Arrrggghhh! Help!

[Kerianne]

Are there any other PD's out there going completely bananas trying to find the right news bed?

I'm the PD of a news/talk station ... and it me it seems so important. I really want to set the tone at the top of every hour ... and I think I've listened to every cheesy music bed in the world in search of the right one ...

HELP!

Or at least sympathize with me ...

 

[Shadowsabre]

> Are there any other PD's out there going completely bananas
> trying to find the right news bed?
>
> I'm the PD of a news/talk station ... and it me it seems so
> important. I really want to set the tone at the top of every
> hour ... and I think I've listened to every cheesy music bed
> in the world in search of the right one ...
>
> HELP!
>
> Or at least sympathize with me ...
>
I'm not a pd, but I do recommend that, when in doubt, COPY!
Remember, if it's a market far enough away, it's not stealing...it's research!

 

[Braswell]

> Are there any other PD's out there going completely bananas
> trying to find the right news bed?
>
> I'm the PD of a news/talk station ... and it me it seems so
> important. I really want to set the tone at the top of every
> hour ... and I think I've listened to every cheesy music bed
> in the world in search of the right one ...
>
> HELP!
>
> Or at least sympathize with me ...


Well, I'm an old-timer, and, as such, I love all the classic stuff. The famous Johnny Mann "Drake" sounder (originally done for KHJ), still stands up. A bit more nostalgic is the PAMS bed for the old American Contemporary Network, as is the "non-chimes" NBC sounder used in the early 70's.

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[bigwoody]

I too am a fan of using the Drake news sounder. In fact I cleaned it up and processed it in Vegas with some EQ and L2 plug-ins. Sounds huge now. However, as big a fan as I am of the bed, IMHO it's more suited for oldies stations than today's news/talk stations, which are contemporary in sound/imaging.

If you have money, or can do barter, TM Century has a great news/talk package. KDKA is among those that use it.

Premiere Radio has the MJI News/Talk Image kit (barter) and also Matrix, targeted at NT and Sports stations.

AvDeli is going out of business. I believe the Metropolis set is suited for NT.


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Everyone is entitled to my opinion.</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by bigwoody on 11/16/05 01:30 PM.</FONT></P>

 

[Kerianne]

> I too am a fan of using the Drake news sounder. In fact I
> cleaned it up and processed it in Vegas with some EQ and L2
> plug-ins. Sounds huge now. However, as big a fan as I am of
> the bed, IMHO it's more suited for oldies stations than
> today's news/talk stations, which are contemporary in
> sound/imaging.
>
> If you have money, or can do barter, TM Century has a great
> news/talk package. KDKA is among those that use it.
>
> Premiere Radio has the MJI News/Talk Image kit (barter) and
> also Matrix, targeted at NT and Sports stations.
>
> AvDeli is going out of business. I believe the Metropolis
> set is suited for NT.
>

I'm taking a look at the N/T Ammo package ... any opinions on that?

I used to work with the imaging guy who puts it together for Clear Channel and I know he does some amazing work ... distributed through Premiere ...