Tag: Perry Michael Simon

"In the words of the great philosopher Bill Watterson, it’s a magical world. Let’s go exploring!"

Allow me to offer some options for holiday-safe topics that are better than just running syndication and “best-of” for the next two weeks.

Practically everything changes as technology improves and the public gravitates to the most convenient option.

He thinks he can get away with it, and he’s right, because he keeps insulting people with ad hominem attacks and nobody in the room steps forward to object.

There’s not one talk radio show that generates any heat regarding what’s going on in the news, or, really, anything at all. Not one syndicated show, not one local show.

The collective brain power of the people remaining in the radio business can surely come up with ideas that would catch the public’s attention and make money, right?

Turns out I’m one of those guys — the ones filling the comments on Facebook radio groups with “back in my day” stuff.

If what you’re doing isn’t generating enough interest or revenue, it might be time to try something else.

The economics just don’t work anymore, even if you don’t factor in the crippling debt the big broadcasters have to pay just to stay alive.

The average person may not be able to tell the difference between a real person’s voice and a synthetic voice, and we know that there’s a large number of people who don’t care, as long as they hear things that confirm their opinions.