by Paige Nienaber | May 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Hey, it’s almost 10. Turn on the radio. Seacrest is about to start.” Said no one, ever. I was on Maui and visiting with a friend who had successfully fought and beat cancer like it was her bitch. A celebration was in order. And on Maui, a place so laid...
by Paige Nienaber | Jul 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite Programmers is Mark Adams with iHeart in San Francisco. Mark’s one of those guys who is literally so smart that I’ve always been afraid to ask to see his SATs because I knew it would just ruin my day. Mark was talking about new technologies...
by Paige Nienaber | Mar 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Radio has, like we always seem to do, take something like social media and look at it with a very one dimensional vision: “Hey Bob, now we have another way to spam and annoy our audience.”
Granted, it would require “work” and “effort” but Twitter and Facebook have given us wonderful ways to court listeners and create fans.
by Paige Nienaber | Dec 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was never good with resolutions. The one about the thing at the place with the stuff? I didn’t make it past noon on the 1st inability to commit and my weak resolve. Damn. Damn. Damn. Here are a few things to resolve for 2014: • If someone says “But, in a PPM...
by Paige Nienaber | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
The evolution of a summer umbrella, a moniker for the stations’ activities during the Summer, pretty much began and ended with “The (Dial Position) Days Of Summer” in 1981. 99% of stations that have used it, didn’t use it so that it had any meaning. It was just a...
by Paige Nienaber | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Again, you want 20. Minimum. That insures you have three left by the end of the summer. Polite is nice. Shy isn’t. You want to screen for people who are out-going and aren’t going to hide in the van. Look for people who have skillz™. Like Intern Gabby at KZIA who...