My Next Radio Adventure
Beginning August 4th, I’ll be part of a new morning show on London News-Talk 1290 CJBK. Â …
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Aspiring Broadcasters Take Note
When I was in college and couldn’t find a mentor despite trying, I swore that if I survived in this business and anyone wanted my opinion, I’d give it freely. …
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Kicked Out of the Nest
And so another term at Fanshawe College comes to an end. This was a short one, because the students have an internship before they graduate. In fact, two students I worked with will be coming to our newsroom at Free 981. …
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Radio is Dying. Again.
I’ve witnessed, and somehow survived, decades of changes in broadcasting. The industry expands and contracts. A wave of managerial retirements (if they’re lucky) comes along and the next generation does things differently. Like I said, I’ve seen it before. …
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Professor School
I spent most of last weekend at Fanshawe College taking in a series of seminars and presentations designed to teach me how to teach.  There were a few dozen of us, some with teaching experience and some without, and it really astonished me in hindsight that a couple of other colleges unleashed me, and many others, on unsuspecting students with no training whatsoever! …
An Open Letter to Fellow Broadcasters
Please, stop shortening methadone to “meth”.  Meth is crystal methamphetamine, a very potent, dangerous drug that has ruined countless lives. Methadone is a medicine that reduces the cravings for heroin. It is prescribed to people who are trying to kick hard drugs.  Not only do you sound like an idiot when you use “meth” the wrong way, you further confuse the issue for those who don’t yet know the difference. …
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Score One for the Reporter
Oh I love this! Every broadcaster has been interrupted by someone while they’re trying to record or they’re live on the air. Usually the moment just gets wrecked. Â …
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A Reader Writes About Radio
Hi Lisa, I was wondering if you could answer a question for me.  …
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The Chess Game: Radio
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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Perfection in News is Unattainable!
Everybody makes mistakes. Â In days of old they would largely go away except for those who actually witnessed them. Â But thank you Youtube for making them live on forever! Â This has to be one of the best ever. Â …
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The Ballad of Herb Welsh
We watched a rerun of last season’s Saturday Night Live which included a parody of an old, out-of-touch newsman, Herb Welsh, who misses the point of stories and rants at the news anchor for being “a can of hairspray”. …
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