Steve Dahl

Ha, this week. I got to talk to one of my favorite people in the world. Yes, there is a fair amount of ass kissing in this podcast, but when you get a chance to talk to Steve Dahl. I mean radio legend Steve Dahl. You must pay homage to all of the things that he has done in 35 plus years of radio and podcasting.

From Disco Demolition to playing the audio of his first born to having his vasectomy done live on the air. He was one of the first radio personalities to have his own website; he has had his finger on the pulse of his many fan when it comes to social media from being on Twitter and Facebook very early on.

Disco Demolition

He owns all of his past shows, and now includes them as a part of the monthly subscription package on Saturday’s. In recent weeks, he has added Kevin Mathews and James VonOsdol. Kevin does a twice weekly show and James will be doing a weekly or bi-weekly show. (I think there is room for me)hint hint…

Steve and I talk about his being an early adopter from setting up a tv and vcr for his kids to watch, to his website, I remember him being on AOL in the early days. He was offering his shows almost as soon as he could as a free download on his site. I was working in South Bend at the time and I would miss part of his show. So, I would often listen to it a day later or catch the first half when I got home.

Chicago radio in recent years had really gone downhill. I remember up through my mid-30’s I hated not being able to ear Chicago radio. Now, if you go to any American city it all sounds the same like going to McDonald’s they all taste the same. In McD that is good in radio that kind of sucks.

What led to the downfall of Chicago radio? The people meter…Steve personally went from #1 in 25 to 54 age range to 29^th. The people reader listened to what you were listening to, if you were in an elevator. Yeah, it registered that.

Steve thinks and I agree there is not much that can be done to fix it. I mean for crying out loud Johnny B. is on WGN. As more and more stations continue to act like they are a TV station and continually “tease” what is coming next and never really do it. We will have to learn to live with drivel like and Eric and Kathy, and I am afraid that there is not a whole that can be done.

Well, there is you can subscribe to the Steve Dahl Show, it is a mere $9.95 a month. As, I said while I was talking to Steve, he is as funny as he has ever been, and as his network grows. It is only going to get better.

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