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Another hot Seattle radio job opening...

Rob Piotrowski said:
I don't have an exact number, David. You'd be better equipped to provide that info.
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I have no idea how many live local shows there are, but my point is that, among all stations only a small percentage are talk or sports talk. And among those, many in smaller markets are employing all syndicated product, run by the computer. So there are relatively few opportunities outside of the very largest markets for board opping a local talk show. And in smaller markets, it is likely that the host does the boardwork themselves.
 
DavidEduardo said:


I have no idea how many live local shows there are, but my point is that, among all stations only a small percentage are talk or sports talk. And among those, many in smaller markets are employing all syndicated product, run by the computer. So there are relatively few opportunities outside of the very largest markets for board opping a local talk show. And in smaller markets, it is likely that the host does the boardwork themselves.
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Re: small market - True. We do have a four-hour morning talk show. We have no screener, no board op. The host puts the callers on the air, plays commercials, does it all. In a small market, you can't do it any other way. The host does have a delay dump button and uses it whenever he sees fit. My first radio job was board op. I sat there until the announcer said "time out on the floor, we'll take xx seconds", and then I read the copy. Then back to boredom. Board op is clearly entry level.
 
Rob Piotrowski said:
That's about twice what the job should pay. No wonder why you have to pay for checked bags, food, drinks, etc.
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Wow, there you have it folks, this week's mean quote from Rob. Guess he's been saving that one up.

For all the grief that travelers give poor gate agents, they deserve to be paid much more. Certainly more than what an entry position in radio pays.
 
bossbill said:
Re: small market - True. We do have a four-hour morning talk show. We have no screener, no board op. The host puts the callers on the air, plays commercials, does it all. In a small market, you can't do it any other way. The host does have a delay dump button and uses it whenever he sees fit. My first radio job was board op. I sat there until the announcer said "time out on the floor, we'll take xx seconds", and then I read the copy. Then back to boredom. Board op is clearly entry level.
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I called into the afternoon talk show on KBOI 670 Boise awhile back and the host answered the phone. On two rings. Then I asked him if he wanted to hear my opinion before I went on the air, he said "nah, I like to be surprised".
 
I, for one, learned a lot from this thread so thanks to you all who took the time to explain "board oping".

As for the remarks on the pay scale of airline agents, I suspected a hidden grenade in this subject and opted not to respond to the statement. After receiving a thorough description of board op though I have to close my part of this discussion by stating the person criticizing the agent pay scale is wrong. The agent's job is infinitely more complex and pressure loaded than the board op description I have read here.
 
About a year ago, where I work now launched a very popular live call-in talk show that covers all of Iraq via several AM and FM transmitter sites. The hosts, and any in-studio guests, are in a studio located in Baghdad with a PC that they can see the pre-screened caller information and answer a call, a microphone, microphone on/off button, and headphone volume. All the local calls from the Middle East are received at the main studios (toll free) in Virginia, where a combination board-op/Producer screens the call, types in any comments into the call screening software that the talent in Baghdad can see, talks down the IFB into the host's headphones in Baghdad, rolls breaks, etc. And as David mentioned, we also use RCS Zetta and RCS News automation software to keep the Producer's work load to a minimum. He, or she can do pretty much everything with a combination of three button-pushes. Using technology it's a very simple workflow so the Producer can actually produce, while still working with talent and listeners that are several thousand miles away.
 
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