A Dogs Halloween

If you like Halloween...and Dogs, you'll like this. Happy Halloween!!

In case we forgot....

I think success in life is likely a combination of talent, hard work, and timing. I read something today, something written for radio announcers, that reminded me of the "hard work" part of things. It's from Jaye Albrights blog. I can't recall the exact wording, but it was something like this.....

There is no way you can cheat your way to a successful radio show. I work with people who think they can learn how to do a better show just by talking about it. As if all they lacked was a little know-how. 90% of the time I'll tell them they need to work harder. Prep more, think more, do more research.

What Makes You Memorable?

From Jaye Albrights blog.

I believe we spend too much time begging people to remember us, and far too little in giving them some motivation for *wanting* to remember us.
In real life, we remember individuals because of the things they say, the unique ways they impress us; the way they impinge on our thoughts and feelings and make us think and feel in return.

Why should people remember your radio station? Hummmmm....

Worth Repeating

From Jack Layton's last letter....

To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.

Amen.

The guys in Moose Jaw have jumped on an old idea. I think this may have come from Lyndon after a trip to New York where he went to see the Letterman show, but I'm not sure. Anyway, they have posted the survey below on their M2O site. I think we could make this work with any of our portals and regular old email links. This could lead to great bits for jocks, stories for news, features for online....etc...etc...

Everyone Has A Story Questionnaire

We are looking for people to participate in a FUTURE SEGMENT for the HEARTLAND AT NOON called “One Great Story”, in which audience members share a funny, unique story with Carns on the program.

The idea behind this segment is simple: Everyone has at least one great story! Maybe you have one hilarious, knock’em dead story that you love to tell at parties or family gatherings. Like for instance, do you have a great vacation/celebrity/family story? Perhaps something odd, wacky or unusual happened to you on your honeymoon…or on a family vacation …or in college or high school…or at home or at work. Please bear in mind that great stories have a beginning, middle and end, are loaded with juicy details and are compelling. Also, your story doesn’t necessarily have to be funny. It can be heartwarming and compassionate. The important thing is that it’s compelling.

If you have a terrific story and want to be a part of a FUTURE EDITION of the HEARTLAND AT NOON, please provide the following information:

YOUR NAME: ______________________________________________

HOMETOWN:_______________________________________________

OCCUPATION: _____________________________________________

YOUR STORY: _____________________________________________

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HOME PHONE: ___________________________________

EMAIL: __________________________________________

CELL PHONE: ____________________________________

Better images

Looking for better, more relevant online images? Here is an idea from Ryan in Swift Current.....

Just a suggestion for picture usage. When we have a story about a car accident, we use a picture of a police car. A fire? We use a pic of a fire engine. It's all very generic, and really which Emergency Service is called out to the scene isn't the most relevant part of the story.

A suggestion?

Lets use google technology and at least use google satellite or google earth to put a picture of where it happened.

Make sense?

Yes, it does.

Airchecks

I got some aircheck notes from one of our PD's this morning. I loved this peice of advice she was sharing with an announcer she works with...

.the key, now that you have the break structure, is to smooth out the sound of your breaks. ums and ahs show you are thinking about what to say next, instead of knowing what you are going to say next. Although you are planning what you are going to talk about throughout the show...plan more on what each break is going to say. Then, take it a step further and practice that break before you go on air to do it for real. A once run through will really build your confidence in the break and makes it like second nature when it's "for real" (same goes for song intros)

Bravo!!