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BREAKING: KZZO PD JEFF Z OUT

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CBS Radio has wished KZZO Program Director Jeff Z. well in his future endeavors (read: he's out!)

Staffers were told that Z's departure was related to budget cuts.

KSFM Operations Manager Byron Kennedy takes over the station again, effective immediately.

There are extra lines in this post so that you may insert your rebuttal comfortably. Anyone?
 
I feel sorry for the staff. It seems the company refuses to offer them consistent leadership and that's got to be a stressful working environment.
 
I was going to say "I told you so"...but that would be wrong. I met Jeff. He is a good guy. My feeling is that they gave him zero budget to do anything. There "bandit" promotion was pretty good.

Big promotions are just one thing Sac stations need to attract listeners. Of course great talent and less voice-tracking would help too.

To prevent flaming: There are a few stations and talent that are doing things well...and their ratings prove it.

From AllAccess.com:
Jeff Z Out At KZZO
This just in: CBS RADIO Hot AC (100.5 THE ZONE)KZZO/SACRAMENTO PD JEFF Z has been let go due to budgetary concerns. His duties will be absorbed by AC sister KYMX (MIX 96) PD BRYAN JACKSON.
 
DJBigOne said:
Big promotions are just one thing Sac stations need to attract listeners. Of course great talent and less voice-tracking would help too.
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Almost ALL of the weekends at the ZONE are live....

Sure not ALL of the talent is where it should be, but I've heard several solid shifts.
 
Jeeez. How many PD's has the Zone had in the several years? It's a revolving door.

They should find Nick Monroe and put him in afternoons. He's fun to listen to.
 
Creighton Sanders said:
Jeeez. How many PD's has the Zone had in the several years? It's a revolving door.
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To answer: Alan Oda, Ed Lambert, Byron Kennedy, Max Miller, Shawn Cash (acting), and Jeff Z. And that's just in this decade!
 
Nick is not hard to find... he's the guy squabbling with his imaginary friend at the corner of 8th and K Street. All the while shouting, “Don’t you know who I am?? Guess what's in my pocket!! 10th caller wins!!"
 
That's a lot of PD's! Jim Matthews was "acting" PD prior to the Oda administration. Isn't Oda selling insurance in Tempe, now? Aloha!

Frankly, I thought The Zone was best under the direction of Carmy Ferreri and Dave Shakes. There was an undercurrent of cool. In fact, KWOD had that back then too.
 
I heard the Zone Morning Show is out too. Canned this morning.

It's true the music of the mid and late 90's was a bonanza for the Zone. In my opinion, the programming and promotions were much better at the Zone at that time too. Lots of creative ideas were hatched.
 
Creighton Sanders said:
I heard the Zone Morning Show is out too. Canned this morning.
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Egad, C.S., you're right! I went to radiozone.com and noticed the Morning
Show page on the "DJs" link has been excised...and no word of a replacement?

Creighton Sanders said:
It's true the music of the mid and late 90's was a bonanza for the Zone. In my opinion, the programming and promotions were much better at the Zone at that time too. Lots of creative ideas were hatched.
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Agreed...and I hope that such creative thinking returns to KZZO upon new
ownership, as it appears that KZZO is now cruisin' in neutral under CBS...
--jay
 
They should revert back to the old Point format, but not as mellow.

I've worked for Bryan Jackson before, a good guy. He's gonna be real busy....
 
Once again, the powers that be, and have been, at CBS have proven their inefficiency in dealing with a station that has had issues for a number of years now. I've heard that the GM and the interim PD have told the staff there that the music is not the problem. Hey pencil pushers, it's been the problem for some time now.

And now they've blown out another morning show. Well gee, it wasn't hard to see that one coming was it? A pretend gay guy, a guy that's never been on the air, and a woman that won't shut up and talked over the other two without letting them get a word in edgewise. No wonder they were at the bottom of the barrel in the ratings. Add to that a guy that thinks he's funny in afternoon drive and isn't, and can't relate to women even if he tried. And an east coast jock trying desperately to do west coast radio doing nights. And those two are still there, as far as the end of this week goes. Where are the brains that are making the decisions there? The only one that fits is Monica Lowe.

And no John, going back to the days of the Point is not the way to deal with this mess. We have enough crybaby radio on the air now with the Mix, Y92, and 94.7. It needs to skew edgey, not softer. Either go up against 107.9 or 98.5.

Comments?

Opinions?
 
I did mean edgier. The Point was a good idea but not executed well. It was a "mellow" AAA. It needed to not be afraid to rock, but they wouldn't play stuff like Stevie Ray Vaughn and the like, so it was in large part a snooze-fest. I do like 98 rock, but they do play a lot of stuff I don't like too, so an alternative that maybe addresses women/older demographics....

But that's just my personal taste I suppose, I've been craving a good AAA station in town for years.
 
TSL, It sounds like you're a little bitter. Too many PT gigs that never panned out?

Don't blame managment, fellow radio jocks or the state of the business. After the fourth or fifth go-around, don't you think the problem might be YOU!!!

If you're not already out of radio, GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!!! It's the negative attitudes from people like YOU that bring morale down!

THAT's what I think the problem is at KZZO! I've met some of the jocks there, some of them WANT to WIN and others want to spend their time posting oblique opinions on mesage boards like this.

