Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingles, announces the release today of two new episodes of Chachi Loves Everybody, an original podcast produced by Benztown and featuring Benztown President and audio brand builder Dave “Chachi” Denes.
The first new episode features Chachi’s recent video chat from Benztown’s Los Angeles studios with Jeff Smulyan, Founder and Chairman of Emmis Communications and author of the newly released book, Never Ride a Roller Coaster Upside Down. Smulyan is a former director of the NAB, former chair of the RAB, and former owner of the Seattle Mariners. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his work in broadcasting.
The second new episode features Tim Richards, a broadcast executive specializing in talent coaching and development. Through his programming consultancy, Tim Richards Media, Richards helps build winning station brands and leads great talent to ratings and revenue success. Richards is a “connector” with an innate ability to identify and nurture talent on-air and off. He has worked with some of the biggest personalities in the industry, including Mojo in the Morning, Mancow, Johnjay & Rich and The Morning Mess, as well as some of the biggest station brands, including Mix in Boston, Q101, Chicago, WKQI, Detroit, KALV, KZZP & KMLE in Phoenix and many more.
To listen to the new podcast episodes, visit: https://bit.ly/ChachiLovesEverybody.
The second new episode features Tim Richards, a broadcast executive specializing in talent coaching and development. Through his programming consultancy, Tim Richards Media, Richards helps build winning station brands and leads great talent to ratings and revenue success. Richards is a “connector” with an innate ability to identify and nurture talent on-air and off. He has worked with some of the biggest personalities in the industry, including Mojo in the Morning, Mancow, Johnjay & Rich and The Morning Mess, as well as some of the biggest station brands, including Mix in Boston, Q101, Chicago, WKQI, Detroit, KALV, KZZP & KMLE in Phoenix and many more.
To listen to the new podcast episodes, visit: https://bit.ly/ChachiLovesEverybody.
On the first new episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Jeff Smulyan about the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and how he got into (and out of) broadcasting, including:
- Growing up in Indianapolis and his family history there
- How he founded Emmis and got into radio and broadcasting, and why Emmis is divesting
- His current ventures such as Digonex which provides dynamic pricing solutions and Lencore Sound Masking
- Creating The Fan sports radio and being ahead of his time with the all-sports format
- Jeff’s take on the current state of the economy and politics
- Buying the Mariners and what it was like to own an MLB team
- How Jeff and Emmis survived the recession without going bankrupt
- Advice on how to make deals and be an entrepreneur And more!
In the Tim Richards episode, Chachi learns how Richards built his successful career in radio broadcasting, including:
- Growing up in the Chicago suburbs and deciding at an early age to go into radio
- Making amazing connections at Columbia College and beyond and how he and his friends continued to help each other throughout their careers
- His early gigs and the slip-up that could have cost him his career
- How mentors such as Greg Strassel taught him the importance of chemistry and building great cultures
- Getting thrown into the major market of Chicago early in his career and the ups and downs of working in his hometown
- The 5 questions he asks before hiring talent
- Helping to promote Mojo in the Morning and Johnjay and Rich into massively popular shows
- Country radio’s great community and fulfilling a lifelong dream by programming a Country station as Program Director of KMLE
- Starting the Smith Richards collective to assemble the best minds in programming and the tragic loss of his friend and partner, Steve Smith
- And more!
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