In the 90s when I programmed WRAL-FM, there were some seminal learning moments that have stuck with me for decades. Things that shaped how I coach talent today. Let me share one of them. Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting was a progressive media company. The owner, Jim Goodmon, believed in several core things which is why the […]
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026, approximately 1:15pm. I’m in the middle of a creative talent coaching session with a show then a cast member lays this on me: “I’ll do it because I need this job.” It was a gut punch to hear. They weren’t moving forward with an idea because it was sound, strategic, entertaining, […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup and there’s a vibe shift in my hometown of Raleigh, NC we should never lose. People are smiling at strangers. Car horns aren’t expressing frustration, they’re celebrating. Social media isn’t filled with arguments. People are weeping with happiness, and radio needs to create that local pride every day. […]
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Radio’s Culture Wars and the Big Bleed Out
In the 90s when I programmed WRAL-FM, there were some seminal learning moments that have stuck with me for decades. Things that shaped how I coach talent today. Let me share one of them. Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting was a progressive media company. The owner, Jim Goodmon, believed in several core things which is why the […]
I Need This Job: The Creativity Killer
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, approximately 1:15pm. I’m in the middle of a creative talent coaching session with a show then a cast member lays this on me: “I’ll do it because I need this job.” It was a gut punch to hear. They weren’t moving forward with an idea because it was sound, strategic, entertaining, […]
The Day My City Wept
The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup and there’s a vibe shift in my hometown of Raleigh, NC we should never lose. People are smiling at strangers. Car horns aren’t expressing frustration, they’re celebrating. Social media isn’t filled with arguments. People are weeping with happiness, and radio needs to create that local pride every day. […]