My sister and I have a phrase we use that came to mind Friday morning when the news of the Aurora, Colorado shootings broke. It's just two words: "Foam Hat." And here's its genesis: We were kids and walking through Willowbrook Mall one day when I saw a enormous woman ...

I'm at Comic-Con... er, San Diego Comic-Con International (they prefer the full name). Are you? Probably not. Most radio people aren't. There aren't a lot of radio people here, and that's a shame. This is, for a few days, the epicenter of popular culture, and it would ...

Anyone around? Doesn't seem like it. It's quiet 'round here. Everything's all echoey and stuff. So I'll keep it brief. This week saw the NAB and industry people jumping up and down screaming "YOU SEE? CELL PHONE SERVICE WENT DOWN IN THE STORMS! WE MUST HAVE FM ...

Yeah, so, there's a lot of buzz about how some news organizations jumped the gun on the Obamacare ruling, and how that proved WTOP's Jim Farley's adage, "First get it right, THEN get it first," which, of course, is the proper way to go about things. And then there was ...

It was amusing, in a way, to watch the reaction to the Supreme Court's indecency sort-of-ruling, because none of it, ultimately, really matters in the long run. It's like watching a debate on Pony Express regulation; The "horse has left the barn" cliche is quite ...

The other day, a newspaper reporter called me to talk about radio personalities launching online shows, and I don't remember much of what I said -- the last couple of weeks have been a blur -- but I do recall that the conversation was mostly about "is this a good move?" ...

"Hey, uh, we gotta get going," your party guest says. "It's late, and we, um, gotta go, you know, pay the babysitter." He awkwardly looks at his watch as if to convey his sincerity. He really DOES have to go, because he's bored, but he's not going to tell YOU that. ...

Sorry. Can't talk much now. Don't have time. I have work to do. I'm on the computer and on the phone and there's just not enough time in the day. You know what I'm... what? Radio? Oh, it's on, i think. Yeah, it's on. What station? I don't know, talk or ...

There's another talk radio convention/seminar/meeting thing coming up in a few weeks, and I'll be there. I'm always there, at every one of these things. You know how I feel about conventions, but there's a place for them: You can't, for example, get a better opportunity ...