Jeremy’s Mark Crowley interview

Today I am going to share my Mark Crowley interview.I first remember Mark from his radio show called Success Radio. Mark Crowley’s show was on 710 KNUS Sundays from 12-2 p.m. I liked this show because it talked about people that were successful and some of the things that they had found out to make them this way. I remember he had a one person on to talk about real estate, named Armen Feldman. I found this interview fascinating. 710 KNUS had a great Sunday line up at the time. They had Mr. fix-it Paul McGregor from 8-10 AM, followed by Mike Boyle’s Restaurant show from 10-12, and then Success radio from 12-2. This meant that KNUS had local programming for 6 hours on Sundays! I love local programming!I also remember Mark Crowley doing some fill-ins on the Mike Boyle Restaurant show. One time Mike was stuck on a trip in California and he asked Mark to fill in. Mark did an outstanding job- as usual. This was an interesting show because Mark was doing a live remote show from a restaurant called the Atlanta Bread Company. Mike got there right at the end of the broadcast.Unfortunately, Success Radio came to an end in 2008. Mark still wanted to be involved with the radio station. He became the digital programming coordinator for 710 KNUS. This means that he takes care of the podcasts that are on the station. I am very thankful for Mark taking the time doing this interview with me.Jeremy Levy: How did you get your start in radio? How did that help you get your start being the digital program coordinator at 710 KNUS?Mark Crowley: I have been interested in radio ever since I was a young kid. I used to have a transistor radio. I used to listen to the Denver Bears baseball games. I loved it because the announcers painted such great pictures. I could see the games without seeing them. In the 80’s I came across a friend of mine who I was in a play with back in 10 years earlier. This person was Bob Lee who was Peter Boyles mentor and who got Peter Boyles into radio. He was a true legend in Denver radio. 20 years later in 2001, a guy by the name of Mike Lipton who was in New York at the time the station was WGBB radio. No one listened to that station because it was a low powered radio station. He would record it and post it on his website. Which was neat. I contacted with him. Then my wife Lynn was a big fan of Mike Boyle. I got introduced to him through her. Then Mike introduced me to Brian Taylor who is the general manager of KNUS. I started Success Radio back in 2002. I used Mike Lipton’s model. I put it up on my website for people to listen to. Podcasting was very new at the time. That really got me interested in technology. This is where radio is going. I just made it my business to be a steward of that and learn all I could about podcasting. Then I started with face book, then video, and then you tube.Jl: So do you think that’s where radio is going?MC: Yes, I do. Radio is becoming more digital now. A lot of times it is difficult for people to tune into the show they like at the specific time that it is on. That’s where the podcasting comes in. Podcasts you can listen to any time you would like to. I tell people all of the time that radio is becoming more and more like TV. You tube and face book live are allowing people to pull back the curtain on radio shows.JL: Do you have any great memories from doing Success Radio and being in the radio business?MC: Yes, there are some great memories around that. One of the interviews that I remember was interviewing Donald Trump’s attorney. He wrote a book and was on my show. John Maxwell was also on my show. Tony Robbins was another interview. The author that wrote QBQ, John Miller- The question behind the question. He was a regular guest on my show. That was fun. You name it anyone that was involved with personal development I interviewed them.I have now moved behind the scenes of radio and that is even more enjoyable than the on- air things I was doing. I get to do so many things in my current radio role. Attending the republican national convention in Tampa in 2012 and then again in 2016, was just an amazing opportunity and a personal highlight. My daughter traveled with me to Tampa in 2012. She had sort of become my assistant. We get to meet some amazing people. She had her picture taken with John Voight. He was in Midnight Cowboy and in other big time movies. He would sit down with my daughter and I and we just had a great conversation.Jl: What would be your advice for someone wanting to get in to radio?MC: It is a difficult business to get in to. There are not a lot of opportunities. I have discovered a hidden jewel In Denver. It’s 104.7 FM community radio. And they are in the Denver open media foundation. They have community television and radio. What I would recommend is for people to start there and gain some experience there. They have internships where you can intern and learn the skills that you need. You do everything. You can produce shows, you can be a host on the station, you learn how to be a sales person, loading audio, direct programming. That allows you to build a resume. You can take all of the classes for free television and radio. . You can come out of there with the same experiences that you would get at a broadcasting school but for less money.I really appreciate Mark Crowley sharing the time with me today. Next week I will share my Jim Berry interview.Thank you for tuning in.Jeremy Levy