by Kent Sterling Listeners look for a couple of different things in a talk host, but the overall skill set for a great talk host is an ability to present unique information and perspective in a compelling and fun way. That is as close a description of what you get with the Dan Dakich Show […]
by Kent Sterling Watching sports parents at every level is the same. It doesn’t matter whether the kid is in college, the NBA, high school, or a fifth grader. They are all sure the coach just doesn’t see their kid as the person and player he is. The officials are boobs and single their kid. […]
by Kent Sterling Building The Fan was endless fun and presented a series of challenges that were as puzzling as they were predictable. Anytime a radio station automates even a single daypart – for those who are radio neophytes, automation means a computer is in charge of the audio – there is a huge risk of double-audio, dead […]
by Kent Sterling It’s easy to respond to a six-game Big Ten losing streak with cynicism. Until the past two seasons, the Hoosiers haven’t suffered a six-game conference losing streak since World War II. That kind of systemic failure is usually met with skepticism at the minimum and usually an amount of horror. IU fans have […]
Oddly, the phrase, “Kent Sterling Fired” is still showing up as a source from Google to generate traffic to this website. As long as there is some twisted need for people to check on my unfortunate professional turn of fortune, I will let people know how I’m doing. I am the world’s foremost expert on […]
by Kent Sterling That’s a strong statement, saying that The Who is the best band of all-time. That puts them ahead of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. The Who with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey is their 60s, for God’s sake, are still the best rock band in the world. When they […]
Being told to leave a place filled with people you care about is interesting. The work was relentless and the concern unending, but the people made all the sacrifice worthwhile, at least to the day I was canned. Had my wife taken a powder, as she was considering, that would have been an attention getter and […]
First, he was removed as the head of the company that owns and operates the Indianapolis Motor Speedway among other enterprises. Then, he refused a position as the head of the Indy Racing League. After that, he resigned from the board of director for the company he used to run. Yesterday, he suspended operations at Vision […]
The number of hits on this site that my posts on being fired continue to accumulate troubles me, but never one to spurn an audience I offer this update. The problem with explaining things after being canned is that it’s almost impossible to be perceived as anything but either morose and bitter, or ridiculously brave-faced. Hopefully, […]
Jay Leno in explaining the mess that is the current late night debacle at NBC, comes off as something akin to Phil Hartman’s caveman lawyer character on SNL. In reality though, Leno never loses. Since 2004, NBC has planned to can Leno in favor of the younger and hipper O’Brien. Then someone had the grand […]