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The Podcast SuperfriendsInternational Podcast Day with Kendall Breitman from RiversideThe Friends welcome Kendall Breitman on International Podcast Day. Kendall is Riverside's community lead, who announces the launch of chat-based editing, a new AI feature that allows users to make edits via text, enhancing video engagement.
The feature, named "AI Co-Creator," and baptized as "Coco" unofficially, complements existing transcript and timeline editing. Breitman also discusses the importance of community feedback and the evolving nature of Riverside's tools, including live streaming capabilities and audio enhancements. The team also addresses the challenges of balancing creative work with AI tools and the importance of staying updated with platform features.
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2025-10-011h 02
The Podcast SuperfriendsJAG's Trip to Podcast MovementThe Podcast Super Friends discussed Jag's experiences at Podcast Movement 2025. For most of this episode you will hear a takeaway from Jag followed by the group discussing and debating the issue at hand.
We talked about Podcast Movement’s shift toward serving larger, corporate entities and its upcoming move to New York, raising concerns about the event’s accessibility and relevance for independent creators. The hosts debate the impact of this change, the corporatization of podcasting conferences, and suggested alternative events like Podfest for indie podcasters. Jag reminded us about the importance of optimizing podcasts for SEO and...
2025-09-031h 04
The Podcast SuperfriendsIt's Show and Tell Time!A lively “Show and Tell” episode of Podcast Super Friends, five podcast producers from across North America—Catherine O’Brien, Johnny Podcasts, Matt Cundill, Jon Gay (Jag), and David Yas—gather to share their latest insights, tools, and strategies for podcasting success.
The group kicks off with a roundtable on podcasting hardware, comparing microphones like the Shure SM7B and the RØDECaster Duo, and offering practical advice for both new and seasoned podcasters.
The conversation shifts to the power of AI in podcast production, with detailed discussions on using ChatGPT and Descript for editing, show notes...
2025-08-061h 02
The Podcast SuperfriendsAsk ArielleArielle Nissenblatt, founder of Earbuds Podcast Collective, discussed her journey from Squad Cast and Descript to her current role at Autoly, where she manages the Pinwheel project. She emphasized the importance of newsletters, recommending tools like Substack, Beehive, and MailChimp for email capture and engagement. Arielle highlighted the value of community feedback and collaboration, suggesting podcasters integrate marketing into their content. She also explored the use of AI for organizing tasks and analyzing data, and stressed the need for podcasters to balance creativity with effective marketing strategies.
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2025-06-2556 min
The Podcast SuperfriendsRob Greenlee: What is a Podcast in 2025?What is a podcast in 2025? We called in Rob Greenlee to provide insights into the evolving landscape of podcasting, focusing on the rise of video podcasting. He discusses how platforms like YouTube and Spotify are reshaping the industry, challenging traditional RSS-based distribution. We tried to land on the definition of a podcast, emphasizing content over distribution method.
We talked metrics, monetization, and content creation for new podcasters. Rob highlighted the importance of personal branding and adapting to technological changes, including the potential impact of AI on media. The group debates the future of local podcasting and the...
2025-06-031h 01
The Podcast SuperfriendsHow We Evaluate PodcastsThe Podcast Super Friends discussed the importance of and evaluating podcasts. We focused on technical quality, content, and promotion.
Johnny got us started with microphones, managing echo, and maintaining consistent loudness levels (LUFS -15). For video, using high-quality cameras and proper lighting was emphasized.
Jag shifted us over to content, stressing the importance of engaging introductions, avoiding overly long episodes, and asking hard questions respectfully. The friends were complimentary of Valerie Geller's recent appearacne on the Sound Off Podcast with Matt Cundill, where she spoke about her book and offered up OODLES of excellent podcast...
2025-05-141h 10
The Podcast SuperfriendsThe Best Webinar SlidesThe SuperFriends dissect Edison Research's 2025 Infinite Dial, The Amplii Media and Coleman Insights' State of Video Podcasting study, and Jacobs Media's Tech Survey, revealing key insights into podcast consumption trends. The group explores the rising popularity of video podcasts, the dominance of platforms like YouTube and Spotify, and the evolving media landscape.
Discover how Gen Z consumes content, why metadata matters, and the challenges podcasters face when transitioning to video. With candid discussions about social media, podcast discovery, and the intersection of radio and podcasting, this episode offers a comprehensive look at the current...
2025-04-221h 06
WJPZ at 50Replay: 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee Jon "JAG" Gay, Class of 2002Editor's Note: This week we are re-releasing the episodes with our 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees. Here, our host became the guest, as Jag's 2002 classmate and fellow Hall of Famer Matt DelSignore sat him down to hear his story.Today, we turn the tables on our host and put Jon "JAG" Gay, from the Class of 2002, in the hot seat. Doing the honors is his classmate, Matt DelSignore.Matt starts by asking Jag about the WJPZ at 50 Podcast, how the idea started, and what he's learned by hosting it. From there, we turn to Jag's time at S...
2025-02-2544 min
WJPZ at 50Replay: 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee and Radio Disney Vet B.B. Good - Class of '93Editors Note: In honor of Banquet Week - we are re-relasing the episodes of our three 2025 inductees into the WJPZ Alumni of Fame, beginning with Sharon (Goodman) Michaels, aka BB Good. Due to a prior commitment, she is deferring her induction until next year, but we wanted to showcase her incredible story. If we were to pick one alumnus who best represented the warm, welcoming atmosphere of WJPZ, it would probably be Sharon Goodman Michaels, aka "B.B. Good" from the Class of 1993. Several Z89'ers have come on this podcast to talk about how she welcomed the...
2025-02-2538 min
The Death Readiness Podcast: Not your dad’s estate planning podcastWhat Probate Really Means and How to Avoid ItIn this episode, Jill is joined by podcast expert Jon Gay, who shares a personal probate challenge his family faced. Together, they dive deep into the complexities of probate, what happens when estates aren't settled properly, and why planning ahead is crucial. Jill provides practical advice on how to avoid probate pitfalls, including the importance of professional guidance, understanding asset ownership, and ensuring your wishes are properly documented. Whether you're just starting your estate planning journey or looking to refine it, this episode offers valuable insights to help you take meaningful steps toward securing your legacy.In...
2025-01-241h 01
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesAudio or Video Podcast: How To Split The DifferenceIt’s one of the hardest questions when you start a podcast. Should I do video, or just audio? Well, I think I’ve found a way to split the difference.I was helping a new client launch a podcast this week, and we were talking, as is often the case, about audio versus video. In a perfect world, we’d all have a video team of several people who can put together something that would make Steven Spielberg proud. But the cost of that – in terms of money AND time – don’t make it possible for most of us....
2024-06-0502 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWhat Does A TikTok Ban Mean For Your Podcast?WHAT WOULD A TIK TOK BAN MEAN FOR PODCASTING?Well, like most things in life, it’s all about knowing your audience. OK, I’m not going to get into all the international politics about TikTok, and their Chinese-owned parent company, Byte Dance. But as you may have heard, President Biden, depending on when you consume this podcast, is expected to sign a bill requiring Byte Dance to sell off their ownership in the company, or have the app banned in the US. In 2023 and 2024, the big discussion around podcasts has been abou...
