Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog (KLIF vs KVIL) New 11/18/19 #6

Geo’s Media Blog (KLIF vs KVIL) New 11/18/19 #6On this, the 7th day of Christmas, may I present my 6th most read Blog of 2019



Ever since recently attending a KVIL reunion in Dallas, a ton of memories started coming back to me like when I was hired by Fairbanks Broadcasting who had just purchased KVIL in Dallas, so it beca…

Monday, December 30, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog (WNAP-Indianapolis 1974) New 4/08/19 #7

Geo’s Media Blog (WNAP-Indianapolis 1974) New 4/08/19 #7On this 6th day of Christmas, may I present my 7th most read Blog of 2019



Back in the day when I was the National PD of Fairbanks Broadcasting, we used to have a management conference every year just before Thanksgiving. In attendance at these annual affairs where the ma…

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Chuck Dann plays The Jury, and Jimmy Darin discovers them. New 8/21/19 #8

Chuck Dann plays The Jury, and Jimmy Darin discovers them. New 8/21/19 #8On the 5th day of Christmas, may I present my 8th most read Blog of 2019



The year was 1965 and the British Invasion which was well underway in Winnipeg. The Beatles and others had forced all the Winnipeg bands to change their sound and with that new sound came a new dre…

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog (Get Out Of Jail Free Card) New 10/28/19 #9

Geo’s Media Blog (Get Out Of Jail Free Card) New 10/28/19 #9On this 4th day of Christmas, may I present my 9th most read Blog of 2019.



At the recent KVIL reunion in Dallas, when a few of us reminisced about a few of the great promotions we use to do at Fairbanks Broadcasting, it caused a bunch more to pop into my head while flying…

Friday, December 27, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog (KVIL-Dallas 1974) New 3/07/2019 #10

Geo’s Media Blog (KVIL-Dallas 1974) New 3/07/2019 #10On the 3rd day of Christmas may I present my 10th most read Blog of 2019.



Back when I was the National PD of Fairbanks Broadcasting, just before Thanksgiving each year, Jim Hilliard would hold a management conference. In attendance at these suit and tie affairs (most of …

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog. (3 Halls Of Fame Baby!) New 5/13/19 #11

Geo’s Media Blog. (3 Halls Of Fame Baby!) New 5/13/19 #11On this 2nd day of Christmas, may I present my 11th most read Blog of 2019.



During my career. I’ve had the privilege of working with some of North America’s greatest air talent. In fact, many of them have ended up in the Hall of Fame along with some folks from …

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog. (What The F**K Happened To My FU Account?) New For 7/08/19 #12

Geo’s Media Blog. (What The F**K Happened To My FU Account?) New For 7/08/19 #12On this 1st day of Christmas, may I present my 12th most read Blog of 2019.



When my nephew Jamie, (shown with me above) who lives with his beautiful wife Lindsay (also pictured with me above) and their five daughters in Jacksonville, told me that he was remodeling his home…

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Geo’s Media Blog (It’s The Song Man!) New 12/23/19

Geo’s Media Blog (It’s The Song Man!) New 12/23/19This week's sneak peek at Geo's Media Blog @ GeorgeJohns.com kicks off a realization that hit me while watching Jake Hoot win The Voice. Geo's LifeLines then continue with observations about, #FCC #Victory, #Websites, #Kings, #JustineTrudeau #Troubles, #Leadership, #Radio, #Success, #ColdTurkey, and some #PoliticallyIncorrect statements.



Sitting here watching Jake Hoot (shown above) win The Voice, I suddenly realized that for whatever reason, I couldn’t even remember the name of last season’s winner. Have you ever wonde…