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SeanMGilbow
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I wanted to go into radio news working for a station like WAKR when its format was full-service AC (which is pretty much as extinct as my brief radio career).
I remember when the late Charlie Greer touted that WAKR played the best modern adult music, in addition to its extensive news and sports coverage.
Does this mean making the playlist sound like an AM version of WDOK? No. Although the person behind WDOK's first years as an AC, Sue Wilson, now handles operations for the station.
But there have been a lot of songs that have come out in the last three decades--even today--that would appeal to both younger listeners (the 35-54 demographic, of which I am now a part) and the 55+ demographic, which even the WAKR website is currently targeting.
And a lot of the established AC artists are now eligible for AARP cards themselves.
So why not expand the music selection to include great songs that made the AC (formerly East Listening) charts over the last half century and continue to mix in modern versions of stardards?
Granted, Gwen Stefani may not be right to add in at this point. But some current releases that would be perfect include Michael Buble's "You're Everything," Josh Groban's "February Song," and Jim Brickman's "You're Never Alone" (with Lady Antebellum). And perhaps more upbeat tunes like Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On." And, of course, Rod Stewart's remake of "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."
It would also be nice if what Ray Horner does with guests in the morning can expand to other parts of the day.
And how come the station can't be heard online?
Speaking of online...Bob Friend may have been a little before his time with the Dream Machine. If he were again part of the on-air team (perhaps instead of Tim Daugherty doing double-duty), he could have his own website to interact with listeners and analyze dreams that way. And anything he did on-air would be consistent with the flow of the rest of the programming (say, a dream analysis version of "Delilah").
Then again, I say this having no clue what he's doing now.
Call me crazy. However, it's not as if I've never had programming suggestions before.
http://www.amazon.com/Akrons-news-authority-expand-horizons/dp/B0007B5PSE
I remember when the late Charlie Greer touted that WAKR played the best modern adult music, in addition to its extensive news and sports coverage.
Does this mean making the playlist sound like an AM version of WDOK? No. Although the person behind WDOK's first years as an AC, Sue Wilson, now handles operations for the station.
But there have been a lot of songs that have come out in the last three decades--even today--that would appeal to both younger listeners (the 35-54 demographic, of which I am now a part) and the 55+ demographic, which even the WAKR website is currently targeting.
And a lot of the established AC artists are now eligible for AARP cards themselves.
So why not expand the music selection to include great songs that made the AC (formerly East Listening) charts over the last half century and continue to mix in modern versions of stardards?
Granted, Gwen Stefani may not be right to add in at this point. But some current releases that would be perfect include Michael Buble's "You're Everything," Josh Groban's "February Song," and Jim Brickman's "You're Never Alone" (with Lady Antebellum). And perhaps more upbeat tunes like Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On." And, of course, Rod Stewart's remake of "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."
It would also be nice if what Ray Horner does with guests in the morning can expand to other parts of the day.
And how come the station can't be heard online?
Speaking of online...Bob Friend may have been a little before his time with the Dream Machine. If he were again part of the on-air team (perhaps instead of Tim Daugherty doing double-duty), he could have his own website to interact with listeners and analyze dreams that way. And anything he did on-air would be consistent with the flow of the rest of the programming (say, a dream analysis version of "Delilah").
Then again, I say this having no clue what he's doing now.
Call me crazy. However, it's not as if I've never had programming suggestions before.
http://www.amazon.com/Akrons-news-authority-expand-horizons/dp/B0007B5PSE