I'm just like all you poor fools on this board that still care. I'm a little sad that I never get mentioned as one of Houston's great jocks. Because I was in the nineties before the new ownership laws kicked in. I had a great run of it for about seven years middays on 93 Q country. I had bits and characters and lots of phoners. It was my dream job. I felt like I made a difference everyday. And almost everyday I got called on the carpet and told to shut up. But my ratings were double digits most trends and I knew that all the personality things that I was doing every day was the reason. Finally in 99 we were sold to CC. My salary was way too high for a midday girl and I was gone. Six months later KKBQ was sold to Cox. I had to hire a lawyer to keep my name and go on KIKK fm. We went alt country six months before I was let go from that one. Then I got on at The Arrow, overnights. I voicetracked 60 hrs a week for not more than 29.5 hours a week. My husband started a mobile tool business and we maintained our lifestyle (kept our house) in Sugarland for 4 more years while our sons finished high school. Then we finally stopped the madness, sold our home and bought two acres of land here in Northern New Mexico. I stare at the Sangre de Christo Mountains everyday now. I do a sat morning roots country show (streaming on ktao.com.) I am working on a 24/7 internet broadcast on harleycolt.com and I hope to have that up and running in the next month or two. My goal is to bring back the entertainment value I had there in Houston on 93 Q. I have created a new future for myself, but I still grieve over Houston radio. I love all you people who care and continue to post here. God Bless You! Harley
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Hi Harley,
Don't ever think that your work down here was not noticed nor appreciated. Many of us listeners still remember your days in "H" town and wish that we still had you here. As far as being on the list of the great jocks, you're there in my book. I'm 51 and have grown up listening to the radio, and as far as where you stand on the list, well, you're in my top ten. It would be nice to see real radio with real personalities in Houston radio(not to say that there's not personalities out there, they are just shackled to liner cards, and memorex, or whatever they use), but I guess we can count that out. Just reading thru this board, it appears that the problem is not just with Houston, but nationwide (I know... biiiiiiiggg understatement). At any rate, please don't ever think that you are not one of the great ones, because in my book (and many others), you are. Hey, I'm not a radio bizness insider, I'm just a listener, but from a listener's viewpoint, we need more folks like yourself back on the air.
Poops
(BTW- I'll be listening @ KTAO.com)
Don't ever think that your work down here was not noticed nor appreciated. Many of us listeners still remember your days in "H" town and wish that we still had you here. As far as being on the list of the great jocks, you're there in my book. I'm 51 and have grown up listening to the radio, and as far as where you stand on the list, well, you're in my top ten. It would be nice to see real radio with real personalities in Houston radio(not to say that there's not personalities out there, they are just shackled to liner cards, and memorex, or whatever they use), but I guess we can count that out. Just reading thru this board, it appears that the problem is not just with Houston, but nationwide (I know... biiiiiiiggg understatement). At any rate, please don't ever think that you are not one of the great ones, because in my book (and many others), you are. Hey, I'm not a radio bizness insider, I'm just a listener, but from a listener's viewpoint, we need more folks like yourself back on the air.
Poops
(BTW- I'll be listening @ KTAO.com)
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LTT
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Hey, I've tried to reach you several times through your website and NM station. Give me a shout when ya have a chance, Harley.
[email protected]
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Listen Saturday morning at 7 Central. http://ktao.com/home.php
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aunti-terrestrial
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Glad things are going well for you and your beautiful family, Harley.
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DaveCrockett
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Hey Harley, those were the good old days at 93Q. We had our highs and lows and worked our assess off to make the station a success. Kind of sad to see what radio in general has become. And I'm afraid we will all be dead before it ever finds it's was back to what we grew up listening to-- if it ever does. At least we can say we did radio when radio was great! When jocks were treated like royalty and people would echo back something they heard us talk about on the air. It was a magical time that ended the day deregulation put the industry in a downward spiral.
Best of luck to you in NM! Enjoy the fantastic sunsets and always remember you worked in major market radio when it was a job that was earned and not just given to anyone who would work cheap.
