December 31, 2023 · 3:00 am

Best of the Blog 2023

It’s been my tradition since I began this blog nine years ago to look back on the year just past and share with you the Top 5 Most Read articles over the last 52 weeks.

To date, 441 articles have been published and have been viewed over 296,300-times from folks around the world; maybe you missed them or perhaps you’d like to read them again.

Most Read Article of 2023

Radio’s talent pool is shrinking, and those people still working in radio are “wearing more hats” than ever with 54% of radio personalities saying that they are responsible for more than four different areas of their radio stations.

It was this statistic that led me to write “ Is There A Future For Air Personalities.”  Apparently this article struck a nerve with thousands of readers when it was published in September 2023.

Second Most Read Article of 2023

In May 2023, I asked the question “Where Are the Radios?” with an article titled “Radio’s Disappearing Act.”

39% of American homes today no longer have a single AM/FM radio in them, and radio set ownership gets worse for young Americans age 12 to 24, where that number grows to 57%.

AM/FM radios are vanishing from hotels, B&Bs, American homes and big box retailers.

Third Most Read Article of 2023

If people don’t have radios in their homes and workplaces, where are they getting their music fix? Earlier in May, I asked that very question in an article titled “Where People Today Get Their Music Fix.”  

According to research conducted by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), more 64% of individuals primarily choose to play music over the internet.

Music is personal and the internet allows all of us to hear what we want, when we want to hear it. Knowing this, broadcast radio – now more than ever – needs engaging personalities that make an emotional connection with listeners beyond the music they play.

Fourth Most Read Article of 2023

Forty-six years ago, Johnny Paycheck released a song titled “Take This Job And Shove It.” It was his biggest hit, and as it usually happens with a song like this, it stands out to even non-fans for a reason. Specifically, in this case, it was because it hit home with many dissatisfied workers all across America.

In 2023, the website Careercast.com published a report on the “Top Ten Worst Jobs in America,” three of those jobs listed were reporter, broadcaster and advertising salesperson. Poor pay would be bad enough, but a lack of job growth exacerbates attracting new talent.

Fifth Most Read Article of 2023

Radio listening, is a habit; a habit that is disappearing along with local radio personalities. Radio personalities are a station’s brand, they are unique to your radio station; coach them, grow them and promote them.

If you don’t understand the listener’s needs, from the listener’s point-of-view, then you’re just spinning your wheels. This was the subject addressed in the article “Listeners Don’t Care.” 

Most Read Article The Day It Was Published

Back on September 6, 2015, an article I wrote in the early days of this blog continues to hold the record for the most readers and comments the day it was published. Looking back, I see that it dealt with the same issue eight years ago that has only gotten worse, that being the elimination of the very thing that makes radio great – it’s radio personalities.

“We Never Called It Content”  is the story of how a radio industry inspired me to make this my life’s career. It’s an article that’s had over 5,000 views.

                  Radio is an art form.

When you remove the artists, there’s not much left.

Why I Blog

I blog for broadcasters, educators and students, to provide media mentorship and to pay-it-forward to the broadcasting industry that I have been a part of for over 56-years. I’m grateful for the more than 221,000-people from all over the world who have visited this blog (https://DickTaylorBlog.com) and have read articles that have caught their interest.

Also every article I’ve written is archived on my blog site and easily accessible.

As I begin my 10th year of blogging, I plan to write new articles when I feel I can add a different perspective to how our media world is changing and evolving, ending the rigor of writing a new article every week.

If you’re a subscriber to my blog – IT’S FREE – then you will automatically receive new articles as they are published.

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December 24, 2023 · 3:00 am

Grateful For Your Readership

Back next week with the year’s most impactful articles

on DTB in 2023.

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December 17, 2023 · 3:00 am

Do You Have A Favorite Radio Station?

Growing up, I had a few favorite radio stations and when I think of the reasons that I was so attracted to them, the top three reasons would have been:

  1. Air Personalities
  2. Station Imaging/Jingles
  3. Music

Favorite Songs

When it comes to music, the number one way most people today access the songs they want to hear is via streaming with YouTube now the top source for streaming people’s favorite songs.

