Have you ever had an “oops” on the air? The mic is open and something just came out of your mouth. I’ve had a few. One is especially memorable. I was doing mornings on WLS in Chicago. It was just after 5AM, so the giant[…]

Many people in radio and TV use an “air name.” For some reason, their birth name just didn’t work. So, how did some of these folks get there a.k.a? Joe Hengemuehler enjoyed a long career in TV. Joe shares his story. “When I was a[…]

Back in the day, George Burns ended every show with, “Say good night, Gracie.” Disc jockeys also frequently ended their shows with regular sign-offs. Robert W.Morgan always ended with a simple, “Thank you, Los Angeles.” Steele stepped out with, “Tina Delgado is alive, alive!” (To[…]

Not everyone working in radio can successfully make the transition to the voice over field. It is a different world. In fact, some of the “chops” you worked hard to develop in radio can work against you in free-lance announcing. A few have made the[…]

In some cities, disc jockeys are thought of as celebrities, With so many super stars in LA, that status rarely happened for air people. Robert W. Morgan, The Real Don Steele, Gary Owens and some others achieved enough fame to rightly be considered celebrities. I[…]

By this time, I had settled into the voice over world and having a great time! The station count was growing and this was my exciting adventure. I set up shop in a new office building and had a custom studio built. But then, I[…]

Phoenix had become home and I didn’t want to go anywhere else. (I’m still here.) And this next move was quite interesting for me. I hadn’t intended for it to be a long stay. Help with the launch and move on. By this time, I[…]

When somebody was cut loose, Ken Dowe used to say, “He got quit.” So, after I was finished at KOY, it was time to figure out what to do next. By this time, I was already working for a good number of TV stations doing[…]

There is a lot to like about Phoenix, Arizona. OK, Summer can be brutal. In fact, there was a recipe book once published about how to cook in your car! Put a roast in a pan and leave it on the floor of your vehicle[…]

Boston, and in fact all of New England, seems more like a little independent country within the United States. Distinct cultures, diverse neighborhoods, and with a manner of speaking that almost sounded like a foreign language. I had been to Boston before and realized that[…]