Dave Crockett
Best of luck to you in NM! Enjoy the fantastic sunsets and always remember you worked in major market radio when it was a job that was earned and not just given to anyone who would work cheap.
Dave Crockett
Thank you everybody. I got what I was fishing for from poop and Auntie Terrestrial and Leslie T...I've answered you, try me again at [email protected]. And Dave E. You are so right. I guess I've got to be grateful and let it go at that. Chuck, thanks for the plug, you are a righteous dude. I wish you all the very best and thank you for the comments. Harley Colt
What the heck is a Harley Colt?!? Who????
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Just kidding, Girl!! Glad to hear you're doing so well. I think of you often! Oh and did anybody tell you I'm pitching an all Bowling/Hawaiian/Polka/Active Rock/Dance format to all the major players here in town. I'm also thinking about having an all night Bass Fishing show on as well. Not talking about Bass fishing, but the broadcast of the actual act of bass fishing. Want a piece of this? It's gonna be HUGE!! Oh and I'm also trying to come up with a new format for KLOL once it's sold. How do you like this? Sports Talk? Like it? I really think that a station that talks about nothing but sports would really catch on here. Don't you? Any way, gotta go give Steve Miller tickets away. Don't be such a stranger!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Just kidding, Girl!! Glad to hear you're doing so well. I think of you often! Oh and did anybody tell you I'm pitching an all Bowling/Hawaiian/Polka/Active Rock/Dance format to all the major players here in town. I'm also thinking about having an all night Bass Fishing show on as well. Not talking about Bass fishing, but the broadcast of the actual act of bass fishing. Want a piece of this? It's gonna be HUGE!! Oh and I'm also trying to come up with a new format for KLOL once it's sold. How do you like this? Sports Talk? Like it? I really think that a station that talks about nothing but sports would really catch on here. Don't you? Any way, gotta go give Steve Miller tickets away. Don't be such a stranger!!
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radioguy141
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Harley-
YOU are one of the main reasons I wanted to get into this business. I grew up listening to you on 93Q and it really got me thinking that I could do this someday. And now here I am 21 years old working full time in the 6th market in the US... and it all started growing up listening to Harley Colt on 93Q, back when mid-days were fun... I can't believe what my (used to be) favorite station has turned into, but thats a whole other thread
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And Dave.... I think that us 'young people' that grew up listening to great jocks like you and Harley that are just getting into the business have the desire to turn it back into what it once was, give it some time.... you guys were, and still are truly awesome role-models and the one day that I get any control of programing you'll hear the Naughty Joke of the Day return to the air-waves..... with your permission of course!!
-Al
YOU are one of the main reasons I wanted to get into this business. I grew up listening to you on 93Q and it really got me thinking that I could do this someday. And now here I am 21 years old working full time in the 6th market in the US... and it all started growing up listening to Harley Colt on 93Q, back when mid-days were fun... I can't believe what my (used to be) favorite station has turned into, but thats a whole other thread
!!! And Dave.... I think that us 'young people' that grew up listening to great jocks like you and Harley that are just getting into the business have the desire to turn it back into what it once was, give it some time.... you guys were, and still are truly awesome role-models and the one day that I get any control of programing you'll hear the Naughty Joke of the Day return to the air-waves..... with your permission of course!!
-Al
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aunti-terrestrial
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Just want to add that I know and hope you're still drawing, painting, and exploring your visual creativity. If there's anything I'm proud of, it might be of providing you with the "Hell, if she can do that, so can I!" inspiration to go buy some art supplies for those long VT shifts. If I did that, then I've done a good thing in this world and can retire. I never got the chance to thank you for your comment on my photo before it disappeared, so I'll do it now...thank you, with all my heart. Much love to you, K., and the boys.
