Guests
Feb. 21, 2018
Jean Marie Heimrath is in the Audience Business
Jean-Marie Heimrath became interested in podcast sometime in November 2016. He has always been fascinated by the business side of the entertainment industry he has worked in. Whether it be the record industry when he worked for Island Records, the business of radio syndication when he worked for th…
Feb. 13, 2018
Art Vuolo, Radio's Best Friend
Matt speaks with the creator of Vuolo Video Airchex Art Vuolo.
Feb. 5, 2018
Sharon Taylor Tells (Almost) All
Matt Speaks to Sharon Taylor about her time at Standard Radio, Hot 103 in Winnipeg and CFTR in Toronto.
Jan. 29, 2018
Bruce Barker's Back
Matt Speaks with Bruce Barker who returns to the radio scene after a stroke
Jan. 22, 2018
Drake Donovan's Brain Powers His Voice
Drake Donovan is a voiceover professional who writes your copy as well as voices it.
Jan. 15, 2018
Chris Scheetz Livin' Charitably, Country and CISN
Chris Scheetz is thing morning host at CISN Country 103.9 in Edmonton and he spoke about his country radio life
Jan. 8, 2018
Karen Steele, Radio's Woman of Steele
Karen Steele is the new Program Director at 99.9 Virgin Radio in Toronto. She has worked in radio for over two decades and in this episode, she walks us through her impressive career, from small markets to big ones, from radi...
Jan. 1, 2018
Happy New Year Extravaganza with Perry Michael Simon
There is something refreshing about starting a brand new year with a brand new episode. Radio, and podcast should be excited for 2018; not since the iPhone and iPod has so much technological been exchanged at the holiday season. The good news is that it is a speaker and it plays radio. Perry Michae…
Dec. 25, 2017
Another Very Terry Christmas
Terry Dimonte is back for another Christmas episode. The CHOM 97.7 Morning man has a love for Christmas and radio. Last year we spent our time talking about his relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This year, we spoke about his love of Canada, his morning routine, and the loss …
Dec. 18, 2017
Alexa, Play the Episode with Steve Goldstein
With the arrival Amazon Smart Speaker products in Canada, I thought it would be a good time to speak with Steve Goldstein from Amplifi Media about what it means for radio stations. Indeed there is a race to secure names like Z100 and Mix 96, the same way we raced for URL's back in the 90's. The rad…
Dec. 13, 2017
Amber De La Garza: E-Mail is Killing Your Productivity
Matt speaks with the host of Productivity Straight Talk about handling the mess that is your inbox. It just doesn't have to be this way.
Dec. 4, 2017
Blair Bartrem's Romance with Radio
Blair Bartrem is the program director at Toronto’s Q107. Over his 30 plus year’s in radio, Blair has worked in promotions and as program director at legendary brands like CHOM-FM, Q107, Mix 96 & Mix 99.9 in Montreal and Toronto. His promotions have ranged for award-winning to haven’t always rubbed …
Nov. 27, 2017
Radio Professor Dave Bannerman
In this week's episode, we visit with Dave Bannerman, one of the richest sources of intel on Canadian radio in the twentieth century. He retired earlier this year from his role as radio-TV-journalism instructor at Nova Scotia Community College.
Nov. 14, 2017
Dave Wheeler Radios Without a Safety Net
Matt Cundill speaks with now former morning host at 92 CITIFM in Winnipeg, Dave Wheeler
Nov. 6, 2017
Jeff Vidler's Podcast and Gen-X Insights
Jeff Vidler’s company Audience Insights teamed up with Jeff Ulster and conducted a deep dive n podcasting. The study was commissioned by the Globe & Mail. The study’s goal is to help podcasters develop content strategy, increase opportunities for monetization and create a road map for growing a you…
Nov. 1, 2017
Seth Resler On Launching a Geo-Local Podcast
Seth Resler has just released a new podcast called the D-Brief. He has experimented with everything from backstage podcasts at conferences, to travel podcasts, and finally realized that he really hated audio post-production, and that having your hard drives full of audio created creative clutter. T…
Oct. 24, 2017
Podcast Questions and Untold Stories by Charles Adler & Broadway Bill Lee
The Sound Off Studios are being renovated this week, so I took unloading some house keeping. Namely, I answer questions that I get asked a lot about podcasting. Can I make money podcasting? Should I do a podcast? How long should a podcast be?
Also, I play two never before heard stories from two of …
Oct. 14, 2017
Sheri Lynch Taking Control of The Show
Sheri Lynch bought her own show. Yes, I know that sounds really weird considering that her name is in the Marquee, but she essentially got tired of trying to manoeuvre her branding through radio station filters, that she take...
Oct. 11, 2017
The DAZN Dzaster
When the NFL announced they had a partnership with a British company to carry what was NFL Sunday Ticket via streaming, major alarm bells sounded in my head. Not one to rebuff change, I welcomed our UK overlords and their streaming television idea because frankly - what choice did I have. After 5 w…
Oct. 1, 2017
Donna Halper - Radio, Religion, and Rush
Donna Halper is an associate professor of media at Lesley University. She is also in the process of leading an incredible life in radio as a music director, later as a consultant, and now as a professor of media. She is largely credited for breaking new bands including Rush when she was the music d…
Sept. 21, 2017
Lauren Hunter's Edmontonland
Lauren Hunter from Sonic 102.9 in Edmonton is in the hot seat this week. Apart from a brief stint in Kelowna, she has been in Edmonton her whole life and knows the city well. We talk about everything from how to tackle the social media beast, to what makes a post go viral, and, of course, Connor Mc…
Sept. 17, 2017
Jason Barrett's Fall 2017 Sports Media Rundown
This week Jason Barrett from Barrett Sports Media joins us after a tumultuous summer that saw Sports and Politics further collide. There were also a number of sports personalities making the news for all the wrong reasons, and ESPN found itself at the center of most national headlines for layoffs o…
Sept. 15, 2017
Socast CEO Elliott Hurst on Radio's Digital Path
Sometime around 2007, it became about websites and monetizing them. The company I was working for started to remove the digital parts our station was using. The preverbal shit hit the fan and I knew that the people in charge didn’t have a clue on how to use digital to monetize the future. Sadly, th…
Sept. 1, 2017
Jamie Watson is Voice Boy
Jamie Watson is more than a station voice. He works with imaging producers, program directors, and morning shows. He started writing and voicing commercials, and parlayed those talents into becoming a leading voice for radio imaging, commercials and cartoons. In this episode, Jamie tells us about t…