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Tomorrow is the last day for the Early Bird registration rate to attend 2009’s International Radio Creative & Production Summit. If you’re a producer, copywriter or voiceover talent, stop wasting time and go sign up now.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here are 5,000 words worth of reasons you’ll want to join us.

Dick Orkin, Dan O'Day

Big Shot Guests

The guy on the left is the legendary Dick Orkin, a guest speaker at last year’s Summit.

Have Fun While You Learn

Yeah, it’s a grainy photo. But notice how these professionals all are smiling or laughing while they learn the latest state-of-the-art copywriting, production, imaging and voiceover techniques.

Incomparable Networking

This is a candid shot taken during a break. As terrific as our guest speakers are — the best of the best, in my opinion — the most valuable part of the Summit takes place between the sessions. That’s why this year I’ve decided to include a formal “networking” event that guarantees everyone will leave with his or her own new network of complementary talents from around the world.

Ultimately, Though, It’s A Learning Experience.

Any of those guys look bored to you? Looks to me as though they’re getting their money’s worth.

If you still aren’t sure whether or not to attend, think about this: Our “Repeat Offenders” return year after year after year. In fact, the day before the Summit begins we hold a special closed-door meeting attended only by our Repeat Offenders.

Sound exciting? You bet it is:

Believe me, there’s no way I could get those people to fake that level of excitement.

Did I mention that the registration rates go up after tomorrow?

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January, 1995: My first trip of 1995 was to South Bend, Indiana, where I conducted an air talent seminar for David Hayes and the folks at Federated Media. Most memorable about this trip:

1) My two pieces of luggage were the very first two items to appear on the Baggage Claim carousel (always a good feeling).

2) I drove back to O’Hare Airport in a blizzard, unable to keep my windshield clean enough to see through. Which meant I made the entire drive, at night, with my head sticking out the driver’s side window, being lacerated by the icy snow & rain. It was nowhere as fun as it sounds.

Later that month Jim Wychor brought me to Minneapolis for my fourth engagement with the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. His annual winter convention had grown into a genuine regional event, attracting attendees from seven states. (Jim had me conduct Air Personality Plus+ on one day, How To Get Rich Through Re-Orders on the next day.)

The only glitch was beyond Jim’s control. As I surveyed our meeting room an hour before our start time, I noticed some big, gaping holes in the ceiling. They were air conditioning ducts… without tubing or grates to cover them up.

When the air conditioning came on, anyone within range was blasted with cold air and any papers in the area blew around the room.

I called for the hotel’s maintenance expert, who surveyed the situation and said, “Well, it should only be a problem whenever the air conditioning comes on.” And then he turned to leave.

I did not find this response to be completely satisfactory. A quick call brought in the Catering Manager, who agreed this was a less than ideal arrangement and somehow managed to find someone to fix it.

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RADIO PRODUCTION LEGENDS PRAISE DAN O’DAY

Okay, look, the registration fee for this year’s International Radio Creative & Production Summit increases on June 1. If you’ve thought about attending, register now and save a bunch of bucks.

Here are three guest speakers at last year’s Summit, caught by our hidden camera, lavishing praise on the Summit and its host, Dan O’Day.

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Each Tuesday of Harlan Hogan’s month-long STARTING YOUR VOICEOVER BUSINESS: Everything You Need To Know To Turn Your Dream Or Your Sideline Into A Business teleseminar series included an open-ended Q&A session.

Last night marked the last session of our final week. During this last week we covered the nitty gritty of business & legal matters, unions, and agents.

Here’s what our students had to say about the week, tonight’s Q&A session, and the class overall.

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9 COPIES REMAINING

If you’ve been thinking of getting your own copy of PD Grad School 2009: The Complete Audio Record

There now are only 9 copies remaining.

If you’re not thinking of grabbing your own copy, there still are only 9 remaining.

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