We’ve all done it at some point. We have it in common. We have all avoided having a difficult conversation with someone. Conflict isn’t something any of us desire. Many of us see ...

Taylor Swift has re-written the rulebook on being a successful pop star.  Sure, she writes and performs hit music that is played by radio, bought by consumers and is popular all over the ...

You don’t always buy the same brand of toothpaste or shaving cream, the make of motor vehicle you are driving today is likely not the make of your next car, and you have 10 favourite places ...

Angus O’Loughlin has laid bare his experience  of working in radio and the blunt realities he has seen. This is in his words.My name is Angus O’Loughlin and I work everyday with ...

It’s not uncommon to hear programmers say “you need to share your life with your audience”. The belief is that, in order, to build an emotional bond with the listener there ...

Wanna win on the radio? Figure out the art of making someone feel good about themselves in your presence. Personal. Relatable. Natural.That’s it. That’s all there is. The rest, ...

Turns out there are now some big-time losers in the wash-up from the US Copyright Royalty Board’s decision late last year. Sure, broadcasters did OK, from what, on the surface, looked to be ...

I could drone on and on about the lessons Donald Trump teaches media companies, but many of the lessons are so obvious that I need not bother. There’s one, however, that you may find surprising.

UK band Queen sang “I want it all and I want it now”.Now before we wax lyrical on the sheer genius of their wordsmithery lets concede they also wrote “scaramouche scaramouche ...

 We’re at the business end of the Australian tennis open, I spent most of yesterday on the court with my beloved Donnay wooden racquet, my Dunlop volleys and matching Yonnex shorts and ...

One of the most exciting projects a radio nerd can be involved in is building a station from scratch. Having launched a couple of brand new stations over the years, the memories from those ...

Everybody wants to go viral.It’s as if your little corner of fame or infamy is not complete unless you have some tidbit of content achieving the kind of exponential exposure that used ...

The challenge of making audio socialHere are two observations. First, Podcasters find it hard to grow the audience of their shows. Also, Facebook really prioritises its own native video (meaning ...

Architects design buildings with a solid foundation so they are structurally solid. Your show needs structure so it makes sense to listeners. Without a solid base, each feature lacks ...