Bringing Back Talk Radio's Golden Age?

[Parttimer]

Time after time the Tampa board deteriorates into this angry, nasty tone.

Is that what it's like to work in the Tampa market?

 

[FiveStar]

Yep.

 

[Don62]

Contrary to vapid ignorant speculation, 970 WFLA has significantly expanded the news staff during the past two years because of increased demand for the newsrooms product, which required those who remained to step up their game to meet the new challenges. Those who left did so, of their own free will at the earliest opportunity for any radio job they could get. The remaining players at Tampa Bay's top rated News/Talk station prefer not toiling in ratings obscurity and can be proud of the results. Sorry about your luck.

This isn't true.

Eben Brown, for one, was canned. He didn't leave of his own volition. Stop the spin.

 

[naughtytalker]

Eben Brown, for one, was canned. He didn't leave of his own volition. Stop the spin.

I'm sure Mr. Brown appreciates your rush to clarify his resume shortcomings.

 

[naughtytalker]

Time after time the Tampa board deteriorates into this angry, nasty tone.

Is that what it's like to work in the Tampa market?

It's more fun this way...

 

[Don62]

Eben Brown, for one, was canned. He didn't leave of his own volition. Stop the spin.

I'm sure Mr. Brown appreciates your rush to clarify his resume shortcomings.

Okay, Mr. News Accuracy. You're the one who knows everything and is in on the firing and slashing of FLA's staff.

Bill Alm and All Access were wrong?
http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,83793.10.html

By the way.... Do you know what time of year it is???? Time for the "budget cut lottery"! Everyone is entered and everyone has a chance to win. But don't worry kids, even if you're not top management, you still get a chance to win the "play at home" version. Let the annual CC chopping begin:

From All Access:
Newsman EBEN BROWN has exited CLEAR CHANNEL Talk WFLA-A/TAMPA due to budget cuts. BROWN's experience includes stints at FLORIDA'S RADIO NETWORK, CBS RADIO NEWS, WHTZ (Z100)/NEW YORK, WLIR-A/SPRING VALLEY, NY, and WRVO/SYRACUSE as well as the syndicated "STEPPIN' OUT" weekly show.

You're the one that said all the great people left "on their own volition" when in fact is what due to CC's budget cuts. Sounds like voluntary to me.

Once again, you need to get your facts straight before spout off here and denigrate rival stations that do more "radio" than your station.

 

[ebenbrown]

I'm sure Mr. Brown appreciates your rush to clarify his resume shortcomings.

Really, folks...

This board is becoming less and less a pleasure to read.

If you anonymous posters wish to continue heaving dirt at each other, that's fine... but please stop swatting at the people who are pretty busy at their jobs and, when they come on here, use their real names (or recognizable names for those with professional pseudonyms).

This will be the last I say on the matter: For whatever the reason I departed WFLA, I left on very amicable terms with management and coworkers.... and with Clear Channel as a whole.

And to answer another question posed by Mr. NaughtyTalker on another thread... yes. I will be leaving my current position for something very exciting.

Thanks all,
EB

 

[naughtytalker]

That's what it's all about, Mr. Brown... more power to ya!