Back when I was waking up at the crack of stupid I put this phenomenon down to a lack of sleep. But even though I’m getting better rest and living along with most of the rest of the world, I still have it: A difficult time remembering what I’ve recently worn! …
Today, for 3/5ths of my show, I’ll be broadcasting live from the John Labatt Centre during the London Knight’s last full practise before the Euro-Can Cup gets underway with game one tomorrow night. Some of these guys are current Knights. Some play in the NHL now and are coming back to support their old team. The European Teams are from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I’m not exactly renowned for my hockey insight but I’m a fan of GOOD hockey and that’s what I’ve seen in the OHL games I attended last season. This should be fun! I’m live 9-2 on 1039fm.ca. …
On our way back from a little trip out of the city last night, we talked at some length about appropriate and inappropriate words to use on the air. …
Last week my radio station featured all chicks, all the time! Despite all of the gains women have made in the broadcasting biz, this is an exceedingly rare situation, except for the occasional stunt, which this was not. …
This morning at 6 am I heard a familiar voice deliver the news via CP radio. …
…we call them “prize pigs”. …
I’ve heard this before from other long-time morning show hosts – once you get away from it you wonder how in the heck you ever did it! …
I’m often asked about my pet peeves concerning radio broadcasting. And I have many! And I occasionally do one or two of them myself after which I promptly kick my own butt. But my absolute least favourite has to be the use of “uh” to buy time, fill space, or whatever. …
The Federal government killed a tree to send us a notice about the You Want Fries With That tax account this week. …
Rock The Park 6 is over. Every year, 1039 FM (previously known as The Hawk) presents some of the biggest acts in the classic rock-ish genre at Harris Park in London, in support of Bethany’s Hope Foundation. …
When I started this job at 1039FM, as the “new kid” I knew I wouldn’t be eligible for any holiday time this summer. …
You might hear my voice say this sentence on the radio but it’s not my fault!   A client made me do it. …
For nearly 10 years I woke up at 2:30 or 3 am for the CHFI/680 News morning shows. I had done morning shows before that but this was my longest consistent run of getting up “at the crack of stupid”. …
I’ve been putting up posts 3 times a week on my 1039FM page. …
I like to talk to our station’s listeners. I answer the phone and I try to answer their questions although I do plead the fifth if something might not reflect well on the station. For example, they don’t need to know the nuts and bolts about music rotation and that kind of thing. Those details would just seem a little insane to someone outside of the business, even though there are legitimate reasons for why we do what we do the way we do it! …
The CRTC has released final 2008 revenue figures for Canadian commercial radio and those who say the genre is dead or dying can suck on this for a while! …
“I would trust a citizen journalist as much as I would trust a citizen surgeon.” Morley Safer …