30 Under 30 Winner Profiles: Fisher
Written Jun. 3, 2007 by Joe Lenski in 30 Under 30 2007 with 0 Comments
Name:
Fisher
Current Ttitle/Position/Company:
PD / WMXB-FM Richmond (Cox Radio)
How did you get your start in radio?
After calling my fave “local” radio station (WBLI) and harassing the DJ’s for a bit, I started at WUSB-FM (college radio) at 11, helping out, doing news…just being a dork. Then at 14, I started interning at WBLI-FM (Long Island).
What are your career goals?
I just want to keep doing what I love doing every day and get paid for it! I want to continue growing within Cox Radio and learn as much as I can. I don’t know what the future holds for me, but I have been given great opportunities and I want to continue to take advantage of them.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
We get paid to entertain others while they live their lives!
What are the biggest challenges ahead for radio, from your perspective? Staying creative and not evaporating into the background. Radio 15 years ago was more exciting than it is today. Major companies have white-washed radio and made carbon copies of itself. We need to make radio stand-out and calm down on watering down our content, you can’t say time and temp without the risk of getting in trouble.
What have you learned that you would most like to pass on to your fellow under-thirty-somethings?
Never stop learning!
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