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I believe it was Chaucer who first said “All [good] things must come to an end.“  And, so … after 11 great years my successful tenure at Entercom Indianapolis has come to an end. 

I’m very thankful for the opportunity to have worked for/with David Field, Pat Paxton, Bill Pasha, all the killer PDs in the company, the RVPs, Digital Team, (former VP/GM) Phil Hoover, and Jenny Skjodt.  Entercom is truly one of the best companies in radio.  I’m proud of the brands we built and the talent I had the privilege to watch make fun, compelling, engaging content.  I wish nothing but success to the Dave Smiley Radio Show, Kim Iverson, Dave Decker, Hunter, Abdul, Z99.5, my1079, Fox News/Talk 1430, and the next lucky person to be honored with the opportunity of programming at Entercom Indianapolis.  I sincerely hope our paths cross again soon.

Centuries after Chaucer, the very wise Alexander Graham Bell adds some optimism:  “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”  It is with that spirit I eagerly begin the search for my next challenge.  In getting ready for my first job search in more than a decade, I realized the blog I started a couple years ago to share ideas with friends would also be a great forum to both remain engaged in the industry and give prospective employers more depth to my experience.  It’s been almost one year exactly since my last post; but, here we go!  I hope you’ll find the new updates to be interesting and, more importantly, I encourage you to share your comments.

Meanwhile, I can be reached to discuss job openings or lessons in Madden ’11 by email to scott@scottsands.com or radiopd@comcast.net or 317-496-7268.  Oh yeah; f you’re hiring, here’s a link to my career summary.

Case Study: Kanye West

The biggest highlight from tonight’s 2009 Video Music Awards on MTV definitely belongs to Kanye West.  Even if you didn’t watch the show, you’ve likely heard people talking about it.  Taylor Swift was awarded Best Female Video for her song “You Belong With Me.”  As she was starting her acceptance speech, Kanye crashed the stage and took the microphone from Taylor to pronounce “Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.”  Beyonce was horrified.  Taylor was shocked.  And, then he was gone.  MTV cut to commercials; so, we didn’t hear Taylor’s comments.  We could only see the hurt and stunned expression on her face.
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5 Universal Principles of Every Great Morning Show – Randy Lane

Super-consultant Randy Lane recently presented the “5 Universal Principles of Every Great Morning Show” for The Conclave.  You can watch the replay of his session here.