Here in London, one of the most competitive radio markets in the country, you can tell that fall ratings are almost upon us. Â In Toronto radio stations are now rated by People Meters but here we still go by the old spring/fall ratings periods and this fall is going to have more changes than any season in years. Â …
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A fair bit of anxiety has gone into planning to release my little ebook, The Naked Truth. Yesterday I posted the first chapter here and on Facebook and Twitter, just as a preview. One never really knows what will come of such a thing. It isn’t just my writing, it’s a piece of my life I’m putting out there. …
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I hope you’re prepared to sit a spell and enjoy a longer than usual blog post today! As promised, here’s a chapter from my forthcoming ebook, The Naked Truth, out September 1st. I flip-flopped on what I should post and finally decided to start at the beginning. This is chapter 1. …
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Lots of people have them. Â In radio they’re particularly irritating. Â There’s a news anchor (and there have been others) who starts every story with a “well”. Â But it comes out: wool. It gets so you brace yourself for it. Â And it never fails to arrive. …
When you’re about to self-publish, as I am, you’re also about to self-promote, self-represent and self-distribute your work. So I’ve been reading up on ways to improve the chances of my little book getting seen – keep in mind this is something I already know a thing or two about.  So I’m only going after tips from the masters. …
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Yesterday I tweeted a question: does anyone know of a completely silent fan? Â Not a radio fan, an actual fan. Â My newsbooth is controlled by colleagues in another room who like it warm. Â I like it cool. I would prefer the thermostat set to “meat locker” but I realize that’s not fair to everyone else. Â The only suggestion I received was to spend $300 on a Dyson. Never again. Dyson once sucked me in. Â He’s the inventor of the Dyson vacuum, you know, the one he says “doesn’t lose suction”. Â Bullspit! Â Â …
Our radio station is in a nice part of the city. Â It’s in a beautiful building on Richmond Row, the mecca of London’s downtown shopping and dining spots. Â Just so you know that what I’m about to describe isn’t a shack in a derelict district of town. Â …
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So not everybody has an ereader.  This I knew.  However I did not know how many people without ereaders would be interested in reading my little book. Quite a few it seems. …
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If you were advising a young person about which field of work to get into, what would you say?  I’d probably suggest a trade like electrician or contractor. You make your own hours and you are as successful as you want to be. Our nephew is almost half-way through his electrical apprenticeship and he recently wired (with supervision) a new electrical panel in our house. His future looks bright. Pun intended. …
It’s time for an update on my upcoming tome about the summer I spent working at a nudist resort.  Its title is The Naked Truth and it will be an ebook for Kindle (Amazon) and Kobo.  I want to put it through iBooks but I don’t have a Mac – a requirement to upload an ebook.  If I can find a good samaritan with a Mac, I’ll have access to the seller who owns the biggest market share. …
Friday was the kind of news day that separates the journalists from the alarmists. Â The horrific mass shooting near Denver yesterday morning broke shortly before I went on air with my first newscast. Â I love my work even if I sometimes loathe the tools (stories) I work with. Â …
Many weeks of intense effort have culminated in the launch of the new Blackburn News website. Â It’s a regional hub combining the news-gathering efforts of all of the radio stations in the Blackburn chain; London, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, Leamington and Wingham. Â If you follow one of those stations’ news departments on Twitter you’ve noticed the logo and name have changed to Blackburn (market). Â …