Damian Rickards is a second generation broadcaster who has spent over 25 years navigating his way across the country through broadcasting. From his early days at Mix 99 to pioneering urban radio at Flow 93.5 in Toronto and Vibe 98.5 in Calgary, Rickards shares insider stories of radio's evolution. He discusses his journey through multiple markets, including Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa, while highlighting the challenges of syndication and maintaining local relevance. Mr. D Radio also brings us into his current role at 91.5 The Beat, his innovative Tik/Tok and Instagram nostalgia quizzes, and his creative work on the podcast "New Sketches for Radio." With candid insights into radio programming, music trends, and the changing media landscape, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a passionate broadcaster who has consistently been at the forefront of Canadian radio innovation.<a href="https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/6d47025e-1d58-4baa-a093-62edafe3a734?email={{email}}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Please sign up for the SOUNDING OFF Newsletter.</a>&nbsp;Full of all the verbal diarrhea you never knew what you were missing in your life.Also we added the Sound Off Podcast to the The Open Podcast Prefix Project (OP3) A free and&nbsp;open-source&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://soundsprofitable.com/update/prefix-analytics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prefix analytics service</a>&nbsp;committed to open data and listener privacy.&nbsp;<a href="https://op3.dev/show/225d70b7-fcaa-5bd3-a828-9dc948ab122d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can be a nosey parker by checking out our downloads here.</a>Thanks to the following organizations for supporting the show:<a href="https://www.nlogic.ca/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nlogic - TV & Radio Audience Data Solutions</a><a href="https://www.megatrax.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Megatrax</a>&nbsp;- Licensed Music for your radio station or podcast production company.<a href="https://www.podderapp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podderapp</a>: Where podcasters can&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIQTqDtZW4XWWx6un5Sp-ZMC6RLf8FofpD6TDQTNtrTu7e3g/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">get access to their advanced data dashboard here.</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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