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Selling Radio Direct with Pat BrysonWhat do I desire in 2022?In one of our last newsletters, we discussed a formula for determining what your activities needed to be to achieve your monetary goals. But creating and achieving goals requires thinking more deeply about what you really want to achieve and WHY you want to achieve it.

Money should be a means to an end, not an end in itself. As my mother used to say, “Money can’t buy you happiness.” No, but it makes being miserable a lot more fun! Money can be a conduit to achieving our dreams.What are your dreams? Have you ever done a vision board? I know this sounds like a kindergarten exercise, but don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.Take a piece of cardboard like you buy at the school supply store. Then, collect magazines that are full of pictures. Go through the magazines and cut out pictures of things, places, events….whatever you wish to have in your life this year. Maybe it’s a dream vacation. Maybe it’s a new home or new car. Maybe it’s sending your children to college or getting a degree yourself. Whatever you desire. Put those pictures on the board.Next, put the board where you can see it daily. And, watch the magic happen.I did this exercise with my staff when I ran radio stations. They all thought it silly….until the end of the year when they had most of the things on the board. Your subconscious takes over and spurs you on. You aren’t working just for the money: you are working for what you can do with the money.One of my current clients does vision boards. I’ve seen the magic happen with them also.It’s all about the “Why?” We search to find our clients’ “Why’s”. We need to search to find ours as well.We have a new year, new beginnings, new mountains to climb. As we begin, take a moment to discover your “Why?”You will be amazed at the results! […]

Astro Radio’s HITZ FM introduced brand new ‘HITZ Tonight with Keanu and Ili’ featuring Ili Ruzanna, a new HITZ announcer with a versatile personality, with Keanu Azman.A versatile radio announcer, singer and songwriter who taught herself to play the piano, Ili is passionate about music and loves to interact with people on TikTok.Azman calls himself Uncle Millennial, because he prefers crying to romantic comedies and TV shows during his free time rather than hanging out.The new show launched on January 10 and airs, Mondays to Fridays from 8pm to 12am.It features various new segments including:
Hitz Tonight’s Hottest 5 on weekdays, where fans can vote for their favourite songs on HITZ Instagram from 3pm to 7pm, and the top 5 songs will be played on HITZ from 8 to 8.30pm.
Would You Rather? on weekdays at 9pm, fans will get to interact with Keanu and Ili for a question or poll that will be posted on HITZ Instagram from 8pm.
Hitz Tuition on weekdays at 10pm, where fans will get a chance to call and share their homework with Keanu and Ili, both will help to complete and provide solutions.
Ask Ili on weekdays at 10.30pm, where Ili will open up a session with fans to ask about anything that people have always wondered about.
Hitz Tonight Takeover on weekdays at 11pm, for fans can call in and request for songs, that Keanu and Ili will play.
Priya Prabakaran, Network Content Manager, Astro Radio, said: “We remain committed to working with local talents and providing them with more opportunities on our platforms.” […]

Pakistan’s national broadcaster, Radio Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Islamabad United (ISLU) for media partnership in the upcoming sixth season of Pakistan Super league (PSL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.ISLU was formed in 2015 as a result of the formation of the Pakistan Super League by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments through its sports entity, Leonine Global Sports.The team is has won the PSL twice, including its inaugural edition. It is coached by Johan Botha, replacing Dean Jones who coached the side from the first season till the fourth seasonThe MoU was signed by Station Director of Radio Pakistan, Lahore, Nazakat Shakila and manager of Islamabad United Rehan-Ul-Haq.Speaking at the occasion, off-spin bowler Saeed Ajmal lauded the role of Radio Pakistan for promoting cricket in country and said collective efforts are needed in this regard.He said Radio Pakistan is retaining its former glory by providing quality commentary to the people.Rehan-Ul-Haq also promised to launch more joint ventures in various fields between the Radio Pakistan and Islamabad United.Nazakat Shakila said radio and cricket are tightly interwoven and promotion of PSL is national duty of every Pakistani. […]

