8.23.2013

John Moore: interesting Canadian radio host

John Moore is the morning host at Newstalk 1010/CFRB in Toronto. He talks about the Canadian radio scene and talk radio landscape; how he deals with listeners who disagree with him; what he thinks of American talk radio; Toronto's diversity; why Canadians pay attention to American politics; what it was like to grow up as a native English speaker in Quebec; how he learned and used French; how he got into the media; his acting career; working at CKGM; how he got a show on CFRB/Newstalk 1010; his appearances on Andrew Carter's Show on CJAD in Montreal; his voiceover work; why he likes Toronto; what he thinks of Toronto architecture; comparing Toronto and Montreal; media regulation of content and taxes; whiny Canadians; advice for going into broadcasting, and more.

Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac).

http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG109.mp3

8.10.2013

Richard Milne: Music all the time

Richard Milne has been working at WXRT in Chicago since 1976, where he also hosts Local Anesthetic. He talks about how he makes decisions to air bands' music on the show; why he prefers CDs; his relationship to the Smashing Pumpkins; why Lou Reed was the most exciting on-air interview he's ever done; what he thinks of digital vs vinyl; his first radio job in WDEK in DeKalb, Illinois; how WXRT DJs can choose their own music; how he developed his business, Rank Entertainment; what makes WXRT an atypical music station and special place to work, and more.

Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac).

http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG108.mp3