Better Listen to Saul
In the latest episode of the excellent Re/code Media Podcast, host Peter Kafka (who will be onstage talking media with me at hivio in...
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mramsey1
Oct 9, 2014
The Secret of Howard Stern
Bob Lefsetz penned a great piece in praise of Howard Stern recently. I recommend you check it out. It’s great not simply because he hits...
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mramsey1
Feb 24, 2014
6 Reasons Radio Listeners IGNORE Your Morning Show
You know the routine. Your radio station introduces a new morning show and you sit back and wait for the magic to happen. And you...
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mramsey1
Mar 16, 2011
How to Transform your Morning Show into Superstars
Morning Show superstars are something almost every broadcaster wants and only a precious few have. So how do you get from here to there?...
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mramsey1
Jan 23, 2011
Be Like Heidi and Frank – (Radio and) Internet Stars
Formerly top-rated LA radio stars Heidi and Frank have taken their show to the world via the Internet. How’s that working for them?...
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mramsey1
Mar 5, 2010
Jeff and Jer’s Garage-gram
This is where top-ranked morning shows go when they go off the air – to the garage. At least, that's the destination (so far) for San...
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mramsey1
Feb 23, 2010
Take Your Morning Show from “Good” to “Great”
How can you take your morning show to the next level? What lessons can we learn from the master character-creators on TV and in the...
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mramsey1
Feb 8, 2010
The one where I get to lecture the Wall Street analyst about Howard Stern
From Inside Radio: Lazard Capital analyst Barton Crockett believes Stern will stay put, although he could take a pay cut and sign for $80...
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mramsey1
Jan 5, 2010
“Pop” goes another Morning Show
Here's local TV's take on the loss of multiple big-ticket morning shows in San Diego during the past year: View more news videos at:...
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mramsey1
Jul 30, 2009
Seacrest…out?
So Ryan Seacrest has reportedly been coached to talk less between the songs on KIIS FM. In a competitive market, the PPM ratings decline...
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mramsey1
Mar 4, 2008
The Coming Seacrest Tsunami
I asked why we don’t see one of radio’s biggest stars, Ryan Seacrest, on more radio stations, when his celebrity and familiarity would...
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mramsey1
Feb 18, 2008
What is “funny”?
There’s a really interesting show airing now on the History Channel that I can’t recommend strongly enough to you morning radio talents...
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mramsey1
Nov 26, 2007
Howard is anything but Stern
Here’s a nice AP interview with Howard Stern celebrating two years at Sirius. And it’s one of the only stories you’ll ever read without...
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mramsey1
Jun 29, 2007
Mancow’s One-Night Stand
Madness from Inside Radio: Mancow says satellite radio is like a one night stand. He says uncensored content is “kind of exciting — but...
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mramsey1
May 21, 2007
After JV and Elvis: Comedy minus Cruelty?
I have previously commented on the very real chilling effect of firings like this one and Imus’s, even as these folks overstep the bounds...
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mramsey1
May 15, 2007
Opie & Anthony’s suspension: Right or Wrong?
We live in an age when people who didn’t hear something (until it’s online or on TV) are outraged enough by what they didn’t hear to...
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mramsey1
May 8, 2007
“The dog ate my homework”
From Inside Radio: Opie & Anthony are gloomy — “I have no doubt we’ll get tossed off regular radio.” Opie says on Monday’s show that “The...
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mramsey1
Apr 14, 2007
After Imus
Infamy is a great way to become part of mass media and a deadly way to stay there. Paris Hilton romped nude on the Internet and became a...
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mramsey1
Apr 10, 2007
Math with Mr. Imus
1 racist on-air gaffe + 1 public hanging + 1 public apology + 2 week suspension = Record high ratings So assuming that’s where it ends,...
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mramsey1
Apr 9, 2007
So you need a new morning show…
…but where do you go? That’s where Keith and the Girl come in. Check out this show and you’ll hear what sounds like a morning radio show...
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