1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: The Michael Berry Show. Well, a number of you have 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: sent words of congratulation. We certainly appreciate it, and if 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: you didn't know, we will tell you. It's a big honor. 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: We have been nationally syndicated by Premier Networks, which will 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: begin on October seventh. The importance of that, as I 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: said in my statement, was that this is the network 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: that syndicated Rush Limbaugh and to have sat in his 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: seat and spoken into his microphone to his audience across 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: the country is the highest honor in all of radio. 10 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: To join the ranks that the bar was set by 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Rush Limbaugh. To get to join the ranks of the 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: Premiere Network's stable is an incredible honor. That is Clay 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: and Buck obviously, who do USh show, who I consider 14 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,559 Speaker 1: personal friends, Jesse Kelly, who is one of my best friends, 15 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Glenn Beck of course, Sean Hannity, and now our show, 16 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: and that is an incredible, incredible honor. For those of 17 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: you wondering why I thought you were syndicated before we 18 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: self syndicated, which means we had to negotiate with each 19 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: of our affiliates across the country ourselves, and that is 20 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: a very tall order because you are competing against the 21 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: biggest distribution network, which is Premiere Radio Networks. And even 22 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: though Premiere is under the umbrella of the company that 23 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: is our day job, which is iHeartMedia, it is a 24 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: different division and it's a whole different business. So the 25 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: announcement was made this morning, and we've already added our 26 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: first new affiliate, which is Virginia Beach, Virginia. A lot 27 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: of Navy seals out there, a lot of Navy folks 28 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: out there, and obviously we expect that to continue on 29 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: a pretty big basis. How does that affect those of 30 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: you primarily in Houston. I know we have listeners in 31 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Lubbock and all over. It shouldn't it shouldn't affect you 32 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: one bit. You've probably noticed we have a strategy of 33 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: more local in the morning and more national in the evening. 34 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: That was not excuse me, that was not always the case, 35 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: but we consciously did that because our affiliates tend to 36 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: take the evening show, and that will continue to be 37 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: the case. 38 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: Some of them will take the evening show. Some of 39 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: them do already. Birmingham, for instance, will take our evening 40 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: show and our morning show. Portland has done that for 41 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: years and that will continue. We do focus on some 42 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: Houston news pretty heavily, and for our careers, it would 43 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: be better if we didn't because other cities don't want 44 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: to hear about Houston's news. But if we don't do it, 45 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: it feels like it wasn't being done and it's important, 46 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's unfortunately. One of the negative sides 47 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: to the nationalization of political talk in this country is 48 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: that the conversations revolve around the President and to a 49 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: lesser extent, Congress, and so important issues that are happening 50 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: in Miami or Houston or Chicago or LA and even 51 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: more so in smaller markets are not being addressed any 52 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: longer because the radio business, which is entertainment. The entertainment 53 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: business needs as big an audience as possible to survive, 54 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: and that generally means your platform covers as much as 55 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: you possibly can. We feel like we have found a 56 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: middle ground that works for us, that works for you, 57 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: and that is highly monetizable. Because I know this makes 58 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: some people very uncomfortable. This is a business just like 59 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: your favorite ice cream shop, and just like your church. 60 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: If your church doesn't bring any dollars in, the church 61 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: has to close. That doesn't make the church evil. Those 62 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: are the realities. It takes dollars and cents. Your favorite charity, 63 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: Camp Hope does wonderful work with veterans, saving the lives 64 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: of veterans, but we have to keep money coming in 65 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: to pay to keep the lights on and food on 66 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: the table, and we have staffers, so that's why we 67 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: often push for that. One of the things we are 68 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: most excited about is that we will get to share 69 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: the message of Camp Hope and the concept of hope 70 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: and healing for veterans with PTSD across the country and 71 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: they will be flown to Houston. They will get the 72 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: treatment they need to save their lives and restart their 73 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: lives and re enter their family units. And that gives 74 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: me more joy than you can possibly imagine. That's incredibly 75 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: rewarding for our show sponsors. This will have no direct effect. 76 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: And let me explain why our show that will be 77 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: syndicated across the country to eventually a lot of stations, 78 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: many many stations. In time, that show will be the 79 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: same exact show you hear on our evening show during 80 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: the commercial breaks. Premiere will have national It'll be just 81 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: like here. They will come to me and say Are 82 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: you comfortable speaking for Bernha, who obviously wants to be 83 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: a sponsor. Yes, I speak for them already. I like them, 84 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,559 Speaker 1: I use them, I used them long before I spoke 85 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: for them. So that will work. That process will work 86 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: exactly the same, and it'll be those people will hear 87 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: my endorsement across the country. But in Houston there is 88 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: a carve out and that's our deal. So my Houston 89 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: show and my Houston sponsors will not change. I will 90 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: still speak for Mattress Mac, I will still speak for 91 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: Corey Diamonds. I will still speak for Gringos and Federal 92 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: American Grill and Big City Wings and Republic Boot Company 93 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: and Hawkins Lease Service and on and on and on. 94 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: So in Houston, I will still talk about the one 95 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: you got to dance with, the ones that bring you. 96 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: That was very important to me that we keep our 97 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: ability just in Houston to speak for the show sponsors 98 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: that we have here who have been loyal to us, 99 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: some of them going back to when we were on 100 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: one station and that was KPRC, and have been with 101 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: us as we've grown along the way. But most importantly 102 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: that is a big thank you to our team. Ramon Chad, 103 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: Jim Chance, Sandy Rachel, all the people who put this 104 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: show together, our show sponsors who have been with us 105 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: and supported us through thick and thin, no matter what financially, 106 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: but also in so many other ways, taking care of 107 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: our listeners. And last and certainly not least, the people 108 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: who make it happen. And that is you, our supporters, 109 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: our listeners. We love you. Thank you. If you liked 110 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please tell one friend, 111 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: and if you're so inclined, write a nice review of 112 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest in being a 113 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated directly to the 114 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: show at our email address, Michael at Michael Berryshow dot com, 115 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: or simply by clicking on our website, Michael Berryshow dot com. 116 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: The Michael Berry Show and Podcast is produced by Ramon Roeblis, 117 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: the King of Ding. Executive producer is Chad Nakanishi. Jim 118 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Mudd is the creative director. Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans 119 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: are provided by Chance McLain. Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. 120 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: Emily Bull is our assistant listener and superfan contributions are 121 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: appreciated and often incorporated into our production. Where possible, we 122 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: give credit, where not, we take all the credit for ourselves. 123 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: God bless the memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, 124 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: be a simple man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and 125 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: God bless America. Finally, if you know a veteran suffering 126 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: from PTSD, call Camp Hope at eight seven seven seven 127 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: one seven PTSD and a combat veteran will answer the 128 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: phone to provide free counseling.