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First, you still haven't answered the question: What do you consider fair compensation?
Secondly, your contention that management is top-heavy may or may not be true, but it's roughly equivalent to commercial radio. Programmers program. Station managers oversee all the rest of the operations, including fund raising, personnel, accounting, engineering, promotions, and all the rest of the departments required for the function of a multi-million dollar operation. With multiple stations, there's usually a market manager to oversee the station managers, and interface with corporate. That market manager may also be one of the station managers, and they make a LOT more than $70K.
The "gas guzzling SUV" is likely to be a lease, not a purchase. It's roomy enough to transport major contributors and board members comfortably in any kind of weather. That's not possible with a Prius.
IF the people in upper management are doing their jobs well, the staff in the trenches are treated fairly, and the stations are successful, compensation levels should rise. If that's not the case, then the board needs to get out the stick instead of the carrot and apply some common sense.
First, you still haven't answered the question: What do you consider fair compensation?
Secondly, your contention that management is top-heavy may or may not be true, but it's roughly equivalent to commercial radio. Programmers program. Station managers oversee all the rest of the operations, including fund raising, personnel, accounting, engineering, promotions, and all the rest of the departments required for the function of a multi-million dollar operation. With multiple stations, there's usually a market manager to oversee the station managers, and interface with corporate. That market manager may also be one of the station managers, and they make a LOT more than $70K.
The "gas guzzling SUV" is likely to be a lease, not a purchase. It's roomy enough to transport major contributors and board members comfortably in any kind of weather. That's not possible with a Prius.
IF the people in upper management are doing their jobs well, the staff in the trenches are treated fairly, and the stations are successful, compensation levels should rise. If that's not the case, then the board needs to get out the stick instead of the carrot and apply some common sense.