2024-04-2502 min
WJPZ at 50What Happens (at the NAB Show) in VegasEvery year, the WJPZ Alumni Association, via the Berrell Award, sends two students to an industry event. In 2023, GM Grace Denton and former sports director Joe Puccio went to Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. We sat down with them to hear about the experience.We've met Grace in her previous episode with PD Maddie Doolittle. So first we meet Joe and get his background. And we hear about their summer 2023 positions- Grace at Taylor Swift's Republic Records (thanks Adam Eisenberg) and Joe at the Cape Cod Baseball League.After coincidentally being on t...
2024-02-2126 min
WJPZ at 50Meteorologist Dave Roberts, Class of 1992While many of us flipped burgers or bagged groceries in high school, Dave Roberts was reading the news on an AM station and (literally) herding cats as a 15 year old. When he toured Syracuse and saw the WJPZ prize van, and he met Hal Rood, Jim Remeny and more. He knew it was where he had to be.After starting on overnights, Dave quickly climbed the ranks to news director and eventually VP of Business. That may sound like a strange trajectory, but Dave's always loved news (and meterology). And when the station was in dire financial str...
2024-02-1636 min
WJPZ at 50Seattle Mariners VP of Marketing Kevin Martinez, Class of 1988Kevin Tippy Martinez, '88, is the Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications for the Seattle Mariners. It's no surprise that this New Jersey native, with passions for baseball and broadcasting, found himself transferring in to Syracuse.Once he got to SU, Martinez was actively involved with both Z89 and WAER, where he honed his skills in sports broadcasting and DJing. Not many students worked for both stations at that time, but this chief announcer made it work. He simply couldn't walk away from the sports opportunities at WAER or the incredible camaraderie at Z89. In fact, you'll l...
2024-02-1434 min
WJPZ at 50Mike Roberts, longtime V103 Morning Man and PD, Class of 1979Mike Roberts, Class of 1979, is one of the people who helped kept WJPZ alive in the early days. With the station's founders having graduated, Mike empowerd a team to run radio station, passing its educational lessons forward to the next generation of broadcasters.Arriving on campus in 1975, he quickly found WJPZ 1200 AM in the Spectrum Records building and told Bill Bleyle that he wanted to be involved. In addition to his airshift, he learned how to do everything - down to changing the needles on the turntables. In the early days, the industry was noticing the station mo...
2024-02-1232 min
WJPZ at 50Scott Greene, Class of '93: Newspaper to Radio and Back!Scott Greene, '93, grew up just outside Boston wanting to be a newspaper reporter. He did it in high school and came to Syracuse wanting to pursue that career. But WJPZ quickly drew him in, and he says the only columns he wrote for the Daily Orange ended up being Wrestlemania previews.Scott came to the station as the classes of 90 and 91 were taking the reigns. His group quickly got their footing, and passed the torch to '94 and '95. And yes, Scott names names from all of these groups.While a student, Scott worked at K...
2024-02-0727 min
WJPZ at 50Marty D, Class of 2001, Draws Out The LaughsLinks!All of Marty's current work, including podcasts: https://weeklyhumorist.com/Marty's archive of Z Morning Zoo bits, including the full Rick Wright tour of the Ostrom House: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ascjv18c57ajw/Z_Morning_Zoo_audioMarty D was best known at WJPZ for hosting the Z Morning Zoo, alongside Peterman and Emily Zizza (now Almas). But you'll learn much more about him in today's episode. You'll hear how he was a radio nerd like most of us, growing up listening to Baltimore and DC morning shows.An...
2024-02-0554 min
WJPZ at 50Tony Renda, Class of 1995As the son of a radio station owner, Tony Renda grew up in broadcasting. His dad, Tony Renda Sr, started with an AM station in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, before growing the company to many station in several markets.Growing up near Pitt, Tony Jr. new about the Big East, and of course Syracuse. His dad was an alum. But he didn't go straight from high school to Central New York; he didn't have the grades. So he spent a year at Ohio University before transferring.Once in the 315, Tony's fraternity brother, Scott Taylor, was VP of...
2024-01-3132 min
WJPZ at 50Tracey Turner ('00), Lisa Phillips ('03), and Sarah Fox ('02)Today's guests are three ladies, three years apart, who have formed an enduring frienship via WJPZ that has lasted over 20 years.Tracey (Chilandese) Turner got to the station when Harry and Dena were running a skeleton crew, having just shepherded the station through it's second format change (back to Z89) in just a few years. Trace joined the station as a sophomore, just as Matt DelSignore was taking over for Harry as GM and PD. Harry provided guidance for promotions, and let his dynamic duo take over.Sarah (Dumont) Fox had no desire to be on...
2024-01-2948 min
WJPZ at 50"Kid" Michael Rock, Class of 1995"Kid" Michael Rock grew up taping Casey Kasem and trying to talk up the songs himself. So it's not surprising that he applied to Syracuse, and only Syracuse. And he set out to find WJPZ before his parents had finished unpacking him into Flint Hall. Who was the first person he met at the station? BB Good.Kid got his FCC license and was soon doing every airshift, including mornings with Steve Donovan (then "Abe Froman"). Ironically, they'd end up competing against each other years later.Rock retells the WJPZ at 50 stories of Spunky the Midg...
2024-01-2624 min
WJPZ at 50Play-By-Play Man David Resnick, Class of 2010Today's guest is play-by-play man David Resnick, a 2010 WJPZ alum. He reached out to us because he wanted to make sure we recognized the All Star sports department he worked with at Z89 - many who have gone on to great success in the sports industry, as you'll hear.As David says, the "Cold War" between WJPZ and WAER had thawed by the time he got on campus, and he got involved in everything he could - working simultaneously at both radio stations AND Citrus TV. He emphasizes that being willing to try different roles and work f...
2024-01-2432 min
WJPZ at 50Jim Gallagher, '90, From WJPZ Mornings to Disney/Pixar to Stand-Up ComedyWe can't think of a better guest for our 100th episode than Mr. Jim Gallagher. He is believed to have spent more hours "in the chair" doing morning drive than anyone in WJPZ history. Today you'll learn how lessons learned in Syracuse served him well in a truly remarkable career. And we open the episode with a classic station story - a live broadcast from the Denny's on Erie Boulevard when he tried to eat 89 pancakes.Following his time at WJPZ, Jim did radio in Maine and Georgia. In Georgia, he made a mistake on the air tha...
2024-01-221h 12
WJPZ at 50Jen Nycz-Conner, '95, on Applying WJPZ Lessons Through Multiple CareersJen Nycz-Conner felt like she applied to every college in the Big East (RIP) before falling in love with the communications program at Syracuse. Once on campus, she found a fellow freshman with a map. She and Steve Donovan went to the radio station, met B.B. Good, and the rest is history.Living above the station in Watson as a sophomore, Jen got more involved with the station, and soon became VP of Operations as she and her 1995 classmates ran WJPZ. Actually, she wasn't technically Class of 1995 - as she explains.She also talks abo...