No longer in our “I want it now” world does anyone want to wait until a radio station decides to play their favorite song, we just ask Alexa, Siri or Hey Google to play it.

Gone for radio is the #3 reason on my list above.

Don’t Be Generic

As I spin the radio dial today, all radio sounds much the same; in a word “generic,” and no one ever became attracted to anything generic.

Gone for radio is the #2 reason on my list above.

People Made Radio Attractive

Over the years, radio has had personalities that made the medium special: like Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Ingram, Larry Lujack, Robert W. Morgan, Wolfman Jack, Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, Dick Biondi, Boom Boom Branigan, Ron Lundy, Dale Dorman, Paul Harvey and many more.

As these people retired or were RIF’d (Reduction In Force), my #1 reason for listing to radio went with them.

People are attracted to people and experiences which stimulate the part of the brain that triggers craving and longing, releasing habit-forming, feel-good chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins.

Your iPhone does that for you.

Your voice activated smart speaker does too.

For radio, great air personalities did it for you.

Radio Is Show Business

Unfortunately, most of today’s radio is focused only on the business part of the equation.

Don’t get me wrong, the business part is important, but without a focus on the show part, the business end will suffer.

Radio’s big advantage is offering advertisers an engaged audience to expose their goods and services to, but without unique air personalities, which attract listeners to tune in every day, radio’s audience will depart, as will those very advertisers that provide the economic engine for the radio industry.

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December 10, 2023 · 3:00 am

They’ve Been Leaving The Light On Since 280 BC

You would think, that a service that’s been around for centuries — and manned by people – wouldn’t be faced with many of the same personnel issues facing broadcast radio today, but it is.

Recorded history tells us that the first lighthouse dates back to ancient Egypt around the year 280 BC. It consisted of an open fire pit, on top of a hill rising 450 feet in the air. It took manpower to keep the fire burning from dusk to dawn.

Creating The Light Source

The history of lighthouses tells us of all the changes that took place creating the light in these sentinels of the coastline, things like:

  • Burned wood
  • Burned coal
  • Burned lard oil
  • Burned sperm whale oil

Electricity Arrives

The invention of the electric light changed how lighthouses operated and with it the duties of the lighthouse keeper. They no longer had to carry fuel up and down the stairs of the lighthouse to keep the light lit. Now the job only required insuring the light bulb wasn’t burned out.

Lighthouse Keepers

In America, the first lighthouse was Boston Light built in 1716 and the United States Congress created the U.S. Lighthouse Service to hire and staff America’s growing population of lighthouses up and down our coastlines.

These were good jobs, and lighthouse keepers could even have their families living with them at their light stations.

We Still Need Lighthouses, Not Lighthouse Keepers

With the advent of LED light sources, automation and the electronic Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), ships could now be tracked and warned when nearing hazardous waters. Technology had eliminated the need for lighthouse keepers, a career that had been around in America for 307 years was now over.

Sally Snowman

On December 31, 2023, the last lighthouse keeper in America will be retiring. Her name is Sally Snowman, and she has been the keeper at Boston Light for more than twenty years.

Sally has little patience for nostalgia and believes the future is for Boston Light to join the rest of America’s lighthouses in the 21st Century, as a fully automated operation.

Is There A Lesson Here For Radio?

Commercial radio in America has only been around for 103 years, and like lighthouses has played a critical role in keeping people safe and aware of their surroundings.

Radio isn’t going away, but is on the same path as lighthouses when it comes to automation and communicating with the people it is there to serve.

Sally Snowman believes in honoring the past and embracing the future.

As stated in the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) manual The Public and Broadcasting, that looks like taking advantage of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), and automated systems to ensure that broadcasting’s mission continues to be serving the public’s interest, convenience and necessity*

No, this isn’t the style of radio broadcasting that I grew up with and spent over five decades in creating. It also wasn’t the style of radio heard before the advent of television. Television changed the way radio stations sounded and operated in the 1960s. The internet, WiFi and A.I. are forcing radio to change again.

