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  • A Great Country Song Makes You Feel – Are You “Feeling” Ken Burns’ “Country Music?”

    • 09/23/2019
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country music, country radio, country radio programming
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    As I write this there are four episodes yet to air. But even at the halfway point, it has been hard to watch “Country Music” and not feel something. But that’s how a show about country music should be, right? Because a great country song makes you feel. The Feel Sometimes a great country song

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  • 7 Showmanship Lessons from Blake Shelton

    • 09/18/2019
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: Blake Shelton, country music, country radio programming, DJs, radio programming
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    We learn by watching and imitating. From perfecting a dance move to watching a YouTube DIY video, the process of observation and modeling is powerful. This struck me at a recent Blake Shelton show. Here was a master showman plying his craft so deftly that I was compelled to make notes. I shared 15 of

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