Talking About Radio with John Leslie
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Podcasting since 2023 • 194 episodes
Talking About Radio with John Leslie
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Who was left standing when the smoke cleared? Taking Kansas City by storm, but was it enough to grab the radio morning show ratings. Here is the story about giving it my best shot and how well it worked.
The brightest promotional ideas. The best execution. The local, national and international media attention. It's all part of this amazing morning show barrage of spotlight promotions in one of Mid America's largest markets. Ho...
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I used my secret formula. This is the next installment of getting and keeping ratings. In 1976, I took the Great Country KSO morning ratings from 9 to 27 in my first book. Here's the story in a 43 minute episode
I was "on the air" at WFBL in Syracuse in 1976 when Stoner Broadcasting System hired me to host the morning show on their flagship station in Des Moines, Great Country KSO.I arrived one week before the fall sweeps began. The show w...
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Just like arriving in the "Big Time." At least that’s the way it sounded when we put a top shelf staff together in Syracuse, New York. My podcast, Talking About Radio" continues now.
I had never worked with such a talented staff. The station was filled with magic when our new team of talent arrived in 1974. This is a continuation of my audio book memoirs on how I was able to muster double digit ratings year aft...
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How did I get a 38 share 12+ in my very first ratings book ever? This is episode one of my six part audio narrative about how I was able to get and maintain double digit ratings for 25 years.
Episode one is a 34 minute look at my very earliest days as a morning show host. My friends and family have encouraged me for years to write abook about my morning show adventures. I would rather do it in the form that I know best, an...
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Part 2. Being a foreign correspondent sometimes brings with it life threatening surprises that fall outside the framework of the original assignment. Here is an example!
There was plenty of opportunity to find myself in awkward, creepy and sometimes life threatening situations during my decade of being a foreign correspondent for Stoner Broadcasting System. Bizarre events seemed to be my constant companio...
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