Uncle Darrin Harvey: Getting Really Involved

Darrin Harvey and I met in late 1989 when he was going to fill in
on some Christmas shifts on Magic 97 in Kentville, Nova Scotia.
From the get go, I knew we would be friends. And while we never
lived in the same time zone after I left in 1992, I never lost
touch with Darrin. He ascended to mornings, was later fired in
the early 2000's, only to return the when region got a new FM in
89.3 K-Rock. Once again, he ascended to mornings and he is the
quintessential morning man for the region. Darrin has the
playbook for connecting with listeners and yes it involves being
involved. In this day and age when the practices are "Move all
the small stuff to Facebook and promote it there so we can get
another record in", Darrin not only puts it to air but then hosts
the event outright.


Sometimes the best marketing is just getting really involved.


What is success in radio? After speaking to Darrin in this
episode, I realized that it's about the number of people you
touch, and the number of smiles you leave behind.


Darrin made mention of my blog post from a few years ago called
"The History of the Death of Radio" which you can feel free to
read.


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