2024-01-1559 min
WJPZ at 50Ethan Charlip, General Manager and Class of 2020It's no surprise that Ethan Charlip ended up at Syracuse University. His New Jersey high school classmates Jacob Belotti and Shruti Marathe were already there when he arrived on campus. In fact, Shruti told Ethan he'd be at the WJPZ spring recruitment meeting and tasked Jacob with making sure of it.Like so many of us, Ethan immediately found his tribe at the station, quickly earning a reputation for hanging out there more than even the exec staff. And how badly did he want to join exec? He applied for every position. You'll hear that hilarious story....
2024-01-0123 min
WJPZ at 50WJPZ Legend and Radio Disney Vet B.B. Good - Class of '93(Note link to additional content at the end of our show notes.)If we were to pick one alumnus who best represented the warm, welcoming atmosphere of WJPZ, it would probably be Sharon Goodman Michaels, aka "B.B. Good" from the Class of 1993. Several Z89'ers have come on this podcast to talk about how she welcomed them to the station, and we are thrilled to welcome her to this podcast.Like many of us, this Massachusetts native grew up loving radio - and she tells the story of how she recruited Kiss 108 DJ's to d...
2023-12-2538 min
WJPZ at 50Kelly Sutton, '92, WJPZ's First Female GMKelly Sutton, '92, is the first female general manager in the history of WJPZ. And, like many of us, the station launched her into a prolific media career.This Buffalo native went to Syracuse, in part, because of the opportunity to double major in both Newhouse and business. And when a local radio owner back home promised a summer job, she knew she needed experience. By the spring, she found Z89, and folks like Scott Meach, Hal Rood, Dave Gorab, Dave Roberts, Dave Morgan, and more. Despite doing an overnight shift, she knew she wanted to w...
2023-12-1838 min
WJPZ at 50Jordan Capozzi, Class of 2019Jordan Capozzi grew up in Syracuse, and like many Salt City Natives, did not know WJPZ was run by college students. When his high school guidance counselor released how much he liked to talk (sound familiar?) she recommended he look at SU. When Jordan learned that he could work at Z89, the station was one of his first stops.He got involved in sports, music, and the morning show. Jordan talks about the inclusive and welcoming environment of the station to students of all majors. Before long he was on executive staff, starting as public service director an...
2023-12-1125 min
WJPZ at 50SiriusXM Morning Mash Up Host Ryan Sampson, Class of 1999Many of us have spent time on the air at various radio stations, but if there's one jock the current students know, it's probably Ryan Sampson, '99, the host of the Morning Mashup on SiriusXM's Hits 1.Like many of us, Ryan grew up a news and sports junkie, and considered himself fortunate to get in to Syracuse. He joined WAER and WJPZ, but had more fun at Z89, where he succeeded Scott MacFarlane as news director.After his parents moved to Baltimore, Ryan did some promotions and other work there, before getting hired at Hot 1079 h...
2023-12-0437 min
WJPZ at 50Philly's Tina Stoklosa, Class of 1995Today's guest is one of many alumni who took the lessons of WJPZ and applied it to every job she had before and after graduation.Tina Stoklosa is a Philadelphia native who was obssessed with the news growing up. The first in her family to go to college, she new Syracuse's Broadcast Journalism program was the way to go. And while TV was always her first love, the camaraderie of Z89 quickly pulled her in. She started doing a Saturday morning news update, and worked her way all the way up to news director. In between, she was...
2023-11-2721 min
WJPZ at 50"Cousin" Danny Corsun, Class of 1987"Cousin" Danny Corsun shares much in common with many of our alumni - a New York kid who liked sports and went to Syracuse. But as you'll hear today, his life's journey is as unique as they come.Danny started at WJPZ doing sports, and after the station moved to FM, he found his way to the Crazy Morning Crew. There, he and the late Larry Barron teamed up for one of the most prominent AM drive shows in the station's history. He tells a classic story of the moment when they realized the whole town was lis...
2023-11-2044 min
WJPZ at 50Jeanne Schad on Making The Alumni Association More InclusiveIn her current role at LinkedIn and Microsoft, Jeanne Schad (Class of 1994) specializes in employee engagement. So it's not surprising that she's part of the team that's working to make the WJPZ Alumni Association and Hall of Fame more inclusive.We start with our favorite native Iowan's backstory. Jeanne's parents owned a radio station, and she had her FCC license before her driver's license! In high school, she researched the best broadcast schools, and had good instincts - she picked Syracuse over Northwestern and Mizzou.She started at WJPZ in the news department and tells the...
2023-11-1346 min
The ROCC PodDustin Ryan Walker of Ross MortgageDustin Ryan Walker from Ross Mortgage joins us today. Dustin's insights into the current housing market shed light on the factors affecting housing prices and inventory shortages. The pandemic, work shortages in shipping, and a growing population have all contributed to the current situation. The idea of a housing bubble or collapse is dispelled, and we touch on the impact of factors like Airbnb and the growth of wealth among property investors.Did you know there's a "do not call list" for solicitors that get your information and call you as soon as you inquire about a...
2023-11-0217 min
WJPZ at 50GM Shruti Marathe, Class of 2019, on Larry Barron and JPZ CultureYou might say Shruti Marathe was destined to be General Manager of WJPZ. She followed other alumni in working at her high school radio station in New Jersey. And when she got to Syracuse, her peer mentor was none other than Sam Kandell.Shruti, or "Loops," was, like so many of us, taken by the culture and family environment of Z89. She quickly became an AP on the Z Morning Zoo and learned just as much about WJPZ culture as she did about performing on the radio. (And yes, she tells the story of how she ended up w...
2023-10-3021 min
WJPZ at 50DEI and Higher Ed Guru Kafele Khalfani, Class of 1995Since graduating SU in 1996, Kafele Khalfani has done it all - moving from the advertising world to following his passion to help young people. Today you'll hear about his career in higher education, as well as his time fostering and adopting kids.Kafele saw a brochure for Syracuse University with a picture of Rick Wright at Z89, and he immediately put all his eggs into an orange basket. He applied early, nowhere else, and got to campus in 1992. It was during a summer program that he found a staticy station at 89.1 that was playing the music he li...
2023-10-2341 min
WJPZ at 50Emmy Winning Reporter Eva Zymaris, Class of 2014Eva Zymaris, Class of 2014, has gone from Z89 News Director to Emmy winning reporter in New Haven Connecticut. And she credits so much of her career success to the WJPZ family.This New Jersey news aficionado quickly learned that Syracuse was the school for her. As a sophomore, despite her desire to pursue a career in television, she was drawn to WJPZ. She mentions the culture set by folks like Jeff Kurkjian, Allie Gold, Jeff Cucinell, and more. Eva went from doing "89 second news updates" to the executive staff and co-hosting the Z Morning Zoo.She...
2023-10-1628 min
WJPZ at 50Sal Capaccio - from WJPZ to the Bills Sideline and Damar HamlinToday you will hear two incredible stories from Sal Capaccio, Class of 1995. The first is his own "origin story." At 37 years old, he quit his job to follow his dream. He and his wife moved back to his hometown of Buffalo for part time work on the sports station there. Through hard work, perserverance, networking, and other lessons he learned at WJPZ, he's now a radio and podcast host, as well as the sideline reporter for the Buffalo Bills radio network.This role gave him a unique perspective of the most harrowing moment of last year's NFL sea...
