CB Herald features Brian Burns and Dock Side Live Radio in a conversation about boating music, marina engagement and the future of the boating lifestyle.
Dock Side Live Radio Featured by CB Herald: Creating the Soundtrack for the Water
Published: July 29, 2026
Author: Dock Side Live Radio Editorial Team
Dock Side Live Radio founder Brian Burns was recently featured by CB Herald in an interview exploring the connection between music, boating, marine businesses, and coastal communities.
The article, “Soundtrack for the Water: Brian Burns on Dock Side Live Radio,” was written by CB Herald journalist Joseph Wilson and published July 29, 2026. It highlights how Dock Side Live Radio has evolved beyond a traditional streaming station into a year-round audio platform serving the boating lifestyle.
More Than a Boating Music Station
During the interview, Burns explained that Trop Rock, coastal country, reggae, beach rock, and other waterfront music connect strongly with boaters because the songs become part of their experiences and memories on the water.
But music is only part of the Dock Side Live Radio mission.
The station combines coastal music with boating stories, destination features, marine-business interviews, community initiatives, and educational programming. The goal is to connect listeners with the people, places, businesses, and experiences that make the boating lifestyle possible.
Helping Marinas Build Stronger Communities
The CB Herald interview also explores the Dock Side Live Radio Marina Partner Program.
Through customized audio programming, marinas can promote events, highlight amenities, recognize local businesses, welcome arriving boaters, and share information about the surrounding waterfront community.
This allows marinas to begin building familiarity with boaters before they arrive. It also helps turn a marina from a place where someone keeps a boat into a destination people want to visit, experience, and return to.
Supporting the Next Generation of Boaters
Community involvement remains central to the Dock Side Live Radio mission.
The station supports youth fishing programs, boating education, waterfront charities, and organizations that introduce more people to life on the water.
Burns explained that every young person who catches a first fish, takes a first boat ride, or learns how to enjoy the water safely could become a lifelong boater, angler, marina customer, or marine-industry professional.
The Next Boat Journey
The feature also highlights The Next Boat Journey, a year-long conversation designed to help people discover boating, understand which boating lifestyle fits them, select the right boat, and remain engaged in boating for years to come.
One of the most important lessons from the series is simple:
Before you choose a boat, choose the life you want the boat to support.
Instead of beginning with horsepower, length, brand, or price, prospective buyers should first consider how they want to spend their time on the water.
Expanding Dock Side Live Radio
Dock Side Live Radio continues to expand its original programming, marine-industry partnerships, destination stories, association relationships, and marina-focused audio opportunities.
The station’s long-term vision is to become the most valuable audio destination for the boating community by helping people discover, enjoy, and remain connected to the lifestyle.
CB Herald concluded that Dock Side Live Radio demonstrates how a specialized audio platform can support waterfront businesses, educate new boaters, promote emerging artists, and strengthen the wider coastal community.
Read the complete CB Herald feature
To learn more about Dock Side Live Radio, its programs, partnerships, and boating-lifestyle stories, visit DockSideLive.com.
Where the music meets the water.
