John Stewart, Director of Programming, WDJQ/Canton
John Stewart is one of those rare breed of programmers today that still has the freedom, flexibility and desire to program a Top 40 radio station any way he likes. It happens to be the right way for Canton, Ohio, a market that not only competes with local stations, but also has significant market crossover with neighboring Cleveland and Akron signals. He’s been successfully guiding this adventurous music CHR for ten years now when the station first flipped to Top 40 and has substantial ratings to support his approach and philosophy.
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PROGRAMMING TO WIN
Fourteen Imaging Answers from a Master PD For this week’s Programming To Win column, our imaging expert Rich Van Slyke chats with Cumulus-Colorado Springs OM Bobby Irwin. Irwin oversees the imaging for six different stations in his cluster and chats with Van Slyke about his thoughts and experiences with imaging.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What favorite quote or movie line do you use to inspire your staff?
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THIS WEEK IN FMQB HISTORY
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