Today, the comics who dominate Netflix, social media, and arenas like John Mulaney, Ali Wong, or Kevin Hart win by telling stories, not firing off rim-shot jokes. One-liners are considered “old school,” like Don Rickles or Rodney Dangerfield. 

Besides the coaching tip of the day my daily prep also includes headlines making the news that day, essential pop culture updates, a topic of the day and a situation to use as phone topics, an impossible question, ten trivia questions, three hot takes, celebrity birthdays, horoscopes, today in history and today in music history. All curated with care and powered by Radio Content Pro.

Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Conan Gray "The Best" Hot AC/Top 40, Kanye West, Ye & Travis Scott "Father" Rhythmic/Urban, Melanie Martinez "Garbage" Rock/Alternative, Ty Myers "Me Neither" Country and more!

Brand boldly. engage consistently. win daily. Sharpen your strategy. Stay contemporary. Stay local. Stay authentic.  Because in a world of infinite audio choices, the stations that win aren’t louder.  They’re smarter.

What I struggle to understand is why so many radio programmers are nostalgic for how we had to program 30 years ago. Here are the three main ways that continues to happen in market after market and across formats.

Out of this week's data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. San Francisco, California, Hot AC/Top 40: BTS "Swim" (Overall #1).

The fastest way to add more power to performance is reducing or eliminating personal pronouns. Try it today. Take out all references to ‘I, me, we, us.’ I guarantee it will resonate! This is one of those ninja-level techniques that instantly elevates your content.

Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. BTS "Swim" Hot AC/Top 40, Latto "Business & Personal" Rhythmic/Urban, Foo Fighters "Caught in the Echo" Rock/Alternative, Luke Combs "Rethink Some Things" Country and more!

What’s the secret of baking a great on-air talent?  It is as simple as pie. Pie is spelled P-I-E…  In Pie, the P stands for Professional. If you do not sound professional, then no one will listen for the next letter; they will go to another station that does sound professional.

Personalities open their prep service every morning, scroll through the same generic stack of stories their competitor across town also received yesterday afternoon, pick a few, and wonder why their show felt flat. Everyone gets the same topic dump and is told to make magic with it.