John Mielke: The Milkman Delivers

Who is John?


John "The Milkman" Mielke is a pioneer when it comes to bringing
radio to the world wide web. John has two websites that any
radio-head should be tuned into: MilkmanUnlimited.com is an
incredible resource for keeping up with radio industry news. It
also curates work for voiceover artists, including a few you may
recognize from this show's credits, like Mary Anne Ivison and
Matt Fogarty. On the other hand, BlastTheRadio.com is basically a
24-hour radio station without the "radio station" part. Meaning,
there's no callsign or frequency to tune into. It's all online,
but it still looks, feels and sounds just like your favourite
radio stations.


We discuss both sites, as well as the importance of the radio
community in John's life (and his importance to the community).
We also talk about John's public battles with depression and
anxiety, the ways he's given back to local charity resources that
helped him, and his plan to become an even more involved
community service partner. Here's a hint: It involves a souped-up
RV.


Despite Milkman Unlimited being the premiere place to learn about
radio layoffs for the last 30 years, John remains optimistic
about radio's future, which I suppose means the rest of us should
be too.


If you want to know more about John, keep an eye out for his
aptly-titled book, "Who Is John?" It'll go in-depth on some of
the radio stories that made him who he is today, and should be
coming out soon.


John is still an active voiceover artist and radio host himself.
You can catch him Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm on WSRQ in Sarasota,
Florida.


A transcript of the show is available here,


Thanks to the following organizations for supporting the
show:


Nlogic - TV & Radio Audience Data Solutions


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voice of your radio station.


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2024 supporting our show. Make him the imaging voice for
your radio station by contacting him through his website.


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production company.


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