Rihanna turned 30 on Tuesday and to celebrate the superstar’s birthday, I threw it back on the radio show to one of the most embarrassing moments of my career. It was May 2008; my program was only airing in Scranton, Pennsylvania at the time. Good ‘ole Cousin Tony was in town visiting and we had… Read more »
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VIDEO: Celebrating 10 Years At Cumulus Media And On 97.1/95.7 BHT
I’m not sure where to begin on this one. Yunno what? Let’s start at the beginning. It was August 1, 2007. I was living in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Everything was new: the city (a college town that was slow to evolve because of local traditions), the state (running the gamut from the bad: ‘Wait, the state… Read more »
VIDEO: Ain’t No Party Like A Scranton Party
As the great philosopher Michael Gary Scott once stated, “Ain’t no party, like a Scranton party.” And with that, let me tell you about my whirlwind weekend in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I’ve had the honor of hosting a radio show on WBHT-FM for almost 10 years now. It was my first gig out of high school…. Read more »
PHOTO: My Almost Photoless Long Weekend
There are not a lot of photos from my trip last weekend and with good reason… or rather, reasons. It’s funny because just today I was having a conversation with a colleague that centered around one of the causes; she asked me why I haven’t been as active lately on Snapchat. The app kind of… Read more »
INTERVIEW: John Legend On His Gospel Roots, PA Ties And New Album
A few weeks ago John Legend held an album listening party for his forthcoming LP “Darkness and Light” at the Samsung 837 event space in New York City’s Meatpacking District. After playing a handful of unreleased cuts, the singer talked about the influence his gospel music background had on this new album. And of course,… Read more »
INTERVIEW: David Plouffe On Uber’s Similarities To ’08 Obama Campaign
Perhaps it was not merely a coincidence that on the week I turn the big 3-0, I interviewed a gentleman that gave me one of the biggest breaks of my young career. Of course at the time, he wasn’t trying to throw some 20 year-old know-it-all living in Scranton, Penn. a bone; rather he was… Read more »
Let’s Move! ‘Move Your Body’ with Beyoncé – Ain’t No Party Like A Scranton Party Remix!
In partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, Beyoncé teamed up with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign for a remix of “Get Me Bodied” called “Move Your Body.” The video for the NABEF’s Let’s Move! Flash Workout was shown to schools across the country – and nationwide at 1:42 p.m. on May 3,… Read more »
Lady GaGa’s ‘Telephone’ Meets ‘The Office’
What more can you say about this video besides well done? Loved that GaGa tweeted it out to her followers as well, that certainly legitimizes the piece.
RRS AUDIO: John Mayer Rejects ‘RRS’ Interview Request on uStream
John Mayer’s interview trials and tribulations of late have been well-documented: his pillow talk about Jessica Simpson in Rolling Stone, his thoughts on dating women of color in Playboy. Since the latter foot-in-mouth comments, Mayer took a hiatus from doing traditional media interviews – but still tweets and interacts directly with fans. Last Wednesday morning,… Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: Fatman Scoop On New Felli Fel Record, Drake LP
It could end up being one of the bigger club records of summer ’10: “I Wanna Get Drunk” by DJ Felli Fel featuring Lil Jon, Three 6 Mafia, and Fatman Scoop. The song basically takes Van Halen’s “Jump” and replaces the title with the word “drunk.” But there’s just one hurdle before party-goers begin drinking… Read more »