Saving Country Radio
There has been many questions and much concern about the country format’s rating erosion over the last couple years. Despite some...
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Mike McVay
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
Why Podcasts Matter
Ten days ago, Podcast Movement Evolution in Las Vegas wrapped up. The conference was full of enthusiastic attendees, sponsors with their...
Mike McVay
- Mar 13
- 3 min
The Power of Words
During his recent Netflix special, comedian Chris Rock referenced the famous slap in the face he received from Will Smith. “You know what...
Mike McVay
- Mar 6
- 3 min
10 Immutable Laws Of Coaching Talent
There are things that I have learned over the years through trial and error. I have made many mistakes that led me to success after...
Mike McVay
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Where Are The Women
This past weekend I spent time in New York City judging for The Gracie Awards. The Gracies, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media,...
Mike McVay
- Feb 20
- 4 min
All Pros; The Best of The Best
We football fans who find ourselves jonesing for high impact sports competition, a week removed from the Super Bowl, often use football...
Mike McVay
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Radio Broke My Heart
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and it seemed like an appropriate time to write about Love. I could wax poetic, but that would be...
Mike McVay
- Feb 6
- 4 min
The Traits of Great On-Air Personalities
There is a realization of the value of on-air talent of late. It’s not like air talent haven’t always been critical to the success of a...
Mike McVay
- Jan 30
- 5 min
Managing Up and Down
I’ve been lucky enough to do just about everything there is to do around radio. Including being at a Corporate Programming Level, Station...
Mike McVay
- Jan 23
- 11 min
Winning Programming
To program a great radio station, you must have many different components working together harmoniously. The following are the components...
Mike McVay
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Radio Does It Better
The Damar Hamlin story that started with an on-field cardiac arrest and resuscitation on January 2nd moved instantly from being a Sports...
Mike McVay
- Jan 9
- 4 min
When You Change Format
The listener awakes. Somethings different. It feels wrong. There’s a disruption to routine. The radio station that they have on their...
Mike McVay
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
The Weekend Audience
The weekend kickoff might have been heralded by Scott Shannon when he was on Q105/Tampa or at Z100/NYC playing Todd Rundgren “Bang the...
Mike McVay
- Dec 12, 2022
- 7 min
Forecast 2023; Memorable Moments
If you made it to Radio Ink’s Forecast 2023 last week, you know that it was well attended, packed with amazing guests and full of great...
Mike McVay
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Choose Your News
The title alone sounds like a morning show feature where a listener, or morning show cohost, picks a story that the on-air team will talk...
Mike McVay
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Fantasy
“Every man has a place. In his heart, there’s a space and the world can’t erase his fantasies. Take a ride in the sky on our ship,...
Mike McVay
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Star Programmer of 2023 and Beyond Would Have These Qualities
The year 2022 is drawing to a close. Since the pandemic, the evolution of media has accelerated, and the expectations of listeners,...
Mike McVay
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Usage and Ubiquity of Radio – Mike McVay
The regrowth of the radio audience is somewhat dependent upon the usage of the medium. Usage is all about where people listen, how they...
Mike McVay
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Rebooting Radio
We all point to the pandemic as the start of an accelerated change for radio, as well as all of media, and many businesses. The evolution...
Mike McVay
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Talent Make the Difference
The most recent NAB/NYC was held last week at the Javits Center. The daylong programming track focused on Artificial Intelligence, the...
Mike McVay
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
Coaching Personalities; The Foundation to Winning Radio
Share with your Program Directors; The coaching of talent can make a big and immediate difference in a station’s ratings. Unfortunately,...
Mike McVay
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
The Emperor Has No Clothes
The expression “The Emperor has no clothes” comes from Hans Christian Andersen’s folktale titled “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” The tale...
Mike McVay
- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Christmas decorations are already appearing in stores just as Halloween decorations are going up. The merchandising world pushes the...
Mike McVay
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
Shake it Off – Mike McVay
Not talking about the song by Taylor Swift, although the message could be the same. October’s arrival signals cooler weather, fall...
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