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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Drake Donovan
- Aug 14, 2018
- 2 min
Fun With Fundraisers
I have two passions outside of my home life: radio & car shows. Most of my time is spent voicing, writing and/or producing radio...
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Drake Donovan
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
Rant: My Love/Hate Relationship With Android Auto
I’ve owned an Android Auto equipped vehicle for over 18 months now and I love it! The ability to have Google Maps and Waze projected on...
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Drake Donovan
- Apr 25, 2018
- 3 min
Can Radio Imaging Reopen The Theater Of The Mind?
Last July, I purchased an Amazon Echo device for my home. It was one of those “Prime Day” deals where it was 50% off so I thought I’d...
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Drake Donovan
- Nov 3, 2017
- 3 min
Radio Imaging With Actual Images
With all of the tragic events that have occurred recently, I’ve witnessed many folks, including radio accounts, change their social media...
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Drake Donovan
- Aug 13, 2017
- 3 min
Video For Radio And Autonomous Cars: Are We Ready For The Future?
If you know me, you know that I’m very passionate about video. It started about two years after the launch of YouTube as a way of...
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Drake Donovan
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min
Does Your Imaging Work Like It Should?
Do you eat your own dog food? Odd question, but I ask it for good reason. In the tech world “dogfooding” is slang for “eating one’s own...
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Drake Donovan
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min
Where Have All The Station T-shirts Gone?
“Who does really great t-shirt designs that people actually wear to places other than the gym or while mowing grass?” I encounter this...
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Drake Donovan
- Jan 24, 2017
- 5 min
CUTTING THE FAT FROM YOUR CONTEST PROMOS: SELL THE SIZZLE, NOT THE STEAK
When I began producing radio imaging it was not uncommon to create a contest promo that ran over a minute. I would pack every single...
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Drake Donovan
- Oct 3, 2016
- 4 min
Conclave41 & ReelMIX 2016: A Triple-A Rating For Access, Affordability, And Awesomeness!
The sun is rising over Miami and I’m in an Uber on the way to the airport; anxious to get home and apply what I learned at the first ever...
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Drake Donovan
- Oct 3, 2016
- 3 min
Things I Learned From Vin Scully That Apply To Radio Imaging
On a road trip this summer, I found myself entranced by the legendary Vin Scully calling a game between the Dodgers and Pirates during my...
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