Jerry Agar: 14 years later!

Jerry Agar has been on the air since October, 1973. I interviewed him in 2010 when he was starting at Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto. He went back to Canada after spending 25 years in the U.S. (he's originally from Canada), and is still at Newstalk 1010. He talks about a lot in this update: what he thinks of the radio industry and talk radio; why he switched from music radio to talk; his experience including WGN and WLS in Chicago, and smaller markets throughout the country; Kevin Metheny and his father, Terrell Metheny; his struggles, advice, the importance of being authentic, and a lot more. This is from a livestream that we did.

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/RG198.mp3

Ravi Baichwal: from Canada to Chicago

Ravi Baichwal is an anchor at ABC 7 Chicago and talks about his hockey documentary Summit 72; his hometown Toronto and Canadian culture; his radio career at CKNW in Vancouver before he went to CTV National News, then doing CTV and being on the air at CFRB radio in Toronto (where I previously interviewed Jerry Agar and John Moore); filling in at WLS Radio; why he thinks radio is fun and important; doing TV vs radio; his accent; corruption; why fair pay is important; how he got into media; advice for getting into TV news; challenges he faced; why TV news is still important; diversity; perseverance; what makes a good anchor; elements of a story; what is integrity; why he likes working in Chicago; why he loves radio, and much more!

This is from a livestream that we did; watch the full interview here. But there is also extra content that wasn't in the livestream about his radio career (done in a separate follow-up interview specially for the Radiogirl podcast).

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/RG193.mp3

Note: this is the video he didn’t want me to play during the interview: a van crashed into the ABC 7 studio while he was on the air (back in 2007, just one year after he started anchoring there). 

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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.

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

Java Joel Murphy: Wired on Radio

Joel Murphy (aka Java Joel) is on the air in Cleveland at 96.5 KISS-FM, and is also the Music Director at 106.5 The Lake in Cleveland, afternoon talent on 94.7 Hits FM in Montreal, and an all-around fun guy. He talks about his start in New York and his Chicago career, which included an interesting run at 103.5 KISS-FM, a short one at WCKG, his infamous interview with Justin Timberlake, getting fired, living in uber-suburban Wheaton, then getting hired in Cleveland by Kevin Metheny, the awesomeness of Julian Nieh and Jay Niice, and more.

Download this episode by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking (on a Mac) on the link below.
http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG83.mp3

Jeff Davis: Superior Voiceover, Production, Artistic Master

Jeff Davis talks about his long career in radio, including WLS in Chicago, KNX in Los Angeles, CFRB in Toronto, and several other American and Canadian radio stations. He also talks about his work in TV and movies, and what it was like to work with people such as John Gehron, Bob Pittman, Jan Jeffries, Kurt Kelly, and Ed Hopkins. And he discusses accents, broadcasting, why he didn't go to WNBC, how music radio has changed, succeeding in Los Angeles, and even shares some advice. He's an extraordinarily talented and decent guy who works hard every day.

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/RG73.mp3

Jerry Agar: Conservative Talker in the US and Canada

Jerry Agar, who hosts a daily show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto and a weekend show on WGN in Chicago, talks about American and Canadian radio and politics, and shares stories from his extensive radio experience with American music and talk radio stations.

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/RG32.mp3