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DaveCrockett
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Hey Radioguy--- Feel free to steal the "Naughty Joke of the Day!" As I recall WE stole it from somebody else anyway! You'll find that radio is a fancy name for "Stolen Ideas" that goes back to the 30's and 40's. Since then all programming ideas are all just repackaged to look new. The innovative NEW stuff actually comes from the bean counters who constantly dream up NEW ways to drive radio into the ground. And look what a great job they are doing! Again, that's another thread to pursue.
If I could talk about the new world of radio for a minute: I wouldn't trade any of the good times my 30 year career brought me even though there were some pretty bad times too. Radio was very much like a family and you protected your station to the end, even if you thought one of the "family" was a total A-hole. To the outside world we were united. In the world of deregulation (when you have up to 8 radio stations under one roof) it's impossible to be as competitive toward the guy down the dial when he's really your co-worker. Radio people are a smaller family these days (called 'Clusters') and nobody wants to see anyone lose their job. As a result nobody lets their creative juices really flow and come up with new innovative ways of doing the job better. Only cheaper. We have had a few too many years of stale radio coupled with new inventions like iPods and MP3 players and Satellite radio, all of which are still quite competitive and driven to be better. Whereas radio simply does the same thing over and over again hoping radio will be saved by the nostalgic ones (like the ones on this board) who long for the days of personality radio. The bloopers, carts eaten in the middle of a song, records skipping, phone calls from groupies aired accidentally, slipping up and cussing on the air, and even having songs run out and panicking over dead air were part of the what happened. Those were the good old days!
Harley, Jack, Shotgun, Big John Dakota, Pam and myself all had our slip-ups that nearly cost us our jobs. But those unscripted moments were part of the fabric of radio back then. I think that's what I miss the most. Goof-up always made for a better story than the times you did it perfectly. In fact that could be new thread! Famous Goof-Ups you can recall!
Dave Crockett
If I could talk about the new world of radio for a minute: I wouldn't trade any of the good times my 30 year career brought me even though there were some pretty bad times too. Radio was very much like a family and you protected your station to the end, even if you thought one of the "family" was a total A-hole. To the outside world we were united. In the world of deregulation (when you have up to 8 radio stations under one roof) it's impossible to be as competitive toward the guy down the dial when he's really your co-worker. Radio people are a smaller family these days (called 'Clusters') and nobody wants to see anyone lose their job. As a result nobody lets their creative juices really flow and come up with new innovative ways of doing the job better. Only cheaper. We have had a few too many years of stale radio coupled with new inventions like iPods and MP3 players and Satellite radio, all of which are still quite competitive and driven to be better. Whereas radio simply does the same thing over and over again hoping radio will be saved by the nostalgic ones (like the ones on this board) who long for the days of personality radio. The bloopers, carts eaten in the middle of a song, records skipping, phone calls from groupies aired accidentally, slipping up and cussing on the air, and even having songs run out and panicking over dead air were part of the what happened. Those were the good old days!
Harley, Jack, Shotgun, Big John Dakota, Pam and myself all had our slip-ups that nearly cost us our jobs. But those unscripted moments were part of the fabric of radio back then. I think that's what I miss the most. Goof-up always made for a better story than the times you did it perfectly. In fact that could be new thread! Famous Goof-Ups you can recall!
Dave Crockett
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dsadof
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ColonelStJames said:
Colonel,
Good luck with pitching that format. Sounds like a great idea. You can count me in as the Music Director and to prove to you that I'm the right man for the job, here's a sample hour:
Bowling/Hawaiian/Polka/Active Rock/Dance Format, sample hour
Jimmy Shand - The Bluebell Polka
Haddaway - What Is Love?
Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling
Poi Dog Pondering - The Ancient Egyptians
Jimmy Sturr - Beer Barrel Polka
AC/DC -Highway To Hell
Junior Senior - Shake Your Coconuts
Bowling For Soup - 1985
Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles
Velvet Revolver - The Last Fight
Brave Combo - The Hokey Pokey
Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars
Lani Kai - Something Inside Me
Led Zeppelin - Hats Off To (Roy) Harper
Call me!!
-David Sadof
http://commons.chron.com/davidsadof/blog
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