The Morning Show By the Numbers

Let’s do some quirky character development in a new feature called the Morning Show By the Numbers.  Pit the cast against each other to reveal something personal to the audience about themselves:  who on the cast has the highest FICO score?  Which guy has the best testosterone level?  Who has the worst Uber rating?  Who in the room got the most money back in their tax filing?  Who has the highest IQ?  If doing this, make sure to reveal everyone’s score so we see best to worst!

You’re an A+ in a C-minus World

A show was playfully complaining to me the other day that the world is very C-minus.  You can’t get a human on the phone, people snipe at each other in public, technology doesn’t work properly.  So we came up with a new feature An A+ in C-minus World.  We ask listeners to call to uplift people and places that go above and beyond, regardless of how big or small it is.

Flex on Your Ex

Often when a relationship breaks up, there’s bad blood.  Let’s talk to those people to get that venom on the show – lots of stories to hear, right?  Then throw at them the curve ball.  Ask them to flex on their ex by saying one nice thing about them.

Famous People From Local High Schools

With high school graduations right around the corner, why not spend some time finding out what famous people went to area high schools?  Then, invite them on your show to re-live those glory years.  Make yourself available to record these at their convenience.  Find five and you can have a theme week when graduations are happening.

Tasty for the TSA

You know those TSA workers at your airport?  They’ve been working without pay for the last month because of the government.  Might be a good idea to partner with a client or two and bring them lunch one day this week as a thanks.  Before you do, make sure every TV station in town knows it’s happening and you’ll likely get coverage.

The Gas Tank Challenge

Gas prices are back in the news.  There’s not one of us, when filling up, that doesn’t play the same game.  The gas is flowing and you try to disengage the pump at an exact dollar amount ($52.00!).  Have a competition amongst the cast to see who can come closest.  This could be a fun on-air conversation with a wrap-up of pushing the videos, and announcing the champion, on social media.

The Show With the Brogue

St. Patrick’s Day is next week so it’s time for the Show With the Brogue.  Re-work all your sweepers to be topical-sounding that day by having them redone in the classic Irish accent.  Don’t know anyone who’s Irish or can do the brogue?  That’s where A.I. comes in!  Be topical that day with lots of St. Patrick’s Day content, but make the show sound it, too.

The Cadbury Chocolate Challenge

With Easter one month away, here’s one you can work on.  Easter, for kids, is centered around chocolate (I know, go figure!).  The pinnacle for chocolate for many is Cadbury.  The lowest form is the hallow chocolate Easter bunny.  Get some of both.  Then blindfold co-workers and give them a taste of each to see if they can tell the difference.  Call it the Cadbury Chocolate Challenge.  Audio for the show, video for social media!

Drink and Think

Here’s a fun street/game idea compliments of XYZ with Erik Zachary (syndicated, Skyview Networks) where they quiz people at bars while out Friday and Saturday nights.  Trivia works all the time as it’s vicarious.  When you add people who are tipsy, it gets even better.  They call it Drink and Think!

Name That Anthem!

With this being the last week of the Winter Olympics, get on YouTube and download cheesy versions of national anthems.  It could be a fun game where you play a version and the audience has to identify the country as athletes win gold.