Send us Fan Mail We all have great stories to tell. If I ever write a book here are two of the stories that will be in it. Listen now to 22 minutes of radio mayhem. One when I was brand new to the business and the other when I was near the peak of my career. https://talkingaboutradiowithjohnleslie.buzzsprout.com A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail CBS Radio News is no more! It ended abruptly for 700 affiliates in May of 2026. CBS Radio Correspondent Peter King ends a 30 year association with the 99 year old institution of CBS Radio News. Amonng reporting and anchoring duties, Peter was the space reporter for the network for 3 decades. Peter joins host John Lelsie in this episode of Talking About Radio to talk about his remarkable Network radio career. You can reach Peter King by email at pkingn...

Send us Fan Mail Five words! That’s all it took for the stuff to hit the fan and collapse one of the biggest media promotional agreements in modern history. And, I was the one poor soul who inadvertently short circuited the whole mega deal. Here is an 18 minute podcast with all of the gruesome details. A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail The brightest promotional ideas. The best execution. The local, national and international media attention. It's all part of this amazing morning show barrage of spotlight promotions in one of Mid America's largest markets. How did it all work? What was the payoff. Who was left standing when the smoke cleared? https://talkingaboutradiowithjohnleslie.buzzsprout.com/ A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail I was "on the air" at WFBL in Syracuse in 1976 when Stoner Broadcasting System hired me to host the morning show on their flagship station in Des Moines, Great Country KSO. I arrived one week before the fall sweeps began. The show went fom a 9 share to a 27 share in that book. Here is the continuation of my audio commentary on I managed to get at keep high morning show numbers year after year. https://talkingaboutradiowithjohnleslie.buzzsprout.com A product...

Send us Fan Mail I had never worked with such a talented staff. The station was filled with magic when our new team of talent arrived in 1974. This is a continuation of my audio book memoirs on how I was able to muster double digit ratings year after year for nearly 5 decade. My year at WFBL in Syracuse introduced me to a stable of the nations top talent. What I learned from them has stayed with me til this day 51 years later. A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail Episode one is a 34 minute look at my very earliest days as a morning show host. My friends and family have encouraged me for years to write a book about my morning show adventures. I would rather do it in the form that I know best, an audiobook as a podcast. There will be six episodes in the series This is the first one and it dates back to the early 70s in Binghamton, New York. I really didn’t want to do a morning show. But it was a blessing. ...

Send us Fan Mail There was plenty of opportunity to find myself in awkward, creepy and sometimes life threatening situations during my decade of being a foreign correspondent for Stoner Broadcasting System. Bizarre events seemed to be my constant companion while on my assignment behind the iron curtain in the former USSR. This is part two of my adventures in Siberia and Armenia. You will enjoy this 34 minute narrative of my life and times as a foreign correspondent. http:/...

Send us Fan Mail Being a foreign correspondent on the other side of the world brings with it excitement, danger and intrigue, specially if you had never done it before. This is 20 minute episode is part one of a multi part special edition of Talking About Radio with John Leslie. This assignment took me as far away from home as one can possibly get. https://talkingaboutradio.buzzsprout.com A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail For the first time, the entire story of this historic radio broadcast event is told in Audio Book fashion. Production of this epic retrospective required 39 separate creative sessions, 39 separate editing sessions, 39 separate rehearsal sessions, 45 separate recording sessions and 39 separate productions sessions. No other radio broadcaster on the planet owns this story. It is one of a kind. This special edition podcast of Talking About Radio is 1 hour and 5...