Change or Be Changed

* See 47 U.S.C. § 307(a) (“The Commission, if public convenience, interest, or necessity will be served thereby, subject to the limitations of this chapter, shall grant to any applicant therefor a station license provided for by this chapter”)

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December 3, 2023 · 3:00 am

Looking Back On My Professional Life

For thirteen years (1984-1997), I was the general manager of WFPG AM/FM in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The stations were successful. I was active in Rotary, the local chambers of commerce, and community social programs in addition to running the radio stations.

We did the state’s first LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) adding a third radio station to our operation.

We had a print division that did zoned coupon mailers and produced an annual calendar for local advertisers.

I was in the zone, my comfort zone.

Success Is a Poor Teacher

When new ownership took over the radio stations in my 13th year of managing them, one of the owners was to be the “managing partner.” He didn’t have the equity stake to invest, so his contribution was to move to Atlantic City and manage the stations for the group. That meant that everyone in the radio stations were needed, but me.

As I set out to find a new radio general manager position, I would be faced with something new that the broadcasting industry had never had to deal with before, consolidation. Consolidation was like a game of musical chairs, only in this game when the music stopped, you were out-of-a-job.

I thought that my long period of success would be a plus in finding my next position, but kept hearing, “you’ve been at the same place for over a decade?” I would soon learn that this wasn’t perceived as a positive.

My Road Trips

Eventually, I would land my next GM position and move to a new state which would lead to a series of moves every two to three years. At that time, consolidation kept changing the landscape of the radio industry as we knew it, whereas today, it’s artificial intelligence and the internet.

Delaware, Maryland, Iowa, Pennsylvania and back to New Jersey a couple of more times would be my life over the next decade.

While I never would have chosen this path, what I would realize was that I learned more over this period of time than being in the same place for the previous decade. That being successful and in your comfort zone is a poor teacher.

College Professor

In 2010, I made a career change. I went from market manager of a cluster of radio stations for Clear Channel to a broadcast professor at Western Kentucky University. I was moving out of my comfort zone BIG TIME.

That first year was a lot of heavy lifting as I created every course, every lesson, every test for each of my classes.

Eventually, I grew to a new comfort zone at the university. I was on university senate and several committees. I graduated from the university’s master advising certification program and advised around 100 students each semester. I graduated from the university’s police academy and my office was a campus “safe space” for students, faculty and staff. And I was active in state broadcast associations along with founding and directing a radio talent institute on campus.

Why Comfort Zones Are Bad for You

Staying in a comfort zone feels peaceful and relaxing. Comfort zones are not challenging. They become limiting and confining. They can produce a sense of boredom.

I know I certainly had the feeling of “Is That All There Is?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sWTnsemkIs during my long tenure in Atlantic City.

Change is the only constant you can depend on in the world. Nothing stays the same. If you’re not growing then you’ve “gone to seed.” https://painintheenglish.com/case/27

WWJD (What Would Jobs Do?)

When I look at some of the last thoughts of Steve Jobs,* I find it illuminating. Jobs said that in the eyes of others his life had been the symbol of success. However, Jobs found that apart from his work, he regrets how he raised his children.

Steve had stayed in his comfort zone of his business to the sacrifice of his family.

Retirement

In 2017, I retired from the university, moved to Virginia, got married and through marriage found myself in a family of 14 children, 38 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

I continued to write this blog and volunteer with a non-profit radio station (now in my 10th year for both) and feel very blessed.

Once you’ve accumulated enough money for the rest of your life, you need to change your focus to pursuing objectives that are not related to wealth.

Looking Forward to 2024

The new year is traditionally a time when we all look in the mirror of our lives and contemplate where we want to go next.

If you want to grow in 2024, my best advice to you is to decide to get out of your comfort zone.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

-Steve Jobs

*12/3/2023: A correction was made about Steve Jobs “final words;” to read some of his final thoughts. Steve Jobs finals words were: “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.” Some of his final thoughts expressed regret in how he raised his children. “I wasn’t always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did,” he told his biographer, Walter Isaacson. Thank You Steve Ross for the correction.