Astro Radio Malaysia has launched YOU Streaming, it’s first Chinese news online radio brand that will discuss a variety of serious and casual topics such as current affairs, personal finance, economy, property, travel, feng shui and more in a light-hearted way.YOU Streaming will be hosted by local talents including Chien Waei, a TV and radio host, Cheery (Chong Mei), a young content creator, Jess, an experienced broadcast graduate, and Jian Herng, a young content creator.Listeners can stream the channel via the SYOK app and website and catch the following weekday segments live:

Breakfast show, Mondays and Fridays, from 8.30am to 9.30am; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 8.30am to 10.30am, with Chien Waei and Chong Mei presenting a casual and humourous take on current affairs from around the world.
‘A Deep Dive: The Current Affairs Show’, on Thursdays, from 9.30am to 10.30am.
‘The Law Show’ on Mondays, from 11am to 12pm, hosted by two lawyers who will present legal concepts in easy-to-understand layman terms.
‘The Insurance Show’ on Thursdays, from 11am to 12pm, which will share lesser-known facts of the industry and the importance of having insurance.
‘The Property Show’ on Fridays, from 11am to 12pm, delving into tips about property ownership and investment.
A financial talkshow, Mondays and Tuesdays, from 12pm to 1pm; Wednesdays to Fridays, from 12pm to 2pm, with Chien Waei and Jian Herng, covering economic issues, cryptocurrency, financial management, SMEs and network entrepreneurship.
In addition, listeners can enjoy the following weekend segments live on Saturdays:
The Good Vibes Show, from 8am to 9am, teaching listeners to build on their confidence and balancing their energies using metaphysical methods including tarot, meditation and more.
The TCM Show, from 9am to 10am, which will offer listeners information on Chinese medicine and health.
The Aromatherapy Show, from 10am to 11am, presenting the efficacies and taboos of essential oils so listeners can effectively utilize essential oils.
The Fengshui Show, from 11am to 12pm, discussing astrology, luck and fortune.
The Pediatrics Show, from 12pm to 1pm, hosted by Jess and a paediatrician, touching on paediatric pathology and childcare, including for new-borns.
The Book Show, from 1pm to 2pm, where the hosts will review books on topics that cover humanities and social science. […]

Content from BPRWhat is art, anyway? From one Danish artist’s point of view, it’s pocketing 534,000 kroner in commission ($115,000 in Australian money) from a museum.Earlier this year, the Kunsten Museum of Art in Aalborg, Denmark paid artist Jens Haaning in advance to re-create two older paintings. Instead, he kept the money without doing the job and called it conceptual art.

Haaning labelled his art as Take the Money and Run and it’s simply two blank whiteboard frames without anything on them.Haaning rationalised his artwork this way:“The work is that I have taken their money,” he said. “It’s not theft. It is a breach of contract and breach of contract is part of the work.”The museum is actually displaying the two empty frames on display in its ongoing art show Work it Out.Breach of contract or not….. that’s thinking outside the box (or the square)!It’s important for those in radio (or in any business) to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective; not just to confront every issue with the same problem-solving processes.“Inside the box” is analogous with the current assumptions about a situation. Creative thinking acknowledges and rejects the accepted paradigm so as to generate new ideas.“Outside the box” pushes us to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition.When asked the question “Why do you do it that way?”… we have all heard someone say ”Because that’s the way we’ve always done it”.Well, perhaps next time challenge them to think outside the box for a new, better way of doing things.By David Kidd, BPR […]

The Supervisory Board of Radio Republik Indonesia has appointed Dr Hendrasmo as the new President Director of RRI.He succeeds Mohammad Rohanudin as President Director of the public radio network.Hendrasmo, 49, was previously President Commissioner of PT Prima Insan Sejahtera. He has a long record of public service, including senior positions at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

He has close ties with RRI, having served as part of an expert team in 2016-18, a consultant and trainer from 2009 to 2014 and a student event host from 1993 to 1997.He holds a Doctorate in Political Science from Padjadjaran University in Bandung and also has a Master’s degree in Political Communication from the University of Sheffield in the UK. […]