"I've long been in awe of Knoxville — specifically, the rarity of the letter x being followed by the letter v which, like Greg FM, seems as though it shouldn't work, yet, somehow..."
One of the issues with that is the news cycle is moving so fast that an on-demand show from three hours ago may be obsolete. I think that is a challenge we have not fully adjusted to.
That ability to make the local feel universal isn't a small skill. It's arguably the most valuable one in the format. And if you can master it locally, there's every reason to believe it carries over to a national platform.
"When senseless tragedies occur that take the life of any media professional, we should all be outraged, not searching for 'an angle' to advance a story."
"I've long been in awe of Knoxville — specifically, the rarity of the letter x being followed by the letter v which, like Greg FM, seems as though it shouldn't work, yet, somehow..."