CPR Promotional Check-Up - Jul 30, 2020

Masks On Social Media And Your Site

People are really sensitive to mask use and proper use. I saw a station do Facebook Live thing from a client on Tuesday where one of the talent was using the mask as a chin guard. Some of the people who were watching went a tad bit nuts. So be careful about that and posting stuff from work where people might call you out for not being safe, ie: a bunch of unmasked people in a studio.

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Entercom and Radio.com has created this web feature that highlights all of the COVID news as it is available in that market.

Football

In all likelihood it will be back in some form. And there will be rejoicing across the land.

Tailgating is being cancelled by mandate (as opposed to womandate) in some markets. You could in theory do Garagegating and have people post a photo of them cooking up some hotdogs and having a beer in their garage before going to the game.

If there is a food that is specific to your market that people eat at tailgating, could you Zoom some classes with local chefs on how to make their versions of the stuff, in the safety of your homes?

97 Rock in Buffalo and ‘MGK in Philly have both done “Show Us Your Mask” galleries. You could do that with people doing their home-decorated masks for the team and every week flag someone with prizes for facemasking.

And thank you to Jeff Davis at Q-98 in Fayetteville for mine!

Here are some things from past years and I’m not even getting into high school football right now.

The Shot I got CBS in Denver on Monday Night Football eight times in one evening for less than a $100. Very simple. Sneak in banners and buy beer for drunks in the end zones to hold them up during field goals and extra points.

The $50,000 Kick Off Run Back An insured contest that was done by B-95 in Fresno. Every week there was a home game, one listener got 50 yard line tickets to see Fresno State. If the Bulldogs ran their FIRST kickoff of the game back for a TD, the winner got $50,000. WIXX in Green Bay went and sold this three years ago. Ask and I’ll send the sales piece.

The Great Chase Morning show guy gives his cohost a head start and then chases him down. The object of the contest? Guess what yardline he was going to faceplant him at. This would need to be done with just a couple of people from the station at a football field.

Find The Football Friday As done by Z-90 in San Diego, they went and hid a specially marked Nerf football in the market every Friday and delivered clues on the air to find, retrieve and get rewarded with seats to the Chargers. Could be done much like Follow The Directions To One Direction or Tweet To Your Seat.

Find The Football Part II Done by Mix in Boise where they hid one on their website.

Picking The Winners Kind of like picking lotto numbers, you need a hook. Like one of the morning hosts whose dog would pick winners based on socks that he’d pull out of her closet.

Haiku Football When Katie Fitter was doing Traffic on KOB-FM, she used to spice it up and do themes. Why? Her attitude was that with every other station doing the same thing, she wanted to stand out. My favorite was Haiku Traffic. Short. To the point. It stood out. I was listening to a station recap football last winter in excrutiating detail. How about Haiku Football? Or Sixth Grade Gym Teacher Football. Or OCD Football. Again, to stand out, you need to NOT do what everyone is doing.

NFL Squares In said-market, this is “played” but it might not be where you are. First people in each get a square on the betting board, right before kickoff cards are dealt that assign numbers to the rows. You win based on 1st Q, half, 3rd Q and end-of-game scores. If this is gibberish, let me know and I’ll explain it.

Arm Chair QB Very simple. Pre-game, get twenty contestants from the crowd. Line them up and give them numbers. Stick a chair dead-center in front of the giant screen. One at a time, they sit down, and make the next call. “Quarterback run.” “Short pass”. Whatever. If they get it right, they move to the end of the line. If they’re wrong, they’re out. Last person playing wins. That you start with a new group of twenty.

The MNFB Cliché Game Listeners come to the event and as they arrive, pull one of these randomly from a box. They win a prize whenever it’s used.

It all comes down to which team wants it more.
There is no I in team
He has a nose for the football
He has a motor that won’t quit
They left it all on the field.
He’s takin that to the bank.
They’re no longer playing to win, now they’re playing not to lose.
He’s going to feel that one in the morning.
He really gives it 110%
The Quarterback has “happy feet”
There might be a mismatch on paper but they don’t play the game on paper.
He’s fast when he runs.
He coughed up the ball
It’s a rough and tumble game.
It’s only a yard but it’s a long yard.
There’s no love lost between these two teams
If the game goes into overtime, either team could win.
It ain’t over till it’s over.
That’s a costly turnover
He’s a vertical threat
He really rose to the occasion today
It’s not over till the Fat Lady sings
This is some physical football or This is a very physical game
It’s lights out for them tonight
This is a must win game
He’s a possession receiver
Act like you’ve been there before
They’re running the hurry-up offense now
This team has to take it one game at a time
They are better than their record indicates
There seemed to be a miscommunication on that play.
That throw was right on the money
They’re dominating the line of scrimmage
They have to play the full 60 minutes.
They have to protect the football.
Their defense bends but it doesn’t break.
This player is a throwback.
He’s a big hitter.
He puts a LOT of mustard on that ball
The road to the Super Bowl goes through this ( team name) here
The defense had that play sniffed out
(insert QB name here) He’s a real gunslinger
Pressure from the blind side