Category: Monday Motivator
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Top Tweets – for the week ending May 31
For us radio folks, transmitter buildings are religious artifacts. Here’s the WJR transmitter site in Riverview. Cyril Edward Schley designed the art deco structure in 1935. He apprenticed with theater architect, C. Howard Crane. Schley, also designed Detroit’s Rio and Telenews theaters. Originally, WJR had a diamond shaped Blaw-Knox antenna, similar to the one that still exists at Cincinnati’s WLW. When…
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Paperback Writer – The art, science and luck that created a Beatle classic
May 30, 1966 was a watershed in Beatle history: The first song in the Lennon/McCartney cannon that didn’t focus on romance. As Paul McCartney tells the story, an aunt challenged him to “write about something other than love.” Paul loved the challenge and went to John Lennon’s place to take a shot at it. He…
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Paperback Writer – The art, science and luck that created a Beatle classic
May 30, 1966 was a watershed in Beatle history: The first song in the Lennon/McCartney cannon that didn’t focus on romance. As Paul McCartney tells the story, an aunt challenged him to “write about something other than love.” Paul loved the challenge and went to John Lennon’s place to take a shot at it. He…
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Born To Be Wild – The unlikely backstory behind an iconic hit record
Life is an evolutionary art. We are in a constant state of becoming and never know at the beginning how things may turn out.Such was the case for Canadian Dennis Eugene McCrohan. He and his brother Jerry, changed their names to “Edmonton”, in honor of one of their favorite cities. They felt the brand might…
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Born To Be Wild – The unlikely backstory behind an iconic hit record
Life is an evolutionary art. We are in a constant state of becoming and never know at the beginning how things may turn out.Such was the case for Canadian Dennis Eugene McCrohan. He and his brother Jerry, changed their names to “Edmonton”, in honor of one of their favorite cities. They felt the brand might…
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What Broadcasting Taught Me About Life
My parents tell me that the first word I ever said was “Radio”. Here’s what my broadcasting career taught me about life.It’s a “Do-It-Yourself” proposition:Despite what the some people may tell you, there is no ideal manual or educational protocol for life and career. Books and teachers can give you the basics, but understanding how…
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What Broadcasting Taught Me About Life
My parents tell me that the first word I ever said was “Radio”. Here’s what my broadcasting career taught me about life.It’s a “Do-It-Yourself” proposition:Despite what the some people may tell you, there is no ideal manual or educational protocol for life and career. Books and teachers can give you the basics, but understanding how…
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How the Beach Boys became associated with Hot Rods
“I’m not braggin babe so don’t put me down, but I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town.” With that sentence, Brian Wilson and Roger Christian kicked off one of the most popular car songs of all time.Along with the album of the same name, Little Deuce Coupe cemented the Beach Boys’ reputation as…
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Top Tweets – For the Week Ending May 3rd
Our mornings together cover a wide range of topics, from tech to pop culture. Our followers tell us what stories resonated most and we aggregate them here. The ultimate in “listener feedback”.Work and Career:I’ve always told my teams to identify our most “mutually beneficial” customer relationships, gently letting go of the unprofitable and taking care…
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Top Tweets – For the Week Ending May 3rd
Our mornings together cover a wide range of topics, from tech to pop culture. Our followers tell us what stories resonated most and we aggregate them here. The ultimate in “listener feedback”.Work and Career:I’ve always told my teams to identify our most “mutually beneficial” customer relationships, gently letting go of the unprofitable and taking care…