If I Started a TV Show…

Our viewers are a passionate bunch. They love watching TV (more than 11 hours a week of hunt/shoot/fish programming) and they dream of someday being the next Pigman or “All-American Fisherman.” Those are big shoes to fill. I receive several emails a week with a variation on the form, “How do I start my own…

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10 Truths About Outdoor TV*

Everyone in this industry is passionate about what they do. And they’ll never apologize for it. Having a TV show idea is easy. Having the courage to defend, pursue, develop, change, and then change again, that idea is where it gets real. Being an “armchair critic” is also very easy. But pointing out something and…

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Secrets of Outdoor Communicators, Part One

If you didn’t attend last week’s Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) Conference, you are in luck as I studiously took notes during one the highlights of the conference: a session with iconic outdoor communicators. The four gentlemen I am highlighting are Wade Bourne, J. Wayne Fears, John Phillips and Mark Sosin. The panel had probably 100…

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Overqualified? Never. A Deeper Look at “Sportsmen” TV

This is a guest post by our Communications Intern, Greg Brey. He wasn’t sure if PR/Communications was his “thing,” but I think he has a great start with excellent storytelling skills! A close friend of mine was laid off from a high-ranking position at a phone company last year, joining the now 14.6 million (9.5%)…

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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

We’ve all been there – you are working on a project you thought was yours, but then your boss got involved, and he brought in a person from another department, and they brought their coordinator, who has an intern…..and they all have different ideas on how this project should run. So how do you get…

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