I’m always amused by poor writing, especially in broadcasting. Â There’s inexperience, which can be forgiven of course. And then there’s just plain sloppiness. Â I get a giggle out of noticing them and always regret not keeping the ones I find. Â I foolishly think I will remember them. …
Syntax Crimes and Other Offences Read More »
On Friday, I had the good fortune to speak to a classroom full of first year radio and broadcast journalism students at Fanshawe College. …
Funny 1410 has been on air since the very end of last year. Â If you recall, it’s a new format for a legendary (to me!) frequency here in London, where I worked the all-hit format many moons ago. Â …
Finding the Funny Read More »
I’m a rock fan. Â I prefer pounding drums, wailing guitar solos and singers with passion that verges on a scream. And I don’t think that’s ever going to change. …
The radio industry today is worlds away from what it was like when I was starting out. Â …
Laughs on the Radio Read More »
Not everyone is horrified by the name, alone, of the city’s new baseball team. Â …
The Lighter Side of the London Rippers! Read More »
The subject line refers to a news cliche of hiding your best story. Â Say your cousin comes to visit and talks all evening about his ant-farming hobby. Â Then as he’s just about to leave he says, “Oh and by the way, I won $11 million in the lottery.” Â That would be burying the lead. Â …
Most radio stations, TV stations and newspapers subcribe to a news service called CP, Canadian Press, formerly known as BN or Broadcast News. …
Grammatical Sheep Read More »
The thing that dominates my memories of 9/11 is confusion. …
9/11 10 Years After Read More »
The Internet went offline for about 25 minutes yesterday and it almost stopped us in our tracks. …
Stopped in our Tracks Read More »
It’s feels so awkward to have disliked someone who dies especially if they’re being lauded as a legend whom everybody else apparantly loved. …
The Week That Was Read More »
First, full disclosure – the writer, Dan, his lovely and talented wife Amanda and Derek and I are friends. He does say that in the piece but, it’s just so complimentary that I feel the need to say it again! I copied and pasted this from www.lfpress.com . …
London Free Press blog on Free-FM Read More »
By the time this blog goes online, Free-FM will be broadcasting with its full compliment of announcers and programming. …
A few weeks ago my former colleague at Corus Radio, Blair Henatyzen, moved to Bangalore, India. …
My friend Dan Brown at the London Free Press asked me if I’d like to write a guest post on his blog, about my role at Free-FM. …
Blogging on Another Blogger’s Blog Read More »
98.1 Free-FM is in pre-launch ahead of our soft launch which will precede our actual launch! …
