Vin Scully; The Gift of Visual Story Telling
Much has been written in the way of tributes to the Los Angeles Dodgers longtime play-by-play announcer Vin Scully who died August 2nd....
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Mike McVay
Aug 7, 20223 min read
Success Is All About Showbiz
Last weekend, because of a charity that I’m involved with, I was part of a group invited to attend WWE’s Summer Slam in Nashville at...
Mike McVay
Jul 31, 20223 min read
The News Problem Isn’t New
Something of interest is happening as the Spring rating results return. News/Talk and All News stations are rebounding. The News/Talk...
Mike McVay
Jul 24, 20225 min read
The Legends Speak; Bits and Pieces
The most recent print edition of Radio Ink is the Top-40 Most Powerful issue. One of the feature stories in that issue is one that I...
Mike McVay
Jul 17, 202211 min read
The Basics Are Important
Once upon a time, I lived in a condo, high above the city. I watched a high rise being built near my building. Day after day for a little...
Mike McVay
Jul 10, 202210 min read
Legendary Top Programmers Sound Off
Arriving on the Radio Ink Best Program Directors in America list is a coveted accomplishment. Very few make the list. Even fewer are...
Mike McVay
Jul 3, 20224 min read
What Is News and What Is News/Talk
News is fact-based information. News/Talk is opinion about events, policies, and commentary about the news. One is delivered as a part of...
Mike McVay
Jun 26, 20224 min read
The Lawyers Ruined Radio
Who hasn’t heard the expression “Lawyers ruined radio?” Usually, it is spoken after you’ve been turned down for a promotion that you...
Mike McVay
Jun 19, 20223 min read
Let’s Fix Radio or At Least Fix What We Can
There is a constant harping within the industry that we need to “fix radio” and we need to do it quickly. The response is usually that...
Mike McVay
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Because It’s Summer
'Cause it's summer. Summertime is here. Yes, it's summer. My time of year. Yes, it's summer. My time of year. – Lyrics to Summer by War...
Mike McVay
Jun 5, 20225 min read
The Era of Self-Curation
We’re living in a world where everything is like Build a Bear. You know that store you find in strip malls and indoor malls where you can...
Mike McVay
May 29, 20224 min read
Rose Colored Glasses
Following a couple weeks of articles, from me and others, acknowledging the challenges that radio faces, it seems to me that we need to...
Mike McVay
May 22, 20224 min read
The Era of Vintage
Retro fashions are the rage. During the recent Met Gala Kim Kardashian wore the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang Happy...
Mike McVay
May 15, 20226 min read
The Disruptors
Disruption is nothing new to radio. Once a dynamic disruptor itself, the medium has been under attack for years, mostly since the mid-90s...
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