Karson & Kennedy at MIX 104,1 Boston went out and rented DVDs for an afternoon. They were in search of scenes in Mel Gibson movies where his character got angry. They set those aside and edited some of his ugly phone calls to Oksana for a fun game called “Angry or Acting”. They played an audio clip for a listener who had to determine if Mel was acting angry or actually angry. It’s fun and here it is!
With the Mel Gibson story front and center, NOW, New York City’s Nick Cannon decided he wanted to get into a new profession to help Mel. So as an anger management counselor, Nick rang Mel up on Skype for a little conversation! Innovation is what makes shows unique. Here’s a great example of an idea no one else thought of that made Nick stand out in that moment, creating an environment where listeners would come back for more because they had so much fun hearing this.
A fun way we end all artist interviews on syndicated country show Tony & Kris is a feature called “60 Seconds”. The guys throw questions at the artist in rapid fire form, asking them to answer with the first thing that hits them. All the questions are personal so they reveal themselves. In the process, we find out some inside stuff about the artist and arm ourselves with fresh places to go the next time we talk with them.
With the slow drip of damning Mel Gibson audio out, Karson & Kennedy at MIX 104.1, Boston decided to bring out audio of other celebrities having meltdowns. They did a game called, “Know Your Celebrity Rants”. Despite the fact that the contestant seemed stumped, imagine people at home or in their cars laughing and playing along to all these great audio drops.
It’s absolutely the best when a show gets creative around a Hot Topic. Listen as Chris Carr, Maverick, and Statt, the morning show at B105, Cincinnati have some fun with Al and Tipper Gore’s recent announcement that they’re divorcing. Statt knows why…as you’ll hear in the audio he “found” of pick up lines in Al’s match.com ad.
Every morning show has received an ugly e-mail or text from a listener. Listen as Nick Cannon on 92.3 NOW, New York City completely disarms one of them by calling her to talk about the sent text! Listen as he both surprises her with the call and wins her over, making her an even more loyal listener to the show.
The Prank Phone Call is one of radio’s strongest benchmarks. Here’s Rickey Smiley whipping a listener who’d just had a baby into a frenzy by calling as a nurse at a hospital to say liquor was found in her breast milk.
At MIX 104.1, Boston, we had a very unique prize – the chance to play football with Patriots quarterback and local hunk, Tom Brady. We did “Dress Like a Lady to Play With Tom Brady” where guys had to dress in drag to win. The goal of a show is to be real, tell stories, be innovative, and create fun. Here is a prime example on Karson & Kennedy of how we involved listeners in this very unique idea.
Each Monday, “Gene and Julie” at KVIL, Dallas do a strategic feature called “The Relationship Report Card”. We look for every opportunity to build their characters and remind the audience they’re married. In this very fun Monday morning feature, each gives the other a letter grade on how they were as a spouse in the previous week. This is a highly relatable feature and gives both a chance to share their lives with listeners, thus bonding to build loyalty. In this particular installment, Gene gets an F-minus, leading to lots of laughter!
One of the “it” girls right now is singer Katy Perry. Appearing on MIX 104.1, Boston’s “Karson & Kennedy” to promote her new CD, the show does anything but focus on the selling of her music. Instead, they know listeners are most interested in her marriage to comedian Russell Brand, which is what they have fun with for almost the entire interview. That’s a very smart strategy – play in areas listeners love instead of spend time selling them something.