21st Century Entertainment

From the Contra Costa Times on August 7, 2005, came the headline; Radio just got a lot more portable.  Tony Hicks writes; “Podcasting can be to radio what blogging is to books”.  Then he says if you can digest that sentence you are certified to go forward into the 21st century of entertainment.  Mr. Hicks seems to think the learning curve just got a little steeper as the latest innovation in media takes off.  He discusses the pros and cons of the “little guy” to be heard.  No more pushing media to the masses, this revolution lets everyone hear everyone else.  Tony Hicks quotes Stephen Page of Infinity Broadcasting out of San Francisco as saying “There have already been three waves of podcasters.  The first wave was techies eager to see what they could do.  Then came the former DJ’s …disgruntled over the limitations of mainstream radio.  Now….here come the ‘Mom and Pop’ DJ’s doing just about everything under the sun.”  Mr. Hicks says also that the lawyers are just waiting to see what lawsuits are in the making.  Mr. Hicks also did a podcast from Fresno.  Go Bulldogs! (189)