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Charilie Murphy
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I ran across this written in the Helmsman yesterday..
The University of Memphis Newspaper.
btw. thanks to those of you giving well wishes.
Conely and I hung out the other night and enjoed quite a few free cocktails at the opening of EP's Memphis. Moral of the story? Always leave it to out of work disc jockeys to find the free booze!~
Thanks for all of your donations of canned good, blankets, water, and cash.... not so much cash as of yet, but I am always accepting!
Local Disc Jockeys let go by new owner
By: Scott Carter
Staff Reporter
Issue date: 11/2/06 Section: News
Memphis radio is short a few deejays.
No more will the hung-over broadcasts by Twitch beam out of 93X, and no more will Steve Conley go on the air at FM 100 as he has since 1979.
Along with Twitch and Conley, deejay Garner Miller and market manager Terry Wood from FM 100 have been let go after Entercom Communication's purchase of the stations.
These are just a few more tragedies left in the wake of mass media mergers.
Though the two stations were already corporately owned, a change in ownership could still mean cutbacks.
Radio, like every other aspect of the music and entertainment business, is in a state of consolidation, according to Tonya Butler, U of M assistant professor and area coordinator of music business.
"It's unfortunate because when several companies compete you get a variety, but when one company owns a majority in a region it has a set schedule or play list that everyone plays," she said.
One company means less variety, less competition and possibly lost jobs, according to Butler.
"I think 93X has plenty of variety, though," said Kerry Millbird, a junior business major. "I don't know how they do it, but they at least make it sound like they aren't bound to corporate people."
However, Millbird said she will miss the ex-93X personality.
"Twitch was my favorite deejay over there and it won't be the same without him," she said.
Other sentiments were a little more vehement.
"It's utter crap, and I'm banning 93X for it, even if it wasn't their decision," said Daniel Gisson, a freshman undecided major. "Twitch was hilarious so I don't understand why it would be him to get fired."
Jason Bills, a junior psychology major, said that the state of radio today in general bums him out.
"It's just so corporate," he said. "And letting go of poplar deejays to save money or whatever just adds to the disenchantment."
The future of FM radio is a shaky prospect at best, and the current situation might only get worse before it gets better, according to Butler.
She said that the future is in satellite and pay radio, as well as the Internet, where "people can get what they really want."
She also said that ratings, which are ever declining, might be the best way for consumers to fight the corporate trend of assigning play lists and firing popular personalities.
Gisson said he feels the same way.
"Maybe if enough people like me boycott, things will change," he said. "But probably not. I really need satellite radio."
The University of Memphis Newspaper.
btw. thanks to those of you giving well wishes.
Conely and I hung out the other night and enjoed quite a few free cocktails at the opening of EP's Memphis. Moral of the story? Always leave it to out of work disc jockeys to find the free booze!~
Thanks for all of your donations of canned good, blankets, water, and cash.... not so much cash as of yet, but I am always accepting!
Local Disc Jockeys let go by new owner
By: Scott Carter
Staff Reporter
Issue date: 11/2/06 Section: News
Memphis radio is short a few deejays.
No more will the hung-over broadcasts by Twitch beam out of 93X, and no more will Steve Conley go on the air at FM 100 as he has since 1979.
Along with Twitch and Conley, deejay Garner Miller and market manager Terry Wood from FM 100 have been let go after Entercom Communication's purchase of the stations.
These are just a few more tragedies left in the wake of mass media mergers.
Though the two stations were already corporately owned, a change in ownership could still mean cutbacks.
Radio, like every other aspect of the music and entertainment business, is in a state of consolidation, according to Tonya Butler, U of M assistant professor and area coordinator of music business.
"It's unfortunate because when several companies compete you get a variety, but when one company owns a majority in a region it has a set schedule or play list that everyone plays," she said.
One company means less variety, less competition and possibly lost jobs, according to Butler.
"I think 93X has plenty of variety, though," said Kerry Millbird, a junior business major. "I don't know how they do it, but they at least make it sound like they aren't bound to corporate people."
However, Millbird said she will miss the ex-93X personality.
"Twitch was my favorite deejay over there and it won't be the same without him," she said.
Other sentiments were a little more vehement.
"It's utter crap, and I'm banning 93X for it, even if it wasn't their decision," said Daniel Gisson, a freshman undecided major. "Twitch was hilarious so I don't understand why it would be him to get fired."
Jason Bills, a junior psychology major, said that the state of radio today in general bums him out.
"It's just so corporate," he said. "And letting go of poplar deejays to save money or whatever just adds to the disenchantment."
The future of FM radio is a shaky prospect at best, and the current situation might only get worse before it gets better, according to Butler.
She said that the future is in satellite and pay radio, as well as the Internet, where "people can get what they really want."
She also said that ratings, which are ever declining, might be the best way for consumers to fight the corporate trend of assigning play lists and firing popular personalities.
Gisson said he feels the same way.
"Maybe if enough people like me boycott, things will change," he said. "But probably not. I really need satellite radio."