Drake Donovan
FUNCTION vs FASHION When It Comes To Radio Imaging
At the 2019 WWRS in Burbank I was excited to be surrounded by dozens of my imaging brothers and sisters. A bright spotlight was shone on...
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Drake Donovan
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
Does Your Imaging Reach Out And Touch Someone?
Radio is an intimate medium. Overall, it is broadcasting a message from one-to-many, but when done right, the listener should feel like...
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Drake Donovan
- Jan 10, 2021
- 3 min
Are You Serving An Audience, Or Chasing One?
I did something last night that I haven’t done in years. I sat down and watched a documentary on History. It was a 2018 release that I...
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Drake Donovan
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
The Eternal Torment Of The Creative Mind
It’s 10:55pm. I’m tired but I just can’t sleep. Next to me in the darkness, my wife is “sawing logs”. Meanwhile, I’m running thru the...
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Drake Donovan
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
Are You Saving For The Future?
An imaging producer I work with told me about the project on his desk this week. The annual awards submissions are coming up for various...
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Drake Donovan
- Jan 20, 2020
- 5 min
Is There Life After Radio? You Bet There Is!
I have wanted to write this blog article about my post-radio life for quite a while, but I never could sit down and get the thoughts to...
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Drake Donovan
- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Being Memorable For Alexa's Sake: How Old Recall Tactics Are Relevant In The Smart Speaker Age
I just had a conversation with some radio pros about what we as an industry need to do to be more memorable in the age of smart speakers...
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Drake Donovan
- Jan 3, 2019
- 3 min
The Radio "Stress Dream" 2.0
I had a radio dream last night. But it wasn’t the typical “stress dream". You know the one. You’re alone, in the studio, the song is...
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Drake Donovan
- Dec 4, 2018
- 3 min
The DDCS Studio Thru The Years: A Review Of My Gear And Set-Ups Since 2004
When I began Drake Donovan Productions in 2004, I was working out of the corner of my living room in a rented townhouse with just a Dell...
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Drake Donovan
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
What Does It Mean To Be Authentic In Radio Imaging?
Authenticity. I heard this word thrown around at last year’s Conclave 43 conference. Advice from programmers to air talent was to “be...
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