Mark Neal spent close to two decades building an Ohio sports radio station from the ground up, and today he's going to share the story of how having nothing can be your biggest asset.
It turns you into a creative, hungry, and hard-working scrapper.
Which is how he built a young format into a powerful force in his market.
Did we mention that Mark is also William and Sarah's neighbor? Oh yeah -- there are some stories to share about that, too!
Coming up:
1:41 His early life growing up with teachers
22:23 College newspaper in the late 90s, and how he got into his first radio station
25:22 His first radio show
31:35 Becoming a program director and clearing house
32:56 His biggest and only asset is him
34:16 How he got to know Jim Tressel
46:24 Not a lot of success meeting women, so it's time to try something out-of-the-box
56:16 Getting married
57:57 Leaving radio for his wife's job
101:52 Advice for anyone wanting to get into radio
Keep up with the podcast here: www.lbthr.com
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