Recycling

How committed are you to recycling content? No matter how you answer that question, I will make the case that you should recycle more content. Supporting data follows, but first, let's take a look...

One of the benefits of a content recycling strategy is maintaining a consistent sound, even when personalities are on vacation. Many programmers believe in the strategy of moving talent to the morning show or...

Every day, radio personalities spend hours in show prep creating content they think is pretty good. Then they perform it on the air. Sometimes it works. And sometimes it doesn't get the traction it...

It's okay to repeat content, as long as it's worth repeating. I repeat: It's okay to repeat content if it's worth repeating. In fact, it's recommended, as long as it's (and I repeat), worthwhile material. But...

One of the most frequently asked questions is whether to repeat the best content or create new material for each break. The follow up question is, if so, how often? The answer is Yes, and...

Airchecks are usually tedious, only a bit more fun than dental surgery. But they don’t have to be. It takes time, commitment and creativity-just like a great radio show. Recycling is good for the...

Everyone on the planet is a sucker for new. Yet if you constantly present what you think is “new”, you’ll probably fail. That's because, while we desire new, we respond to familiar. In music...

You've probably heard the term gluttony in various contexts. Sometimes a particular personality type that keeps getting into bad situations are called a "glutton for punishment". Or you immediately think of a scene in the...

When there is a great moment on the air, wouldn't it be great for it to have a second life and live on and on and on? Extending a show's best moments and exposing...