About

MIKE LAVALLEE
Music Programmer

I've spent more than 15 years in radio programming, working across formats including CHR, Hot AC, and Classic Hits.

Early on, I thought music programming was mostly about choosing songs.

Over time, I realized it was really about shaping the experience those songs created together.

That's what I'm interested in now.

How a station reveals itself over a short stretch of listening.

Whether the identity is clear.

Whether the momentum holds.

Whether everything feels like it belongs together.

Listening Window is where I explore those ideas through observations, station monitors, and writing on listener experience.

I'm always interested in conversations about programming, curation, and how audio products are experienced.