • Category: Uncategorized
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        It seems like such a simple concept.   All you have to do is ask.  But the reality is, humans are inherently bad asks.  That was one of my favorite quotes from Conclave 2013.   John Baker did an incredible job demonstrating and educating about “The Asking Formula”.   He is dynamic, entertaining and well worth

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  • How Many “Web Gems” Were There On Your Show Today?

    • 07/19/2013
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: DJs, radio programming
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    I love the All Star Game and Home Run Derby, but I’m glad baseball is back tonight. “Taters” and “Web Gems.” Bring ‘em on. Web Gems – for a long time an ESPN/Baseball Tonight staple conceived in 2000 and now a part of the vernacular for any great bit of glove work – featured the10

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  • Before And After Pictures: Country’s Musical Landscape In 2009 and Now

    • 07/15/2013
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country music, country radio
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    “Before and after” pictures can sometimes be startling. Especially when something that was iconic has changed dramatically, is no longer present or when something new “suddenly” appears. Because we’re paying attention to our formats on a daily basis and appropriately navigating our stations through changes, good programmers aren’t generally subject to before-and-after-shock. Even so, side-by-sides

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  • How Your Station Celebrates Holidays; Or, Once You Get Past “God Bless the USA…”

    • 07/05/2013
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: holiday programming, imaging
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    Not surprisingly the most played gold titles on Country Radio yesterday (from Mediabase, July 4, 2013) were Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” and “American Soldier,” Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” and Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America.” While there are generally a handful of songs that can make up a

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