A Conversation with Mitchell Hill & Mark Giuliani
Conversations with Tony Mobley • 4 February 2026
The Last Angry DJ (with Mitchell Hill & Mark Giuliani)
A sharp, funny, and unexpectedly thoughtful conversation about radio’s past, its messy present, and what “live and local”
could look like in a world of on-demand media, chat-driven audiences, and AI everywhere.
Recorded using Zoom and Mimo Live. Audience questions via Mukana and YouTube chat.
Episode summary
Tony sits down with two-thirds of The Last Angry DJ trio: veteran broadcaster Mitchell Hill (“the last angry DJ”)
and architect/radio owner Mark Giuliani (Giuliani Associates Architects; DTD Media). They unpack what radio was, what it
became after consolidation, why talk is resurging, and how modern “interactive radio” is being rebuilt with live video,
audience chat, and production tooling borrowed from the Office Hours community.
Key takeaways
- Talk + interactivity is the future: listeners want conversation, participation, and on-demand access — not schedules.
- Live and local still matters: big networks homogenised radio; smaller operators can win on relevance and community service.
- Tooling has levelled up: Mimo Live plus audience questions (Mukana) can make radio feel genuinely interactive again.
- AI is unavoidable (but contested): Mitch is openly sceptical; Mark argues skilled humans can use AI to amplify craft and speed.
Guests
Mitchell Hill
Veteran radio DJ and host of The Last Angry DJ. Represents the “old-school” craft: pacing, continuity,
and the discipline of never letting the air go dead.
Mark Giuliani
Architect and President of Giuliani Associates Architects. Owner/operator of two Delaware radio stations under DTD Media
(WGMD 92.7 and WUSX 98.5). Brings the business and operations view: community relevance, staffing realities, and bridging
radio with digital.
Key moments (clickable timestamps)
- 2:56 — Show intro: format, tools, audience Q&A
- 4:44 — Tony introduces The Last Angry DJ & the “100 shows” milestone
- 6:38 — Who they are: architect + station owner meets veteran DJ
- 13:12 — Family support, small-business reality, passion vs profit
- 16:06 — Old gear in the closet: turntables, CD changers, the “radio bug”
- 18:44 — What 100 shows feels like (and why it’s hard to monetise)
- 21:36 — Why Tony started the show: helping “regular people” adopt the tech
- 31:08 — Why Mimo Live: interactive radio, chat, workflow, standards
- 37:16 — “Kids don’t have radios” vs “kids have apps”: on-demand reshapes everything
- 44:05 — LPFM and AM translators: what’s possible (and what’s constrained)
- 47:16 — AI debate: threat, tool, and the “you can’t avoid it” reality
- 54:34 — Advice to the world: health, hearing, passion, and IP law
- 57:04 — Where to watch The Last Angry DJ (and when they go live)
Notable quotes
- On AI’s impact: Mitch argues AI is already swallowing voiceover, production, and web design/coding jobs; Mark counters that skilled practitioners can steer AI to better outcomes.
- On radio’s next chapter: conversation, community relevance, and interactivity (chat + video) are pulling audiences back towards spoken word.
Keep the conversation going
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with one person who still loves radio — or who thinks radio is finished.
Either way, they’ll have opinions.