"Russini doesn't need to win over every critic, nor does she need to answer every question thrown her way. But she does need to give people a reason to keep tuning in beyond their curiosity about her personal life."
"This was a natural place for me to go: to write for myself in my own name, directly to my audience, and have that kind of intimate connection and really pursue the stories that I wanted to pursue."
It's the "Chicken or the Egg?" of the news/talk world. Do you have to be born a news/talk radio natural to succeed in this industry or can it be taught?
Not everybody is going to like you. And that's ok. But it feels like once every couple of weeks McAfee dips into the "Nobody's rooting for me" bag. It's exhausting.
"If somebody doesn't understand the context of why it matters to them, they're not going to watch because they don't think the information they're about to receive is applicable to them."
Outlets would rather have a Taylor Swift reporter instead of a faith reporter. Having a faith reporter would most certainly help frame the crisis in the Middle East better than classifying it as a "land war."
The press conference was not tabulated as a separate telecast by Nielsen on cable, but it was still evident that each of the three major cable news outlets got a sizable boost from the event.
"This was a natural place for me to go: to write for myself in my own name, directly to my audience, and have that kind of intimate connection and really pursue the stories that I wanted to pursue."
"News/talk stations are largely syndicated, and the local shows, which used to feature a host, producer, and board operator/phone screener, are largely a thing of the past. What does this mean? If you are a local host on a radio station, having a large ego is an invitation to unemployment."