The first ever Sound Off Convention took place this week. An amazing collection of speakers came out for the Sound Off Convention and the W Downtown Hilton Hyatt Marriot. Speakers Included: * Matt Cundill, Sound Off Podcast Host.  * Jason Barrett, Barrett Sports Media discussing Sports talent. * Perry Michael Simon, All Access.com on Radio innovation.  * Marty Forbes, Radiowise & Alan Cross, Major League Mixes, on digital / radio.  ​​* Humble & Fred, http://www.humblefredradio.com * Seth Resler, Jacobs Media.  I want to thank all the organizers for their efforts and we will see you again next year! If you could take a few moments to take the audience survey for the Podcast - it would be appreciated. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=c-pwg3hNJ1tz&ver=standard See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An anniversary for Humble & Fred. Five years ago they rolled the dice and took a chance that their radio brand still had cache. It was a great gamble. Their radio brand is alive and well and flourishing on Sirius XM weekdays from 7-9am Eastern, and in the podcast world daily. They have the downloads, business model and clients to prove it. They are also generous in lending their studio space to radio people who want to further their craft. If you are considering making the jump into the podcasting or online radio space, grab a pen and take notes on the online and podcast part of their journey. Also I speak with Danielle Doiron who became the first female to broadcast a professional baseball game in Canada. Join our Podtrac Audience panel here - survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.as…tz&ver=standard To advertise on this podcast cast - send an e-mail to soundoff@mattcundill.com and we will send you a rate card. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alan Cross wears many hats and has many titles. My favourite two are historian and author. His perspective on music's intersection with the digital world is refreshing. Every day he works to find the answers to what ails two of his great passions, music and radio. Also, I address the idiots in radio who won't get on board the digital train and at least acknowledge that listener habits are drastically changing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fred Kennedy is the morning show host at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. We counted 6 cities and 2 firings on his journey to Toronto. Along the way, he worked with an A-List of Canadian radio people. He listened, learned, and took notes along the way - all while remaining blistfully unaware. Please subscribe, rate and review where possible. For Radio talk 24/7 go to http://inrad.io Join the Podtrac Panel to help us do a better job! http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=c-pwg3hNJ1tz&ver=standard See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Marty Forbes was the General Manager of Standard Radio in Edmonton for many years. His Father was the legendary Jerry Forbes at 630 CHED, who started many great charities including Santa Anonymous. Since leaving Standard Radio, Marty started a company called Radiowise that consults radio properties with an emphasis on Digital inclusion. This is another podcast where you should feel free to take notes Join the Podtrac Panel to help us do a better job! Take our SurveyAlso - we reference Seth Resler’s latest column in AllAccess.com, Shika Rebecca with sage advice for maintaining a web presence, and #ThingsToBlameOnCundill and the demise of SHOMI.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Tyler is the voice of CTV National News and W5 in Canada, and various stations across the United States. David spent some time talking about his stint in radio and he discusses the myths and realities of the voiceover industry in the digital revolution. David has offered a discount code for a 4 part series of learning at David Tyler's ULTIMATE Voice Over Guide® Online! It's a full course of almost 4 hours of video lectures that covers all of the how-to's of creating and building a successful voice over business. We also stress the importance of writing to a broadcaster and think that Writing Class Radio would be a great podcast broadcasters could participate in to improve their writing. http://www.writingclassradio.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Largent started his podcast called "Tailgate Radio" two years ago. A simple concept of a podcast about tailgating has found a following. The NFL season is underway and the return of that great American past time - tailgating. Also Jeff Woods with an update on his new radio project and how your station can be apart of it. Please sign up for the Podtrac survey here. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=c-pwg3hNJ1tz&ver=standard Also rate and review this podcast as it helps people find the podcast. If you can, please support the podcast with a donation or advertising your business. http://bit.ly/2bX64Ez See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason Barrett runs Barrett Sports Media and gives us insight into Sports as it pertains to radio, TV and digital. If you love sports radio, you will enjoy his perspective and I encourage you to follow him on twitter. http://www.twitter.com/sportsradiopd Be apart of the podcast survey and keep the medium strong: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=c-pwg3hNJ1tz&ver=standard Also in this episode, (and still staying with football) the passing of former Winnipeg Blue Bombers marketing director Jerry Maslowsky reminded me of a 1995 radio stunt that he was apart of as promotions director at a Winnipeg station. I'll let you listen to the bit play out, but understand that the station gave away trips to Miami to see the Super Bowl. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You have heard all about the connected car and threats of its arrival. It's here and you've probably heard a lot of truth and rumours about it. There's a 12 part podcast produced by Jacob's Media, who are actively tracking the progress of the connected car. It's a must listen series for those in radio. If you don't understand the connected car - radio is going get complicated. Seth Resler writes online strategies for on air pros on his website htp://www.sethresler.com, he also does the digital media consulting at Jacobs Media- and is the host of their podcast: Dash - The Future of Radio in the Connected Car http://jacobsmedia.com/category/dash-podcast/ Also, Fall Ratings starts and Canada's diary markets feature something new. Online Diary submissions. Ross Davies and Natasha Arzumanian from Numeris answer our questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Fort McMurray Fire from May 3, 2016 changed lives. For Andrew Wilcox of Cruz 100.5FM, he is still rebuilding his staff at the station he runs. He also hasn't been home yet. Yukon Jack at 100.3 the Bear took in a family from Fort McMurray that had recently emigrated from Nigeria. Their friendship will last a lifetime. Please Take this Survey So We Can Get Better: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=c-pwg3hNJ1tz&ver=standard Also - the 25th anniversary of Pearl Jam's Ten album is the first of many grunge albums to turn 25. We look back on what Rock Radio was like then, especially at CHOM in Montreal. And a state of the Podcast address. You can fast forward past it if you support our podcast here ---> http://bit.ly/2bX64Ez See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.