I was channel-flipped Sunday when I came across an interview Brother Wease did for a cable access show produced by R I T (Rochester Institute of Technolgy) College.
Wease was asked by the show's moderator about his start in radio and what he thinks about the future of broadcasting. Wease believes, like many of us do, that there are too many giant corporations with management located in another city that owns a cluster of stations. And that, he feels, takes away localism.
Wease mentioned when he first started working at WCMF how the owner had an office right in the building and lived in Rochester. Now Wease's boss is Clear Channel and we know what that means.
Wease also admitted that the days of him having complete autonomy over his radio show is over.
It was an interesting and honest appraisal of how broadcasting, especially radio, has changed over the years.
Wease was asked by the show's moderator about his start in radio and what he thinks about the future of broadcasting. Wease believes, like many of us do, that there are too many giant corporations with management located in another city that owns a cluster of stations. And that, he feels, takes away localism.
Wease mentioned when he first started working at WCMF how the owner had an office right in the building and lived in Rochester. Now Wease's boss is Clear Channel and we know what that means.
Wease also admitted that the days of him having complete autonomy over his radio show is over.
It was an interesting and honest appraisal of how broadcasting, especially radio, has changed over the years.