When Houston Froze, Armen Williams & Sports Radio 610 Didn’t
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Brian Noe
Brian Noe is a columnist for BSM and a sports radio talk show host heard weekdays from Noon to 3pm on NBC Northwest Rip City Radio 620. He's also heard on the weekends nationwide on FOX Sports Radio. Previous career stops include Albany, NY and Fresno, CA. You can follow him on Twitter @TheNoeShow or email him at Brian.Noe@NBCuni.com.
The Hottest Take Is Not Offering Up A Hot Take
“Present opinions like a sheep in wolf’s clothing, meaning an exterior with some edge that grabs your attention, but an interior that’s reasonable and calculated.”
John Mamola Wants A Super Bowl, Not A Superspreader Event
“I’m really looking forward to at the end of the day looking back on this thing and saying look, even through a pandemic, we put on a hell of an experience for this market and a hell of a game for NFL fans.”
George Wrighster Is Trying To Open A Lot of Doors
“As you know, it’s easy to just pump out hot takes. But when it’s actually something that you believe and you can support it with some stats and data or personal experience that makes it believable.”
Surprises Are Always Welcome
“If a host introduces the same tired topics, the audience is going to have the same tired response.”
It Never Hurts To Make A Few Friends In The Industry
“You aren’t being sneaky or shady by making friends in the industry. You are building relationships because that’s what smart people do.”
Matt Jones Talks Politics Because His Listeners Talk Politics
“People who are good at radio relate to people in their lives. People who are bad at it don’t.”
Andy Lindahl Will Find What Is Interesting And Do That
“As you well know, there are plenty of guys out there that just want you to shut up and do what I’m telling you to do. Well I’m the creative entity here. I need you to give me a little more leeway than that.”
Emotion Is The Key To Everything In This Business
“If you don’t move the audience emotionally, you will just blend in.”
Amber Wilson Gets To Marry All Her Skills
“Even when I had briefly gotten out of the business and I was practicing law full-time, which I was probably out of the business for about a year, I was still listening to sports radio all the time.”