Hey if you're PISSED OFF at radio, then be pull up your big boy pants, pack your suitcase and go work at the GAP!!!
According to most of the whinners on this board you can make MORE there anyway!

For the rest of US, remember why we're in this RAT RACE, because we LOVE it! And if you think that's a cliche then you probablly never belonged in radio to begin with!
 
TSL, It sounds like you're a little bitter. Too many PT gigs that never panned out?
Don't blame managment, fellow radio jocks or the state of the business. After the fourth or fifth go-around, don't you think the problem might be YOU!!!
If you're not already out of radio, GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!!! It's the negative attitudes from people like YOU that bring morale down!
THAT's what I think the problem is at KZZO! I've met some of the jocks there, some of them WANT to WIN and others want to spend their time posting oblique opinions on mesage boards like this.
Hey if you're PISSED OFF at radio, then be pull up your big boy pants, pack your suitcase and go work at the GAP!!!According to most of the whinners on this board you can make MORE there anyway!
For the rest of US, remember why we're in this RAT RACE, because we LOVE it! And if you think that's a cliche then you probablly never belonged in radio to begin with!
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Um, well what does this rant have to do with me. And whether I'm part time, full time, a consultant, or cooking your fries at Burger King, I just offered my suggestion on what I would do with a station that is failing, has continued to do so, and isn't addressing the proper issues ie. bad jocks still working, music, ever changing morning show, etc. Creighton Saunders had the gonads to step up and agree with me, and I know more than one or two others that have read this thread do too.

And bitter, about what? I don't have a gig there to lose. I know people that do, and some of them are on the outs now that all these changes are going on, but they'll survive because they're professionals, so why would you say I'm bitter. On the contrary, Plays Well With Others (and you may want to think of a new log on name here incidentally, because I doubt you do considering your reply), maybe it's you that has an issue with the management there. Maybe you still have a job there to lose, hmm? Maybe you're one of the people that I commented on that I didn't have a high opinion of possibly? News flash, lots of others in the building there and outside at other stations that I'm affiliated with feel the same way about those jocks and management at the Zone. And some of their words have been spoken right here on these boards regarding the very same problems at the Zone that I commented on ie. bad jocks, music, morning show, etc.

Isn't RI about talking about the business, discussing our opinions, pondering the ideas of what if? All too many times do I see others like yourself on here taking advantage of these anonymous blogs to post what is little more than hate mail about other's comments, and radio in general. In fact, when you go on to the past comments section, often there is a trend with certain posters. These threads become little more than a sounding board for all the bad things they can't say to who they'd like to in the real world.

Also, as you said, you think morale is the issue coupled with negative attitudes. Well then you'd only have to listen to the afternoon jock there constantly complaining about his bosses, CBS, and his dissatisfaction with the organization in general ON THE AIR, and you'd know that the problem is systemic. Look it up, it's in the dictionary. And to think that kind of "negative attitude" is airing there to begin with is a joke. Just one more example of management turning a blind eye to the real problems at the Zone. They should have taken care of that problem long ago, but it's just one more example of management ignoring the real issues. And rewarding those that kiss the most a*s.

It would be wise of the decision makers to maybe take a look at these boards once in awhile because for the most part the majority of us that take the time to post what we think have some good ideas.
 
Plays Well With Others said:
...remember why we're in this RAT RACE, because we LOVE it! And if you think that's a cliche then you probablly never belonged in radio to begin with!
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I agree with TSL TP about the sad state of radio, PWWO...

I am one who, like you, loves the biz, though I have not been in it full-time for a
coupla years. There are many in my position...some whom have
been out of radio altogether for an extended period, some not by choice. The
creative factor, once considered a driving force of radio years ago, is gone.
So consider yourself lucky to still be in the biz. ..

As a 28-year vet, I {and countless others that have commented here and
elsewhere for years} have seen the business change drastically, and trying to
adapt {especially} to the changes that 1996 brought us has not been easy.
The two nasty words "bottom line" keep cropping up when you least expect...

In the early-2000s, I suspected that the glut of traydio-mentality (i.e. one or
two larger groups buying up several smaller ones, becoming bigger behemoths)
was concluding, and that things would settle down. It seemed to, albeit with fewer
people in the biz, but then along came the r-r-r-r-r-re-re-re-cession, and all that
mattered was the "bottom line." I dunno about you or TSL TP, but I'd like to believe
that I'm infinitely more valuable than a "bean"...

As for what TSL TP says:
"It would be wise of the decision makers to maybe take a look at these boards once in awhile because for the most part the majority of us that take the time to post what we think have some good ideas."

He's right...but I suppose such "decision makers" would not care what ANY of
us thought, despite our best intentions...
--jay
 
This is managments fault......and by that I mean all the way up, Market Manager. The station has lost all of it's identity due to 8 or so PD's, knee jerk reactions to ratings, and 6 morning shows since 2006. How is this anybodys fault but Managment. The Only 2 Constants in the past 5 years is inconsistancy and Monica...............She must have naked pictures of somebody doing somebody, to constantly stay unharmed.

Usually when the Zone is getting pooped on, people are quick to defend.......minus Plays Well, no one is running to protect it this time.
 
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