Blog

Golfer Phil Mickelson learned the hard way that it's not just what you say, it's how you apologize when you mess up.

I was recently on the Warren Weeks podcast and we traded some great media training stories.

If you want to sound more intelligent when you speak, try these two moves.

Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz had a media meltdown last week. Here's why it happened.

COVID has changed many of us for the worst, so we need to remember to be kind to others trying to serve us.

What do smaller municipalities do when the news media disappears?

I want to scream when I watch newscasts and sports highlight shows on TV and here's why.

This news conference was almost forgotten at the end of the year, but not by me.

Here they are - my Top 10 blogs of 2021, based on you the reader.

We're almost to the end of 2021, so let's hand out some marks to political leaders.

Wiarton Willie is dead and the town, its Mayor and the news media all don't look good.

It was a busy weekend for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. A news conference last week was a sign of things to come.

We all listen to, and watch traffic reports on radio and TV. What goes into them might surprise you.

Just when you thought things couldn't get worse for the NHL, they did last week when its media relations fell apart.

We would still be in the dark about what happened within the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, if it wasn't for Rick Westhead.

Last year at this time Ryan Jespersen was out of a job. Then he created one for himself.

Albertans are going to the polls today, but there's one vote far more important than the others.

The firing of an Edmonton Elks radio analyst shows the control teams and leagues have over what gets said about them by their broadcasters.

Ed Mason was not only an incredible radio news personality, he was the greatest mentor in my career.

We're over a year and a half into the pandemic, but still people and companies haven't figured out how to use Zoom and other online platforms.

It's been frustrating watching politicians avoid answering questions from reporters during this election campaign.

There are times that politicians should not be in front of the media. The Alberta government found out the hard way last week.

It never looks good when a bureaucrat shuts down a news conference when a reporter has an important question to ask.

I have a new website. It is like bringing a new baby home from the hospital. The difference is, the sleepless nights appear to be over.