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cbs school of broadasting..??
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I never went to broadcasting school but still I managed to get work. I guess I was self tautght by going into a local daytime only station at night and practicing.
The question is these days who would want to go to braodcasting school and what would they teach anyway? How to hit stop and start on the computer? That might take a day tops!
The question is these days who would want to go to braodcasting school and what would they teach anyway? How to hit stop and start on the computer? That might take a day tops!
Mike, a CSB degree is so much more than that. To listen to 104.5 The Zone's Darren McFarland, a CSB grad, the cirriculum includes:
CLI 101 "Cliches: 24/7/365, Stepping Up and Bringing It To the Table"
UKY 102 "University of Kentucky Basketball Religion" class
AGR 201 "Job Security: Agreeing with Everything Plaster Says"
UFC 86 (course number changes with each fight event) "Ultimate Fighting Talk: How to Fill a Slow Hour"
CLE 202 "Cleveland Indians Baseball: Who Around Here Cares?"
MIM 301 "Mimic: You Don't Need Original Thoughts"
CLI 101 "Cliches: 24/7/365, Stepping Up and Bringing It To the Table"
UKY 102 "University of Kentucky Basketball Religion" class
AGR 201 "Job Security: Agreeing with Everything Plaster Says"
UFC 86 (course number changes with each fight event) "Ultimate Fighting Talk: How to Fill a Slow Hour"
CLE 202 "Cleveland Indians Baseball: Who Around Here Cares?"
MIM 301 "Mimic: You Don't Need Original Thoughts"
spew said:
Amen, and I'm very thankful that I worked in radio when it was a career. Now it's just a job.
Is it just me, or is their logo, name, etc., similar to that of CBS? Coincidence? ???Nashsound said:
Mike Sheridan said:
and the congregations says "AMEN!"
i agree..i learned OTJ..with talented and creative people, and fortunately when it was still fun..never thought of it as a job, or a career..just hey i get play records, party and they pay me for it..when i did something stupid..got called on it..told not to do it again..but more importanly..why not to do it again..when i did something right..got kudus for that..seems i was on the carpet for stupid more than right sometimes though...i guess what i miss most is working with talented and creative people raising the knowledge bar so to speak..where i work now the witty banter tends more toward.."i can't believe pauly shore has never won an oscar"... 
Mike Sheridan said:
Waste of time and money? I think not. Things like fast food restaurants are just jobs. You will find with people like me, it's very rewarding and other things as well. You both are horribly, horribly wrong and I disagree strongly.
Didn't Draughon's Junior College at one time have a broadcasting program? Maybe they still do. At any rate, their Nashville campus is in Plus Park. Isn't that awfully close to Century City to have two similar broadcasting programs that close to each other. Wouldn't that be kind of redundant?
Don't forget the Nashville School of Broadcast Technique, circa 1984. I worked with some of these students shooting Little League baseball and youth football video. Most were good folks.
icycool7227 said:
Good for you! I'm actually very glad to see you disagree.
I saw both good and bad jocks come out of broadcasting schools. Most jocks will tell you when it comes to on-air talent you either have it or you don't.
Today there are fewer opportunities and usually less freedom on the air. The talents in many stations are not respected. Most work because they love it and certainly not for the money. The quality of people on the air has fallen at many stations. While there are exceptions to the rule I have heard really bad sounding people on some big stations.
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This is my first post, I usually just scan this site out of curiosity as I know some of the old radio guys here.
After reading about the radio schools I noticed no one mentioned Elkins Broadcasting School that used to be on 8th Ave. in Nashville. This is where I went in 1974, as a matter of fact I still have the air check that I made there that I used to get my first radio job at WHIN-FM. I started out at $2.10 an hour. TeeHee! After all was said and done I guess I got my money's worth. When I was in broadcasting I made alot of friends and met alot of interesting people along the way in both Radio and TV.
After reading about the radio schools I noticed no one mentioned Elkins Broadcasting School that used to be on 8th Ave. in Nashville. This is where I went in 1974, as a matter of fact I still have the air check that I made there that I used to get my first radio job at WHIN-FM. I started out at $2.10 an hour. TeeHee! After all was said and done I guess I got my money's worth. When I was in broadcasting I made alot of friends and met alot of interesting people along the way in both Radio and TV.
D Simpson said:This is my first post, I usually just scan this site out of curiosity as I know some of the old radio guys here.
After reading about the radio schools I noticed no one mentioned Elkins Broadcasting School that used to be on 8th Ave. in Nashville. This is where I went in 1974, as a matter of fact I still have the air check that I made there that I used to get my first radio job at WHIN-FM. I started out at $2.10 an hour. TeeHee! After all was said and done I guess I got my money's worth. When I was in broadcasting I made alot of friends and met alot of interesting people along the way in both Radio and TV.
Another one was Mid South College of Electronics on Douglas Ave in South Nashville, just a few blocks from Elkins. They had a broadcasting school and I think Billy Boy Buntin went there.
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I'm doing good PJ thanks for asking. Music Mountain is legendary and I'm sure there is a book that could be written about some of the activities that took place up there but that would get to many people in trouble.
I like the idea of broadcasting schools. I went to one and started my journey from town to town up and down the dial many moons ago. Somebody's got to teach the ropes to those interested enough to actually fork over cash to learn. Radio may be hard drive driven now - but teaching the basics is very important. For those of you not actually working who have years of experience, teaching might be a good thing for you. Kids need to learn how to take what they experience in life and what they know about music - open the mic and be compelling. Unless someone teaches them that - how would they know?
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