This week, it's all about the business of radio with legendary broadcast executive Phil Zachary, Market President of Saga Communications in Portland, Maine. From his early days as a DJ at college radio station WAAF in Boston (a station he later managed for Entercom), to programming gigs across the country including Voyager Communications' WRDU and Curtis Media's WQDR in Raleigh, Phil not only gives his own personal view of the changing broadcasting business, but we also discuss his career with the Boston Red Sox Radio Network; how the Ed Sullivan Show and The Beatles inspired him to follow his media career; dinner with The Rolling Stones; and the back story about his love of vintage cars. Tune in and enjoy!
About the Spotlight Conversations podcast:
Tune in as I invite friends inside my cozy linoleum free recording studio to talk about all things media - radio, television, music, film, voiceovers, audiobooks, publishing - if guests are in the media spotlight, we're talking! Refreshingly unscripted and always entertaining, listen in as each guest gets real about their careers in the entertainment biz, from where they started to how it's going. So settle into my swanky studio where drinks are on ice and the conversation starters are music + media - always a deal breaker for the rock and roll homemaker!
New episodes drop every other Tuesday.
Listen to Donna every night as she shares her fave Classic Hits from the 60s, 70s & 80s starting at 9 on Houston Radio Platinum (get the app for the station in your App Store!) Then hang out for her evening seqment on the show called 'Late Night Spotlight'- intimate, unscripted interviews with guests from the entertainment industry, airing Monday through Friday at 10PM CT/11:00 ET
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