2023-10-0953 min
WJPZ at 50"Hot Shot" Scotty Bergstein, Class of 1989Today's guest gobbled up every airshift he could, and now makes his living directing commercials, after learning under Ridley Scott.Scott Bergstein came to Syracuse, like many, chasing the sportscaster dream. When he saw what a soon-to-be-famous sportscaster floormate was doing, he decided to go in another direction. Leaning into his passion for storytelling, he joined Happy Dave Dwyer's bunch at WJPZ. The timing couldn't be better. The station moved to FM in the spring of Scott's freshman year.Like many of us, Scott didn't really find his voice until he was given a nickname. He ba...
2023-10-0241 min
WJPZ at 50MTV's Matt Gehring and SNY's Sam Kandell, Class of 2018WJPZ has formed many deep bonds and friendships - and that is certainly the case for Matt Gehring and Sam Kandell, who served as PD and GM respectively, for the Class of 2018.As you'll hear, their origin stories differ greatly, but they've been thick as thieves since fate brought them together on Boland 8 as freshmen. Soon, Matt, a self professed music geek, and Sam, a die-hard sports fan, were treking across campus together for the 4-6am shift.They learned from upperclassmen like Allie Gold and Joey Cosco, and were invited to the Z Morning Z...
2023-09-2549 min
WJPZ at 50Julie Bruno, '85. on Reconnecting as an AlumA few days before Banquet 2023, Jag sat down with fellow Massachusetts Native Julie Bruno from the Class of 1985. Julie's from the small town of Mansfield, and was the first in her family to go to college, and quickly went from being a big fish in a small pond to the opposite.She met people from the far away lands of Long Island and New Jersey, and learned that she (gasp) had a wicked accent. But she had the good fortune of being friends with the coolest girl on her floor - Merry Mary Mancini. It was easy to...
2023-09-1830 min
WJPZ at 50"Pop Pop" Mike Murphy, Class of 1995(Thanks to alum and Newhouse professor Tina Perkins for editing this week's episode.)Mike Murphy, from the WJPZ Class of 1995, has gone from Z89 sports to the face of sports in the state of New Hampshire, having called multiple sports for the University of New Hampshire, minor league baseball, and more.Like many of us, when Mike found out he wasn't good at playing sports, he wanted to work in sports. So Syracuse was the obvious choice. Soon he was auditioning for WJPZ's sports department, landing a coveted on-air gig. He eventually worked his way up...
2023-09-1138 min
WJPZ at 50Busted Halo Producer and Cleveland Sports Vet Krista LePard, Class of 2012Today we visit with Krista LePard, Class of 2012. She's a Cleveland native who loves getting paid to watch sports. And her and her husband Clay's career paths brough them back to her hometown.Krista was more focused on TV when she got to campus, but always looked across the hall and saw how much fun Alex Brewer and the crew were having at WJPZ. She knew she didn't want to do sports at Z89, she just wanted to have fun. This turned into airshifts and the morning show.She started dating her now husband Clay just...
2023-09-0434 min
WJPZ at 50Pete Gianesini, '94, SU Alum Prez and Friend of WJPZPete Gianesini, '94, did not technically work at WJPZ as a student. But nobody would doubt that he's an adopted member of the Z89 family. He's supported the station and its members from his time as a student, through his long tenure at ESPN, and now in his role as newly-elected President of the Syracuse University Alumni Association.Pete grew up in Connecticut, where his dream job was play-by-play for the Hartford Whalers. When he got to campus, he worked at WAER, eventually doing games for the Orangemen, but he always maintained friendships with his classmates at WJP...
2023-08-2855 min
WJPZ at 50"Goofy" Bette Kestin, Class of 1993"Goofy" Bette Kestin, Class of 1993, and currently Old Navy's Director of Media Strategy and Investment, is today's guest. This New Jersey native did not join WJPZ until her junior year, but quickly made up for last time, doing everything from commercial traffic to public service. She jokes that she did jobs "that nobody else wanted." She was also part of a very small skeleton crew that kept WJPZ on the air during a blizzard at the end of spring break 1993.We've celebrated so many of our collective successes on this podcast, but Bette wanted to spend some tim...
2023-08-2136 min
WJPZ at 50Ben Green '85 On Keeping WJPZ's Teaching Legacy AliveToday's guest is the always passsionate Ben Green, aka Ben G, aka Mr. R&B, from the Class of 1985. He takes us from humble beginnings at Syracuse (including changing majors when he couldn't afford to rent equipment and buy film), to his tour through New York radio, through creating radio stations as a middle school educator today.At Syracuse, Ben G first went to WAER, but when the University took it over, around the time that WJPZ was preparing to go to the FM dial, it was an easy jump. In addition to doing almost every shift on...
2023-08-1436 min
WJPZ at 50NFL Senior Coordinating Producer Mike Konner, Class of 1995(Disclaimer: this was recorded Tuesday after Banquet, before Jag's voice was back to full capacity.)The Super Bowl, The NFL Draft, The Combine, even The Pro Bowl. If it's an NFL "tentpole" event, today's guest is directly involved in its planning and execution. Mike Konner, from the illustrious Class of 1995 joins us today.A Connecticut native and baseball lover first, Mike realized in Com 107 that on-air might not be his eventual career path. But that didn't stop him from being part of a dynamic morning show at the station alongside the likes of Chris Verlardi, Bri...
2023-08-0726 min
WJPZ at 50Tom Giarrosso, '84, on the Production and Comedy of the Crazy Morning CrewTommy Giarrosso, was one of the innovators behind the Crazy Morning Crew when WJPZ moved to the FM Dial.We start with this Syracuse native's journey to the Hill, and his involvement with UUTV and WAER. He was there when the latter was taken over by the University and its new administrator, David Anderson. He talks about the conflict between the students, led by Sean McDonough, and the new brass. And while SU may have won the war, changing WAER to an NPR affiliate, Tommy talks about some great battles won in the interim. This included trolling Ande...
2023-07-3141 min
WJPZ at 50Ryan McNaughton '96 - from small town Ohio to SU Alum Grand PoobahToday we are joined by our first elected official - Ryan McNaughton from the Class of 1996 has been both President of the Syracuse University Alumni Association, as well as a councilman at large in his current home of Niles, Ohio. You'll hear his passion to serve many constiuencies throughout this podcast.Ryan knew he wanted to go to Syracuse since first hearing about the school as a 15 year old in blue-collar Amherst, Ohio, outside Cleveland. He worked toward that goal throughout high school, and thanks to some financial aid, was able to head to Syracuse. On campus, he...
2023-07-2442 min
WJPZ at 50Kat Brady, Class of 2018, On Continuing the Teaching Legacy of WJPZToday's guest is Kat Brady, one of many in a long line of great station leaders in the 2010's. This Long Island native wanted no part of going to school in her home state - she wanted to go elsewhere. But at every turn, she kept hearing about Newhouse and SU. And when she saw the school, her parents saw "the look" in her eyes that many of us had. It might have helped that she was on campus on a game day.As a freshman, Kat sought out the TV station at the activities fare, but was...