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November 26, 2023 · 3:00 am

Grateful For All The Times I’ve Been Fired

You might think that’s an unusual thing to be grateful for, so let me explain.

No, I wasn’t immediately grateful any of the times I found myself in the position of being let go by my broadcast employer. I don’t think anyone ever does.

Blessings in Disguise

It takes a little time and space to realize, that being forced to think about your life and where you really want to be, can be the “boot in the butt” we really need at that moment in time.

As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I’ve lost a job, what came next was always better than what I had left behind. The same might also be said about love and relationships.

Always Be Grateful

The life lesson I want to share with you today is, we can’t see how the twists and turns of our lives will play out in the moment they occur, but if we choose to look for the positive in each event, we will find it; guaranteed.

Henry Ford put it this way:

Whether you think you can or think you can’t,

YOU’RE RIGHT.

The simile to those words I would contend are:

Whether you think what happens in your life is good or bad,

YOU’RE RIGHT.

Life is all about choices, and when it comes to how you deal with life’s events, you can choose to either embrace them as being good, or being bad. (Spoiler Alert: Life is better when you look for the positive in every situation.)

Gratitude

On this Thanksgiving 2023, when family and friends come together, let me leave you with this thought from Melody Beattie:

Gratitude

unlocks the fullness of life.

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November 19, 2023 · 3:00 am

Reviving Radio: Embracing Change for a Brighter Future

Today, I invited Dales Whyte, Business Advisor Enterprise Plus (South Coast Of NSW), Charity Founder & Creator Of Businesses, Community Leader, and International Broadcaster to share his perspective on the state of commercial broadcast radio from his home, Down Under.

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Radio, a medium that has been a source of entertainment, information, and connection for generations, is facing a crossroads. As a radio enthusiast who fell in love with this industry in the late ’70s, it pains me to see its decline. The ghost of radio may linger, but its glory days seem to be fading unless we take action now! I refuse to attend its funeral, and I believe that with the right strategies, we can breathe new life into Radio.

Today, I serve as a business advisor for the New South Wales (NSW) Government, working with small to medium-sized clients daily. Ironically, this role has given me a unique insight into the state of the radio industry in Australia.

I’m not advocating a return to the good old days of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and yesteryear’s hits. Instead, I’m championing the use of modern technology and techniques to rejuvenate the industry. The future of radio lies not only in its past but also in its present.

One strategy I often recommend to my clients is reverse engineering the sales process to better serve and adapt their businesses. Radio must apply the same principle to secure its future. We need to focus on two key client bases crucial for our survival.

1.         The Customer:

•          The customer is not just the listener but also the one who pays the bills, keeping the radio station afloat.

•          While streamlining operations and adopting network-centric models can save money, we must not sacrifice localism. If we do that then the customers advertising will be impacted by not having the number of listeners to act on the message of the commercial stop

•          Balancing cost-saving measures with local touch is essential to keep our customers satisfied and our revenue strong.

2.         The Radio Listener:

•          Listeners are the lifeblood of radio. We must provide them with content that meets their needs, wants, and desires.

•          Local radio plays a vital role in informing communities about local events and news, making it an invaluable resource.

•          We need to address the growing disconnect between what listeners want and what we deliver.

 To revive the radio industry, we must consider the following strategies:

1.         Embrace Social Media:

•          Radio has traditionally shied away from social media, but it’s time to change. Social media can enhance the connection between listeners, customers, and radio stations. We have to be the leaders in social media in our marketplaces.

•          Utilize platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to engage with the audience and expand reach.

•          Use social media for the coverage of events. Radio must now return to the days of turning up to every dog and pony show.

2.         Live Streaming:

•          To cater to today’s audience, we must offer live streaming of radio shows.

•          Interact with the audience in real-time during shows and engage them through video and audio content.

3.         Invest in Talent:

•          Radio’s success hinges on having the best talent in the industry. Not just announcers but for the entire radio station.

