KFAN’s Chad Abbott Is Just Trying To Stay Out Of The Way
“If you focus, in my opinion, specifically on just sports, you’re going to limit yourself. You’re going to provide a ceiling and we want to reach as many people in this town as we can.”
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.
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.”
Nigel Burton Wants Listeners To Stop Spinning Their Wheels
“It’s kind of all the good stuff. It’s the fun stuff. But the stuff that’s rewarding is the hard stuff and that’s the stuff that you miss.”
Are You True To Your Brand Or True To The Truth?
“Ratings aren’t based on whether hosts are right or wrong, or whether the audience agrees with them. Ratings are based on hosts that resonate the most.”
Geoff Calkins Wants To Celebrate Memphis
“When you’re happy, I always figured why roll the dice on greater happiness somewhere else. I was happy here and so here I’ve stayed for now 25 years.”
Live From Inside The NBA Bubble, It’s Chris Haynes!
“Those Disney workers can’t come on this side. They’re not getting tested over there, so they can’t come over here. Even though we’re in Disney World, we are miles apart and a whole bunch of security checkpoints in between each other.”