2023-07-1735 min
WJPZ at 50Brent Axe - From 89.1 The Pulse To Jim Boeheim Getting Him FiredToday's podcast is in two parts. In the first half hour, you'll hear Brent Axe's journey from 89.1 The Pulse summer staffer to the premiere voice in Syracuse sports coverage. After we recorded that chat, Brent was fired from his position at Galaxy Media, which is part-owned by Jim Boeheim, ostensibly for being "too negative" in his coverage of Syracuse University sports. Galaxy Media's owner, Ed Levine, spoke of the decision in this interview on Syracuse.comhttps://www.syracuse.com/orangesports/2023/03/radio-station-fires-brent-axe-for-negative-syracuse-sports-talk.htmlIn the second half today's pod, Brent will give you his side of...
2023-07-1054 min
WJPZ at 50USA Today's Ralphie Aversa, Class of 2007Ralphie Aversa has done a little bit of everything in this business. His voice has been on radio stations in Syracuse, Scranton, Providence, and New York. He's warmed up the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards, and you'll now see him hosting USA Today's Entertain This.An avid Yankees fan from Niagara Falls, Ralphie was first advised by broadcaster Michael Kay to look at Syracuse. Fun fact: he toured the campus the day of the National Championship game against Kansas in 2003.Before he set foot on campus, an internship at Kiss FM (WKSE) in Buffalo got...
2023-07-0347 min
WJPZ at 50Beth (Russell) Gorab, Class of 1993Beth (Russell) Gorab from the Class of 1993 was a key part of the leadership team that helped Z89 make huge waves in the Syracuse market during the "flamethrower era." She joins us today to talk about her time at WJPZ and her career since.Believe it or not, she almost didn't go to SU, she had her heart set on another school, as she explains. And it wasn't until sophomore year at Syracuse that she found the radio station,. She was working diligently at UUTV and seeing how much fun they were having across the hall! Soon she...
2023-06-2628 min
WJPZ at 50A Friday Night Party Reunion 20 Years in the MakingThe Friday Night Party was a long time staple of WJPZ, allowing mixers to come in and strut their stuff. Today we revisit the 1999-2001 version of the show with three guests who've gone on to very successful careers in the music world. From the Class of 2001, we have Mike Kruz, aka DJ Komar, as well as Adrian Arenas, DJ Double A. They're joined by Michael Eisner, aka DJ Splyce, from the Class of 2003.Hailing from Binghamton, New York City, and Los Angeles, respectively, each of our three guests talks about ending up at Syracuse. For Komar and...
2023-06-191h 03
WJPZ at 50From WJPZ to Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Lizzo - Adam Eisenberg '95We've had podcast guests in the radio, news, and sports arenas, but today's episode features an alumnus who has spent most of his career working with artists in the record label world. Adam Eisenberg always knew he had a passion for music. And when he came to WJPZ his junior year, he quickly became friends with Dion Summers, Kafele Khalfani, Marvin Nugent, and so many of the great class of 1995.He was heavily involved in the radio station, both on air and as assistant program director.Following graduation, Rocco Macri helped him get in the door at Hot...
2023-06-1232 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesI Used AI To Create This Whole 3 Minute PodcastI had artificial intelligence write and voice this entire 3 minute podcast (minus the intro and outro of course).I used Descript to create a synthesized version of my voice. This required me reading 30 minutes of copy, taken, interestingly enough, from a Planet Earth II script. (Also, I had to read it twice because I had the wrong mic selected the first time - it happens to the best of us). Each time, it took Descript about 24 hours to send back the new AI version of my voice. I can type text, and it will be read in my o...
2023-06-0803 min
WJPZ at 50Beth (Berlin) Cohen and Jana Fiorello, Class of 2002Today's episode reunites three members of the WJPZ Class of 2002, as Jag is joined by Jana Fiorello and Beth (Berlin) Cohen. You'll hear themes of lifelong friendship here that are likely reflected in your own class.Beth originally showed up at Syracuse to audition for their musical theater program, but on her high school tour, she found herself talking to then-dean David Rubin at Newhouse about their Television-Radio-Film program. Jana, on the other hand, always loved radio and knew that's what she wanted to pursue at SU.Beth joined the station earlier than Jana, but b...
2023-06-0549 min
WJPZ at 50NPR National Correspondent Jennifer Ludden, Class of 1988Jennifer Ludden, Class of 1988, has had an incredible radio reporting career. And it all started at WJPZ. This Tennessee native was recruited by "dorm mom" Sue Mandel (now Weingarten) to come "get a tour" of the radio station. Next thing you know, Jennifer was doing news, as well as music and morning show shifts. After a summer working back home, she returned as a sophomore and quickly released that southern accent needed to go, particularly if she wanted to fulfill her dream of working in New York City, which she did after graduation. D...
2023-05-2927 min
WJPZ at 50Man vs Food, Downton Abbey, and AARP with Jeffy K, Class of 2006In our large group of friendly, outgoing people, Jeffy K is truly a standout. This 2006 alum sits down with us today to talk about his journey from Western Massachusetts to Syracuse, then his roles at The Travel Channel, PBS, and AARP. And you'll love how he and classmate T.J. Basalla still manage to endlessly needle each other, 17 years after graduating. Jeff actually planned on going to Boston University, until he saw the Syracuse campus and fell in love. And it was at an accepted students day in the Carrier Dome that he found out abou...
2023-05-2235 min
WJPZ at 50Melody and Baymes, Class of 2020Melody Emm and James "Baymes" Grundy are the most recent WJPZ couple in our history, and today we learn about their significant contributions to the radio station. Baymes, a New Jersey native, toured SU on the recommendation of his high school English teacher, and fell in love with the campus the moment he arrived. Melody has a unique origin story in the radio station's history. Her Mom, while in high school, was a frequent WJPZ contributor, though never in an official capacity. Folks like JD Redman and Mark Zimmerman would utilize her for bits and jing...
2023-05-1529 min
WJPZ at 50Hall of Famer Rusty Berrell, Class of 1986Hall of Famer Rob, aka Rusty the Bailiff, Berrell hopped in his truck to spend a few minutes with us today. Doing his research on the best communications schools in the country, this Fargo kid soon found himself at Syracuse, and then WJPZ just in time for the move to FM. During his time at the station, Rusty did a little bit of everything, as Chief Announcer and eventually station and general manager. There's now quite the Berrell family legacy at Syracuse. Not only did Rusty meet his wife Karen on campus...
2023-05-0819 min
WJPZ at 50Fantasy Guru Matthew Berry '92 - From WJPZ to Hollywood to ESPN and NBCToday's guest needs no introduction for the sports fans in our group. Matthew Berry, Class of 1992, is now a central part of NBC Sports NFL coverage, following a 15 year run at ESPN where he found a niche as the fantasy sports expert. But we start with Matthew's time in Syracuse. He was multi-platform before it was cool - writing a humor column for the Daily Orange, and working on a sitcom at UUTV before joining the Cray-Z Morning Crew at WJPZ. At Z89 he worked with Kendall B, Adam Shapiro, and Chris Lindsay. We go back...