•          Encourage people to pursue careers in radio by providing opportunities and training. I have long advocated that nights and mid dawns should be utilised as training/sessions to create a true radio school.

Shared Responsibility: The responsibility for radio’s survival falls on all stakeholders in the industry.

1.         Announcers:

•          Announcers should consider their role as being a dedicated professional, not just a job.

•          They should stay informed about local events, engage with the community, and embrace localism. Announces need to embrace localism!

•          Never miss an opportunity to localise or interact with the community.

2.         Sales Teams:

  • Sales teams should focus on creating successful advertising campaigns that truly benefit clients.
  • The quick sale mentality must be replaced with a client-focused approach.
  • Members of the sales team have to be individual advertising agents understanding and utilising skills in conjunction with creative writers to achieve outstanding results for radio customers,

3.         Station Staff:

•          Every member of the station’s staff plays a critical role in its success.

•          The friendliness and engagement of receptionists, for example, can leave a lasting impression on visitors.

4.         Managers:

•          Managers should lead the way by encouraging new ideas and a change in business practices.

•          Regular positive meetings and staff collaboration are essential for radio station success.

5.         Owners:

•          Owners must be willing to embrace change and enforce ethics in the industry. People must feel safe in their job and part of a living breathing team that is growing and won’t replace them at the drop of a hat.

•          A long-term approach is needed to ensure financial success and maintain radio’s relevance.

Conclusion: The radio industry is at a pivotal moment. We can choose to let it fade into history, or we can take action to revive it. By embracing change, focusing on the needs of both customers and listeners, and using modern technology, radio can continue to be a vibrant and essential part of our lives. It’s time to write a new chapter for radio, one that ensures its survival and success for years to come.

-Dales Whyte

Empowering businesses along the picturesque South Coast of New South Wales as a dedicated Business Advisor under the Enterprise Plus / Business Connect program, I also take pride in my role as a philanthropist, founding charities and nurturing innovative enterprises. As a community leader, I strive to foster growth and collaboration, creating a positive impact locally and beyond. Additionally, my voice extends globally as an international broadcaster, sharing insights and stories that resonate across borders. Together, let’s build a thriving and interconnected world.

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November 12, 2023 · 3:00 am

Heading Back Home

We were blessed with spectacular weather in Ocean City, Maryland — enjoying every single minute.

Now, we’re headed back home, and next Sunday I’ve invited a life-long Australian broadcaster to write a guest article for this blog on the topic of “Reviving Radio: Embracing Change for a Brighter Future.”

I know it’s a thought piece you won’t want to miss.

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November 5, 2023 · 3:00 am

On the Beach

For Sue’s birthday, I’ve taken her to the beach — her Happy Place.

Back in two weeks.

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October 29, 2023 · 3:00 am

Are We the Solution or the Problem? (Take 2)

I originally wrote about this subject over four years ago. Since that time, I have noticed that when I publish a new article about radio, people seem to fall into one of two different camps. There are those who say radio’s days are numbered — or over, and those who think going back to the way it was will solve everything.

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking

we used when we created them.”

-Albert Einstein

Lots of Change

When I think back to the days when AM radio rocked my world, to today, where Alexa serves up whatever my mood desires, much has changed.

“The key to failure is to hang on to the belief that things have to be

 ‘the way they ought to be.’

The key to success is to be able to deal with things

as they really are.”

-Roy H. Williams, The Wizard of Ads

Which brings me back to taking another look at the question:

“Are we the solution, or the problem?”

…when it comes to the future of radio?

Radio’s Big 3 Areas of Dysfunction?

I’m sure that you have your own thoughts on this, but the sense I have from reading articles about today’s radio industry from all over the world, along with reader comments, are that these three things are very important to the future of radio:

  1. Commercials. Radio’s commercial spot loads are too big. The 60 and 30-second ad lengths are over. Radio needs to re-think the way it monetizes itself OTA (over the air) and the creation of radio ads needs to be a specialty in every radio station.
  2. Companionship. Alexa is convenient and we even chat with one another, but I don’t consider “her” a companion. Radio needs to fulfill that social need for the listener.
  3. Quality vs. Quantity. The radio industry is focused on consolidation, where a few large media companies control more frequencies. When the game today is all about providing a better experience – quality over quantity.

