Today I’m presenting a media training session at Mission Services here in London. Â They’ve asked me to come and talk to them about how to talk to the media. Â We are a necessary evil to organizations and it helps everyone on both sides if we know what we’re dealing with. Â …
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We’ve started a new weekly (or so) feature on The Big Show called Brandt’s Randt. Â Basically I spout off a bit about something that’s bothering me. Â It’s about entertainment, pure and simple. It’s meant for listeners to identify with and sometimes take issue with – I’ve had all sorts of reactions but as long as people react, it’s worth doing! Occasionally I will share the text of a Randt – like today’s, about people who park in no-parking zones. Â And there’s a bit of a kicker at the end! …
There has been plenty of discussion among broadcasters since a nurse in England killed herself on Friday. If you missed the story, she was the nurse who accepted a call from a prankster radio host in Australia and, believing the caller was the Queen, put her through to another nurse who gave the caller details about Kate’s condition as Prince William’s wife was being treated for a severe form of morning sickness. …
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Hi Lisa, I was wondering if you could answer a question for me.  …
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An audio version of my ebook The Naked Truth is now available. Â I hadn’t planned on recording one but several people asked me to and it was kind of fun! …
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I hear from students on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes I can tell that a broadcasting pal has mentioned my name in the college or university class they teach because I’ll get a little trickle of emails all at once. I take them seriously and try to be thoughtful in my responses. …
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For the past few weeks we’ve been playing Big Show Blackjack on the air to qualify people for a trip for two to the MGM Grand in Vegas, all expenses paid including some gambling money. Â …
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Partway through the month, as Movember group the Swollen Glands continued to grow their moustaches and raise money for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health, Blair said, “If we get to $3500 in donations I’ll have a moustache waxed into my chest hair!” …
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Our motorcycle-riding tiger, Potato-Potato, made his third appearance at the Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade on Saturday. Â It was windy and crisp with a fresh dusting of snow on the ground and the turnout was bigger than ever. Â …
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My radio station launched an initiative as a response to the American Black Friday.  Called Shop Local (yeah, grammatically it ought to have been locally, I know) Blackburn Radio created Blackburn Thursday and Friday.  Our announcers blanketed the city and broadcast live from dozens of local businesses. …
Nay-sayers and outsiders have been sounding the death knell on radio for decades. Â I remember in the 80’s people were saying it would be dead by the turn of the century. Â I have one response: Ha! Â Â …
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