2023-04-2443 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWhy Your Podcast Needs YouTube and An Email ListTwo things that will be central to growing your podcast in 2023 are a YouTube channel and an email list. First, YouTube. Now don't be scurred. If you're camera shy, this doesn't mean you need to shoot video of your podcast. There are tools like Headliner and others that will take the AUDIO of your show, and either your show or episode artwork or an image of your choice, add one of those moving waveforms and boom, it's a video file that you can either download or just connect the app to your YouTube page. You can e...
2023-04-2102 min
WJPZ at 50Interviewing our Host: Jon "JAG" Gay, Class of 2002Today, we turn the tables on our host and put Jon "JAG" Gay, from the Class of 2002, in the hot seat. Doing the honors is his classmate and one of this year's Hall of Fame inductees, Matt DelSignore. Matt starts by asking Jag about the WJPZ at 50 Podcast, how the idea started, and what he's learned by hosting it. From there, we turn to Jag's time at Syracuse and WJPZ. His story is very similar to many previous podcast guests. He got to Syracuse wanting to be a sportscaster, but didn't really find his tribe unti...
2023-03-0344 min
The ROCC PodInside "Network First"Today we get a look inside our newly rebranded Wednesday morning group, Network First. This meeting is designed to be the antithesis of those structured networking groups. There's no attendance requirement. There's no need to find substitutes. There's no sign in sheet or tracking of one-on-one meetings. Come when you can, and get to know the people in the group. The two Chamber members who run Network First join us today - Jill Plamper of Distinctive Framing and Michelle Rafalski from Gleba and Associates. The group meets at the Royal Oak Chamber, on the second and f...
2023-02-2318 min
The ROCC PodDan Fischer of Citizens State BankToday, Lisa and Jon are joined by Dan Fischer, the President and CEO of Citizens State Bank on Woodward Avenue. Dan came to the bank in September of 2020 after an illustrious career with financial institutions of all different sizes. However, he now prefers to be at a smaller bank, where he can build relationships with small business owners and other members of the Greater Royal Oak Community. Their business comes from referrals, and they want to get to know their customers and their businesses.If you come in for a loan, Dan doesn't like bureaucracy. Usually you can...
2022-12-0621 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices8 Things Disney World Can Teach You About Your PodcastMy wife and I are back from a week in Disney World with some friends, and a lot of the things they do there can apply to you and your podcast.Now I realize Disney has about a 90 year head start on you, and 50 for Disney World specifically. Nor do you have a multi-billion dollar marketing machine and 4 generations of super fans at your disposal. But here are 8 takeaways from the Mouse House that you can scale down to your podcast.Exceptional customer service. Don't be afraid to change - AND to change back.Upcharges had bet...
2022-11-0205 min
The ROCC PodTrish Carruth: Your Personal JewelerToday we again turn the microphone on one of our co-hosts, Trish Carruth from Your Personal Jeweler. Trish frequently mentions that she's a third generation jeweler, but her path to this field may surprise you. She specializes in custom engagement rings and wedding bands, combining her love of jewelry with the latent wedding planner in her.She explains her design process to us, and how she uses Computer Aided Design, or CAD, to generate an image of her custom creations for clients. She then has two 3D printers to create a wax mold and make sur...
2022-10-2519 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesLessons from Podcast Movement 2022Welcome to Season 4 of the Jag Show. We're going to start with what I learned this year at Podcast Movement, and how you can improve your show.The first thing you should know about is video. Your show needs to be on YouTube. According to Edison Research, 48% of the podcast audience has consumed a show on YouTube. So even if your show is audio only, put a graphic, or an audiogram with a moving waveform up, and upload that audio to YouTube. OK, what about short-form video? One of my big curiosities this year was aroun...
2022-09-0811 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesHow Matt Got to Episode 300 (Podcast Superfriends)In our May 2022 livestream, the 5 "Podcast Superfriends" assembled to talk about how Matt Cundill pushed through the usual podcast obstacles to get to the 300th episode of The Sound Off Podcast.We cover lessons learned, and how they can apply to our clients. What's changed since the show started? Should you "batch record" or do one episode at a time? What about live vs recorded?The five podcast "Superfriends" are:Johnny "Podcasts" Peterson of Straight Up Podcasts in Fort Worth: https://straightuppodcasts.comCatherine O'Brien of Branch Our Programs in Baton Rou...
2022-05-241h 02
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesJAG on The ROCC Pod - Royal Oak ChamberFor over a year now, three co-hosts and I have been working on a podcast for the Royal Oak Michigan Chamber of Commerce. We interview various members of the Chamber about themselves and their businesses. Once a quarter, we turn the tables on one of our co-hosts. This week, it's yours truly in the hot seat.Show Notes:Today, we turn the tables on our co-host, Jon Gay of JAG in Detroit Podcasts, and put him in the hot seat. We talk about his radio-turned-podcasting career and get some insight into his personal backstory too!
2022-05-0429 min
The ROCC PodJon Gay of JAG in Detroit PodcastsToday, we turn the tables on our co-host, Jon Gay of JAG in Detroit Podcasts, and put him in the hot seat. We talk about his radio-turned-podcasting career and get some insight into his personal backstory too!Jon left radio in 2017 after a 15-year career in the industry. While he saw radio on the decline, he saw podcasting blowing up. So he started JAG in Detroit Podcasts, creating broadcast-quality podcasts for businesses and non-profits, in 2018.We talk about what a podcast is -and isn't - and some stats showing how big the industry has become.
2022-05-0429 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesI'm a Radio DJ Again...Sort OfI've decided to try being a music radio DJ again - except in the podcast world.I read about Amazon's new "Amp" project that lets you create audio shows with music from Amazon's library. But when I tried it, I couldn't play music until I had live viewers/listeners. Not an easy ask for a program that's still in beta.Then I remembered that Anchor allows you to create shows using Spotify's music library. This is content that's available on demand as a podcast. So I decided to create the Jag Throwback Show, telling stories from...
2022-03-3004 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesCan I Find Your Podcast?Jag: Can I find your podcast?First off happy Mardi Gras to everybody in Louisiana, I may be a native of Massachusetts and an adopted Michigander. But I really do miss y'all around this time of year. Laissez le bon temps rouler! Okay. Back to my main point of today's podcast. Can your podcast be found? Now what the word podcast is, can be different things to different people. For the OG crowd that's been in a podcasting for 10, 15 years they may feel that it has to technically be a podcast, meaning it has to h...
2022-03-0103 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesShould My podcast Have A QR Code?Do I need a QR Code for my podcast? Yes, it's a great idea to promote your show.For example, did you see the "bouncing QR code" commercial during the Super Bowl? It was for Coinbase, the Cryptocurrency exchange. The ad was a huge success - in fact, the website crashed when I tried to sign up.The pandemic has resurrected QR codes, which were dead before 2019. Now it's how you read a restaurant menu, it's how I host bar trivia, and there are a number of other applications. Today, I explain how to set one u...