The original benchmarks of radio like weather, breaking news, and school cancellations, for example, are often much more efficiently handled by other platforms. Radio needs to re-think what it can do that others can’t, and then do it. Radio needs to compliment today’s other forms media, as it no longer is the sole source of information.

What Are Your Most Prized Possessions?

Recently, a British online magazine asked men and women about their 20 most prized possessions. What you will see when you look at these lists are, that men gravitate to expensive tangible things and women covet items that hold emotional value. As you view the lists for both genders, take note of the one thing that is missing on both.

            Women                                               Men

            Family Photos                                     Home

            Home                                                  Family Photos

            Wedding Ring                                     Car

            Engagement Ring                               Wedding Ring

            Family Pet                                           Photographs of deceased relatives

            Photographs of deceased relatives    Family Pet      

            Jewelry                                                Laptop

            Car                                                       Photographs of significant other

            Childhood Pictures                             Smartphone

            Laptop                                                 Books

            Photographs of significant other        Vinyl Records

            Children’s artwork                              CD Collection

            Photographs of deceased friends       Tablet

            Clothes                                                Television

            Books                                                  Photographs of deceased friends

            Tablet                                                  Golf/Fishing Equipmnt/Bicycle

            Baby Clothes                                       Childhood Pictures

            A favorite book                                    Internet

            Parent’s wedding rings                       Jewelry

Missing from both lists is RADIO.

Radio Reaches a Mass Audience

The Council on Foreign Relations tells the story of radio’s impact on the world this way:

“Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received a U.S. patent for radio technology in 1904, three years after he claimed to have sent the first transatlantic radio signal. Radio was the first technology that could instantaneously communicate to a mass audience. Because it allowed continuous, up-to-date news and entertainment for people regardless of their income or literacy levels, it became immensely popular. In many parts of the world today, radio remains a dominant source of news and entertainment; it is considered to be the most important means of mass communication in Africa, where literacy rates are relatively low and electricity access is inconsistent. In 2010, an estimated 44,000 radio stations operated around the globe.”

How did we squander such a dominating position in people’s lives, so that we are no longer considered a “prized possession?”

Out Damn Spot

It was seven years ago I wrote a blog titled “Out, damn’d spot!” Yet, here we are in 2023 and radio station commercial loads have increased.

I’m sure you have noticed that YouTube offers viewers a chance to “Skip Ads” when you are looking to play a video; that should be a hint that massive commercial breaks are over!

Likewise, ads that are out-of-place on targeted radio formats should be banned. Creativity in radio spot creation is virtually non-existent. Remember when program directors had the final say about EVERYTHING that went on-the-air? We need those kinds of gatekeepers back.

And if all of this is important for our AM/FM radio signals, it becomes even more critical for our radio streams over the internet.

Community & Companionship

Radio has the power to own the communities that it operates in, and provide real companionship for the listener. Pureplay streamers can’t, and won’t be able to do this, as they also lack personality. Alexa and Siri will never enter the Radio Hall of Fame, with the likes of:

