Ep. 66 Paige Nienaber

EPISODE SUMMARY: Paige Nienaber, VP of Fun and Games for CPR Promotions, shares the story of his career, and his advice on “The art of getting people to notice you,” AKA promotions.

On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Paige Nienaber about:

1. Braving blizzards while growing up and working in the Twin Cities
2. Starting his radio career at Pepperdine University then landing at KGON.
3. Learning that radio is supposed to be fun while doing promotions back in Minneapolis
4. His unconventional method for applying to jobs
5. Learning to do promotions on a budget as the director of “Fun and Games” at WCKZ in Charlotte
6. Recovering from a heart attack while rebranding Wild in as the Minister of Good Times in San Francisco.
7. Messing with competitors including cancelling the alcohol at their christmas party
8. Creating CPR with Jerry Clifton and becoming a consultant
9. How to be the person that everybody remembers

And More!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Paige Nienaber consults over 100 radio stations as VP of Fun and Games for CPR Promotions. In addition to that, he wrote the weekly Midweek Idea Dump column for All Access, and the monthly stunts column for Morning Mouth. He worked at stations in Portland, Minneapolis, Charlotte, and San Francisco, before finally suckering renowned consultant Jerry Clifton into hiring him to promotionally consult his network of stations.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry.

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

• Gregg Swedberg
• Jeff Smulyan
• Rick Cummings
• Doyle Rose
• Tom Joyner
• Jojo Wright
• Mark Shands
• Dennis Reese
• Jerry Clifton
• Bob Mitchell
• Mancow
• Cliff Berkowitz
• Ben Davis
• Harry Anderson

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