2022-02-1503 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesHow to Start a Podcast in 2022On Thursday, January 13th, I was thrilled to present a podcasting "Professional Edge Workshop" to the Birmingham Bloomfield (Michigan) Chamber of Commerce. It was supposed to be an in-person workshop, but you know, Omicron. The good news is, we recorded it, and I'm presenting the audio here. If you'd like to watch the video of the presentation or download my PowerPoint slides as a PDF, you can do so here:https://jagindetroit.com/how-to-start-a-podcast-in-2022/We covered three main topics:Why a podcast can be a great marketing tool for your businessCurrent podcasting stats, aka how big th...
2022-01-1459 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesStart Your Podcast for Under $100As I ate healthy breakfast and got on my exercise bike today, I thought about resolutions.You may have a 2022 New Year's Resolution to start - or even restart- a podcast. Today I'll tell you how to start your podcast for under $100.The first thing you need to do is plan. Plan out a limited number of episodes. If you don't have a goal in mind, you'll do a bunch, then fall off - same as going to the gym or losing weight. Your process has to have an end point. Whenever I bring on a new...
2022-01-0302 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesDo Podcast Ratings and Reviews MatterLink to this episode:https://jagindetroit.com/ratingsandreviewsIt seems almost every podcast you listen to - the host asks you at the beginning - or end - or both - to rate and review the show. But do ratings and reviews actually matter?Before COVID, my wife and I really got into cruising. Rather than pay extra for excursions through the cruise line, she'd find the local businesses on trip advisor and look at the reviews. Same is true for restaurants. Whether we were local or travelling, Yelp became a trusted source. Heck, even Amazo...
2021-11-2302 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWhat Should I Charge for Ads on My PodcastWhat Should I Charge for Ads on My Podcast?How much should you charge advertiser in your podcast? Libsyn and AdvertiseCast have crunched the numbers, and average CPM for a one minute ad is $23.57. That means podcasters are charging $23.57 for every thousand listeners to their podcast. So if you want a statistic, there it is. But here's the thing - every podcast is different, and your listeners are valuable to advertisers in your space. So I say, charge whatever you think you can get. But if you want a number, it's $23.57. More from PodNews: https://podnews.net/press...
2021-09-1403 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesHow Ted Lasso Can Help Your PodcastBook a podcast discovery call with Jag here: https://jagindetroit.com/calendarAfter countless recommendations, I subscribed to Apple TV and started watching Ted Lasso.I'm just into Season 2 of Ted Lasso, and I figured out why it's so popular. In a world of political divisiveness, climate disasters, and general ugliness, Ted Lasso is a show of, as my friend put it, relentless positivity. Now I'm not saying your podcast needs to be all sunshine, rainbow, and homemade biscuits, but Ted Lasso is a runaway hit because it offers something unique. And if you want you...
2021-09-0803 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesYour Podcast Needs To Be EverywhereYour podcast needs to be everywhere - or at least in as many places as it can be.In 2007, I was working for a radio station in Vermont, where (fun fact) billboards are illegal. I was trying to convince my boss that the station needed a page on this new thing called Facebook. "Ben," I asked him, "if you could have a billboard in South Burlington in Interstate 89 with your morning show on it, would you do it?" "Of course," he said."That's why we need to be on Facebook," I said. "We need...
2021-08-1804 min
The ROCC PodJill Gleba - Gleba and AssociatesIn our first episode our hosts - Jon Gay, Lisa Bibbee, Trish Carruth, and Andrea Arndt - are joined by Jill Gleba, wealth advisor Gleba and Associates - they make wealth simple.Jill really cares about the psychology of investing - and why we do the things we do. We start the podcast with a question from Jill - why is money important to you?In addition, we cover what we learned -and didn't learn - about money as we grew up, and how those experiences inform us today.We also ask Jill ab...
2021-03-0420 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesHow a New TV Can Help Your PodcastAs an early 40th birthday present, my wife bought me (us) a new TV for our living room. It's gorgeous - it's a Samsung 55" QLED Q8DT 2020 model (the Costco version). Our previous TV was an 8-year-old Vizio that she bought when she moved into the house. And it was fine. In fact, as a sports fan, I'm a little embarrassed to say that SHE noticed the old TV's age before I did. But when we got this new television mounted on the wall, the difference was JAW DROPPING. We wish we had watched the first 200 episodes of Hawaii Five-O...
2020-12-1104 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesMake Time For The Hard ThingsMy tip this week - now, more than ever, force yourself to do the hard things. For me, it's working on my business. The only way I'm going to do it, is to block some time, sit down, and do it. What does that mean for you?Riverside.FM has officially launched, as a remote video recording platform. Plans go from $20 to $50 a month, depending on if you want video and how much. I haven't tried it yet - but it's getting good reviews, including from Hillary Clinton.https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/rverside-fm/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medi...
2020-11-1305 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesPodcast Movement Week 1For years, I've been singing the praises of Podcast Movement - the convention that got me into this space full time. This year, as with all other things, they've gone virtual. And I really like the format - the seminars and panels were Tuesday/Thursday this week and next. Staggering them out allows me to run my business during the off days, and more importantly, avoids the dreaded "Brady Bunch Square Zoom Fatigue." I watch what I can live. When I hit my saturation point, I can go back and watch recordings for an hour or two on the off d...
2020-10-2306 min
Michigan Motors ForwardLaura Bonnell of the Bonnell Foundation for Cystic FibrosisThe Cystic Fibrosis community has been "social distancing" since before the term even existed. Having a genetic disease that causes chronic and fatal lung infections causes a need for CF patients to remain six feet apart from one another.Laura Bonnell has two daughters with CF, and that motivated her to create The Bonnell Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis. This September 26th, they will be hosting their annual Night of Hope. Like many organizations, the event has gone virtual. In this case, however, this format allows much more flexibility and inclusion among the CF community.Today, we p...
2020-09-0112 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesStacey Simms on Making Money PodcastingStacey Simms is all about connections and community. We met through the alumni association of our college radio station, and since her son's diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes, she has formed an incredible community of patients and caregivers around this disease. This includes her podcast, Diabetes Connections, and her book The World's Worst Diabetes Mom.We spend a couple minutes on diabetes itself, including Stacey explaining some common misconceptions about the disease.Her podcast has connected her with everyone from diabetic celebrities to major drug companies, and she tells a great story of asking the head...
2020-07-2839 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesTimes Buys Serial, PM20 Finally CancelledMy piece of advice this week - do not use copyrighted music in your podcast. In a recent Facebook post in a Podcast Movement Group, Todd Cochrane of Blubrry posted the following on Thursday in the Podcast Movement Facebook group:At Blubrry Podcasting we have seen more RIAA takedown notices over the past week than we have seen in the past 2 years combined. Music owners are waking up to the fact that unscrupulous podcasters have been putting full tracks of music in there shows as if they where a radio station. Some of the takedowns are against i...