Abbott and Costello Goodman Ace and Jane Ace José Miguel Agrelot Raul Alarcón Sr. Kurt Alexander Fred Allen Mel Allen Don Ameche Eddie Anderson Eve Arden Edwin Howard Armstrong Jackson Armstrong Gene Autry Red Barber Tom Barnard Dick Bartley George G. Beasley Glenn Beck Art Bell Jack Benny Gertrude Berg Edgar Bergen Dick Biondi Jesse B. Blayton Sr. Martin Block Bob and Ray Jim Bohannon Bobby Bones Neal Boortz Amar Bose Jonathon Brandmeier Marty Brennaman Jack Brickhouse Brother Wease Himan Brown Joy Browne Jack Buck Gary Burbank Burns and Allen Jess Cain Sway Calloway Eddie Cantor Harry Caray Jack Carney Howie Carr Andrew Carter Ron Chapman Charlie & Harrigan Dick Clark Jerry Coleman Bob Collins Ann Compton William Conrad Jack L. Cooper Myron Cope Don Cornelius Charles Correll Norman Corwin Lou Costello Frankie Crocker Bing Crosby Powel Crosley Jr. Steve Dahl Yvonne Daniels Lee de Forest Rick DeesDelilah Dr. Demento Tom Donahue Nanci Donnellan (The Fabulous Sports Babe) Tommy Dorsey Bill Drake Jim Dunbar Don Dunphy Elvis Duran Jimmy Durante Richard Durham Bob Edwards Douglas Edwards Ralph Edwards Ralph Emery Barry Farber Erica Farber Joseph Field Fred Foy Mike Francesa Arlene Francis Stan Freberg Alan Freed John A. Gambling Blair Garner Ira Glass Christopher Glenn Arthur Godfrey Leonard Goldenson Benny Goodman Gale Gordon Freeman Gosden Toni Grant Barry Gray Petey Greene Ralph Guild Karl Haas Joan Hamburg Milo Hamilton Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton Bill Handel Sean Hannity John Hare Harry Harrison Lynne “Angel” Harvey Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Jr. Steve Harvey Ernie Harwell Terri Hemmert Jocko Henderson Gordon Hinkley Bob Hope Clark Howard Stanley E. Hubbard Cathy Hughes Maurice “Hot Rod” Hulbert Don ImusDan Ingram Hal Jackson Michael Jackson Fred Jacobs E. Rodney Jones Jim Jordan Marian Driscoll Jordan Tom Joyner Harry Kalas H. V. Kaltenborn Mel Karmazin Carl Kasell Casey Kasem Murray “the K” Kaufman Garrison Keillor Kid Kelly Herb Kent Jim Kerr Larry King Bob Kingsley Kim Komando Kidd Kraddick Kay Kyser Art Laboe John Records Landecker John Lanigan Chuck Leonard Mark Levin Hal Lewis Rush Limbaugh Melvin Lindsey Michael “Mickey” Luckoff Larry Lujack Ron Lundy Joe Madison Ray Magliozzi Tom Magliozzi Guglielmo Marconi Angie Martinez Groucho Marx Luther Masingill Dan Mason Lowry Mays Mary Margaret McBride J. P. McCarthy Edward F. McLaughlin Gordon McLendon Graham McNamee Marian McPartland Garry Meier Ruth Ann Meyer Jon Miller Agnes Moorehead Robert W. Morgan “Cousin Brucie” Morrow Scott Muni Edward R. Murrow Manuel “Paco” Navarro Pat O’Day Eddie O’Jay Stu Olds Dick Orkin Charles Osgood Gary Owens Ronn OwensWilliam S. Paley Edward Pate Jr. Dan Patrick Norman Pattiz Virginia Payne Sam Phillips Wally Phillips Dick Purtan James Henry Quello Robin Quivers Dave Ramsey Ronald Reagan Cokie Roberts Tony Roberts Neil Rogers Jim Rome Javier Romero President Franklin D. Roosevelt Orion Samuelson David Sarnoff Michael Savage Chuck Schaden Laura Schlessinger Vin Scully Ryan Seacrest Elliot Segal Scott Shannon Jean Shepherd Bill Siemering Robert Sievers Donnie Simpson Red Skelton Rick Sklar Kate Smith Paul W. Smith Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo Susan Stamberg Frank Stanton Alison Steele Bob Steele Don Steele Martha Jean Steinberg Charley Steiner Bill Stern Howard Stern Todd Storz Fran Striker Studs Terkel John Tesh Jay Thomas Lowell Thomas Rufus Thomas Mac Tichenor Les Tremayne Charlie Tuna Bob Uecker Ed Walker Orson Welles Ruth Westheimer Dick Whittinghill Bruce Williams Nat D. Williams Jerry Williams Wendy Williams William B. Williams Walter Winchell Wolfman Jack

I rest my case.

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