Hosts Who Make Show Prep A Priority Will Own 2026!

As we close out 2025, do a real assessment of yourself. Ask the question straight up:

“Is what I’m doing… being done to its full capacity?”

And I’ll save you the suspense — the answer is “No, we all are not.”

So as we move into 2026, let’s check ourselves and be brutally honest about whether we’re really operating at full capacity to match our said ambition.

When you put your show together, are you actually giving your best effort?
Because what separates you from everybody else is the time you put into preparation.

Every day, you should walk into that studio already with your show.
Not scrambling to create it once you get there — that’s too late.
You should have the show in your head already.
Thoughts on paper.
Breaks mapped out.
Angles already scripted in your mind. Or better yet,
you have rehearsed it as the host before you bring it to the team. 

Once you hit the studio, you’re just putting the finishing touches on the cake.

From the moment you got off the air yesterday, you should’ve been gathering your lived experience to bring to the audience the next day.
And whatever happened in the news while you slept — add it. Mix it in.
Sometimes it may even take center stage over what you already prepared.

Radio is fluid. Radio is fun.
Don’t turn it into a job.
Enjoy yourself being yourself every time you crack that mic.

It only becomes hard when you don’t show prep.