2020-07-2404 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesRob Greenlee of the Podcast AcademyToday I'm joined by podcast industry royalty - Mr. Rob Greenlee. He's incredibly well known for his work in the space, and he now chairs The Podcast Academy.We start by taking stock of the podcast industry as a whole. Rob shares his perspective on where the podcast industry was and where it has come. Also, the bloom is off the rose for social media, which creates an opportunity for podcasting.We also talk about using video in podcasting. We recorded the interview over Squadcast, so we could see each other, but the video wasn't rec...
2020-07-2128 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWhy Your Podcast Is a RacecarBen Hamilton, one of my early mentors in radio, taught me that doing a show is like driving a racecar. Do all your work in the pit. Once the race starts, all you have to do is drive.Youtube listening is down, though Youtube Music will replace Google Play Music to compete with Spotify: https://www.edisonresearch.com/youtube-listening-decreases-in-2020/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-07-10Podthon 20 is this weekend, a virtual summit for podcasters: https://podthon.com/IAB: Podcast advertising revenue up to a surprising $700m i...
2020-07-1705 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesPodcast Consultant and Editor Britany FelixI first came across the name Britany Felix in the Podcast Editors Club Facebook group. Britany was someone who always had a thoughtful answer for questions posed to the group. We actually met in person last summer in Orlando at Podcast Movement and have interacted much more lately on social media. I'm thrilled to have her as today's guest.Britany takes me through a journey I know all too well -getting tired of a corporate job and discovering podcasting, podcast consulting, and podcast editing. And she doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to discussing her tran...
2020-07-0727 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesPodcast Editor In Chief Steve StewartSteve Stewart runs the "Podcast Editors Club" Facebook group, with over 5,000 members. Steve joins me today to talk about how he got into podcast editing, and finding a niche in the financial sector, turning podcasting into a full time gig in just six months.I asked him to provide advice for novice podcast editors as well as more experienced ones, and some common themes emerged.We also talked about knowing your worth and not being afraid to charge accordingly, provided you super-serve your clients.Steve talked about his partnership with Mark D...
2020-06-2330 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesMistress Carrie on WAAF, being embedded with troops, and moving her brand to podcastingFor decades, Mistress Carrie entertained - and bonded with - the masses on legendary Boston rock station WAAF. Earlier this year, the station was sold, ending its 50 year run on the air. Carrie takes us behind the scenes of WAAF - the planned relaunch that never happened - and her journey leveraging her iconic brand as the "Baddest Bitch in Boston" to pivot to podcasting.We talk about the advent of radio's "Portable People Meter" and how it skewed ratings away from rock stations, moving eventually to the final days of WAAF. Carrie talks about how grateful sh...
2020-06-161h 00
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesMelissa's Journey to 400 Thousand DownloadsRegistered Dietitian Melissa Joy Dobbins is The Guilt Free RD and her podcast Sound Bites just went over 400,000 total downloads. Today, she explains how she started, how she got there, and the conventional podcast wisdom she took -and ignored.Much of her background is in traditional media, including television experience in her home market of Chicago. As she delved deeper into podcasting, she realized that while she could rely on some of her media instincts, but had to revamp her style in other areas.We cover a number of podcast topics including:Interview Prep (incl...
2020-06-0934 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWhy Social Isn't Enough To Promote Your PodcastEarlier this month, Tim O'Brien of O'Brien Communications in Pittsburgh wrote a great piece in Podcast Business Journal, "Social Media Alone Is Not The Way To Grow An Audience." Link: https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/social-media-alone-is-not-the-way-to-grow-an-audience/I cited this article in a previous "Five Minute Friday" episode of The Jag Show, and Tim and I connected on Twitter. Within a couple days, he agreed to come on my show and expand on his thoughts from the article.People who interact with your brand on social media aren't necessarily the same people who will listen to a podcast. So...
2020-05-2626 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesPodcast Listening Rebounds, Joe Rogan to Spotify, and Call Her Daddy DramaThree big stories in podcasting this week...The folks at Podtrac say that for the 4th and 5th weeks, podcast download and audience growth is up for the 4th and 5th straight weeks, respectively. This seems to be driven by both folks settling in to the (overused cliche alert) "New Normal" but also some states opening back up and commuting on the rise. https://analytics.podtrac.com/blog/2020/5/18/weekly-podcast-data-amid-the-coronavirus-crisis-update-through-may-17-2020?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-05-19The biggest podcasting story this week, is Joe Rogan's new deal to g...
2020-05-2204 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesPodcast vs Broadcast ContinuesAs a former radio guy, I've spent a lot of time covering the often converging lanes of broadcast and podcast. For many in podcasting, the fear is that large radio corporations will "elbow" their way into our space. For me, I worry that these large corporations - iHeartMedia, Entercom, and others - are going to do what they did to radio. That is, put profits ahead of product and make the product watered down and often unlistenable.For example, iheart has furloughed most "non-essential" employees, but hey, they launched a new podcast! It's got commencement speeches for the...
2020-04-1705 min
The Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesMarketing and Monetizing Your Podcast with Matt CundillAfter many years as a radio personality and programmer in Canadian radio, Matt Cundill began consulting audio creators. This eventually led to a career in podcasting and more as part of The Sound Off media company. He also hosts the The Sound Off Podcast, "the podcast about broadcast" which is a must listen for any current or former broadcasters. And I don't just say that because I'm a former guest. I wanted to pick Matt's brain on all things podcasting, as he brings a data-driven programmer's approach to his clients. He started by taking us through his rad...
2020-04-0729 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesWork Work Working From HomeToday, we open with Edison Research's Infinite Dial Survey, released yesterday, with big numbers for podcasting:212 million Americans (75%) are now familiar with the term “podcasting.”155 million (55%) have listened to a podcast.104 million (37%) are monthly podcast listeners.68 million (24%) are weekly podcast listeners.On average, weekly podcast listening is up to 6 hours, 39 minutes.Weekly podcast listeners consume, on average, 6 podcasts per week.Monthly podcast consumers have grown 16% year over year, cresting 100 million Americans for the first time.You can view the entire survey (with slides) HERE.Next, some stories of our first full week working from home - my w...
2020-03-2006 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesIs Coronavirus the big moment for podcasts?In the US, we've finally hit a tipping point with regard to Coronavirus concern. And among all the talk of staying home, avoiding large gathering, cancelled sporting events, and working remotely - could this be podcasting's watershed moment?Now, I don't want to seem insensitive to the millions that have been and will be affected by this global pandemic. However, the ability to record, fine tune, and publish valuable, timely information will be crucial in the weeks to come. If there were ever a time to get started, it's now.Resources:Samson Q2U m...
2020-03-1305 minThe Jag Show: Podcast Tips, Tricks, and Best PracticesHow WJPZ Brought This Show BackOver the weekend, at a college reunion, my buddy Rob asked me when I was going to do another podcast. He was waiting!It was this encounter that reminded me I need to get back into doing my show. So in this trailer for season 3, I recap the conversation and give credit to where everything started - WJPZ Syracuse.Follow me on the social platform of your choice @JAGinDetroitEmail me: JAG@JAGinDetroit.comLearn about podcasting on my website: www.JAGinDetroit.com
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2020-03-1205 min