Showing Up Matters
During the past 12 months I’ve been to many different conferences that support Radio, Podcasting and Media Management. They’re focused on...
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Mike McVay
- Sep 11
- 4 min
Be Prepared for The Next Crisis
The September 11 attacks of 2001 caused the deaths of 2,996 people. Thousands more were injured, and long-term health effects have arisen...
Mike McVay
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Five Ways To Bring Back Radio’s Enthusiasm
Whenever a conversation turns to audio, you can expect that podcasting will be the first thing that is talked about. The category not...
Mike McVay
- Aug 21
- 3 min
10 Ways To Manage Your Manager
During my career, I’ve been lucky enough to do just about everything inside of a radio station, including being a General Manager and a...
Mike McVay
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Hiring to Avoid Firing
I’ve been a Program Director, or involved in programming, since I was 19 years old. I’ve interviewed and “hired” or “passed” on a couple...
Mike McVay
- Aug 7
- 5 min
Talent Crisis Management
Media groups spend a lot of money promoting and marketing talent in order to have them be reflective of their radio station brand. Talent...
Mike McVay
- Jul 31
- 3 min
The Barbification of Media
The media world is abuzz at the success of two women with high profile stature around the globe. They are Barbie and Taylor Swift....
Mike McVay
- Jul 24
- 3 min
What Keeps Me Up At Night
When you’re awake at night, staring at the ceiling before the monsters come to visit, if you’re like me, the mind tends to wander....
Mike McVay
- Jul 17
- 3 min
A Dose of Real
The news was high-profile as Spotify recently ended its massive multi-million-dollar partnership and podcast deal with Prince Harry and...
Mike McVay
- Jul 11
- 4 min
We Get Letters - The Programming Model
To read the blog post, "The Programming Model," CLICK HERE. Great column today (as usual). Since a lot of what you said about music --...
Mike McVay
- Jul 10
- 11 min
The Programming Model
The spring rating results are about to start returning. In a recent conversation the question arose as to how a radio station can go...
Mike McVay
- Jul 3
- 2 min
The 6 P’s for Promotion
The 6 P’s refer to the saying “Prior Preparation Prevents P**S Poor Performance. Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Independence Day....
Mike McVay
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Pride as a Culture
Despite the ever evolving and changing face of media, and the erosion of audience that most legacy media is experiencing, there is much...
Mike McVay
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Artificial Intelligence; The Discussion Continues
This past week Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media and I joined Loyd Ford on his podcast The Encouragers; The Radio Rally podcast. The topic was...
Mike McVay
- Jun 12
- 4 min
Know Your Audience
The termination of Chris Licht as the CEO of CNN has shaken the windows of the media world. Licht has “chops.” He has had a successful...
Mike McVay
- Jun 5
- 3 min
40 Tips to Program A Great Radio Station
The Radio Ink 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue is a little more than a month away. That realization led me to think about those...
Mike McVay
- May 29
- 2 min
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
The song by Timbuk 3 says it best and I’ve seen it. There is a bright future for radio in regard to talent, programming, sales and...
Mike McVay
- May 22
- 4 min
Rebooting Radio; Starting Over
When your computer, your Phone, WIFI, TV, Cable or Smart Speaker is disrupted and not working properly, you reboot. We all need a reboot...
Mike McVay
- May 15
- 4 min
Mental Health Matters
It’s a topic that few people want to talk about, but one that we should: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a time designated to...
Mike McVay
- May 8
- 5 min
Get Me a PD
Those are words that I’ve heard a few times in my life. There is a lot to consider when interviewing to hire a PD. There are those things...
Mike McVay
- May 1
- 4 min
Human Versus Machine
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the center of conversation in many conference rooms around the nation. Nowhere more so than in the...
Mike McVay
- Apr 24
- 4 min
Recruiting
Last week my Radio Ink Daily article was about the Small & Medium Market roundtable sessions at the NAB. This week I’m sharing the...
Mike McVay
- Apr 18
- 1 min
We Get Letters - It’s Not the Size of the Market in the Fight…
Click HERE to see the original Article: "It's Not the Size of the Market in the Fight..." Hi Mike, Today’s RI article was spot on. I...
Mike McVay
- Apr 17
- 3 min
It’s Not the Size of the Market in the Fight…
NAB Show 2023 is underway in Las Vegas. Saturday, I participated in the Small & Medium Market Forum where I served as one of the hosts in...
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