Talking About Radio with John Leslie
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Some radio stories you just can't make up. They were not funny at the time, but they are now. Here are two of my favorites for six decades of broadcasting
We all have great stories to tell. If I ever write a book here are two of the stories that will be in it. Listen now to 22 minutes of radio mayhem. One when I was brand new to the business and the other when I was near the pe...
CBS Radio news is a thing of the past. 30 year correspondent and space reporter Peter King talks about his time with the world's most respected Radio News Network
CBS Radio News is no more! It ended abruptly for 700 affiliates in May of 2026. CBS Radio Correspondent Peter King ends a 30 year association with the 99 year old institution of CBS Radio News. Amonng reporting and ancho...
Talking to Ronald McDonald got me into a lot of trouble.
Five words! That’s all it took for the stuff to hit the fan and collapse one of the biggest media promotional agreements in modern history. And, I was the one poor soul who inadvertently short circuited the whole mega deal. He...
Who was left standing when the smoke cleared? Taking Kansas City by storm, but was it enough to grab the radio morning show ratings. Here is the story about giving it my best shot and how well it worked.
The brightest promotional ideas. The best execution. The local, national and international media attention. It's all part of this amazing morning show barrage of spotlight promotions in one of Mid America's largest markets. Ho...
I used my secret formula. This is the next installment of getting and keeping ratings. In 1976, I took the Great Country KSO morning ratings from 9 to 27 in my first book. Here's the story in a 43 minute episode
I was "on the air" at WFBL in Syracuse in 1976 when Stoner Broadcasting System hired me to host the morning show on their flagship station in Des Moines, Great Country KSO.I arrived one week before the fall sweeps began. The show w...
