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CC starts up the buzzsaw Tuesday
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KyDXIn said:
Cunningham does "local' ID's like McConnel did on his syndicated show, they are only heard on WLW.
My point about the Tribune was that it gave people at CC who realistically felt they were as valued as interchangeable drill bits, someplace to go and be valued. I'm sure the bottom line is very important to the Tribune. The big difference is their employees are important to them, too.
CC doesn't want their employees to see any viable life outside the wire. They want the rank and file to genuflect, admire the emperor's clothes and keep silly ideas to yourself. They want you to believe they don't need you; they think you're overpaid and underperforming but don't you dare try to go across the street.
When they fire you, they only pay severance if you promise not to say anything bad about them. (There's some self-confidence.) They define "competition" as theirs solely to determine and contesting their determination negates the severance. "Competition" is not just for the market you were in, but any market or media CC sees as competitive. In other words, unless you take a job as a greeter at WalMart, you can't work anywhere in media during your severance period. (Actually, a greeter at WalMArt probably speaks to more people in a day than many of the announcers at CC radio stations.)
Honestly, if they don't want you why do they care so much about who does? What secrets can you take and hurt them with any more than they hurt themselves?
CC wanted nothing to do with some fired employees until they went to work for the Tribune. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that Randy was running the place.
CC doesn't want their employees to see any viable life outside the wire. They want the rank and file to genuflect, admire the emperor's clothes and keep silly ideas to yourself. They want you to believe they don't need you; they think you're overpaid and underperforming but don't you dare try to go across the street.
When they fire you, they only pay severance if you promise not to say anything bad about them. (There's some self-confidence.) They define "competition" as theirs solely to determine and contesting their determination negates the severance. "Competition" is not just for the market you were in, but any market or media CC sees as competitive. In other words, unless you take a job as a greeter at WalMart, you can't work anywhere in media during your severance period. (Actually, a greeter at WalMArt probably speaks to more people in a day than many of the announcers at CC radio stations.)
Honestly, if they don't want you why do they care so much about who does? What secrets can you take and hurt them with any more than they hurt themselves?
CC wanted nothing to do with some fired employees until they went to work for the Tribune. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that Randy was running the place.
Several different factors with the Burbank syndication. He seemed to have plenty of clearances, including WOWO and WTVN and others. Part of the problem was what happened to WLW's numbers with mostly national humor. He was in the height of the Marge Schott controversy and had to pass on a lot of material because the rest of the country wouldn't get it.
All my non-radio friends stopped listening to radio years ago. They'll listen to NPR (WNKU or WVXU) or drive in silence. I don't think they're pissed off about voice-tracking as it is conservative talk and canned playlists. They'd listen to a voice-tracked DJ if he actually played something interesting.
Partial body count from the news section of R-I
Down in Cincinnati, WEBN-FM (102.7) “Dawn Patrol” member Jenni “Buzzkill” Huss was let go, along with WLW-AM (700) sports reporter Scott Springer, an 18-year WLW veteran. WCKY-AM (1530) producer Tommy Lueggers and reporter Perry Schiable are out, along with an unknown number of sales people in the 6-station cluster …
In Dayton, 15 year production director Phil Brown is among the casualties.
Down in Cincinnati, WEBN-FM (102.7) “Dawn Patrol” member Jenni “Buzzkill” Huss was let go, along with WLW-AM (700) sports reporter Scott Springer, an 18-year WLW veteran. WCKY-AM (1530) producer Tommy Lueggers and reporter Perry Schiable are out, along with an unknown number of sales people in the 6-station cluster …
In Dayton, 15 year production director Phil Brown is among the casualties.
Two guys in Cincinnati still have gigs. Until they don't, CC hasn't cut enough.
Well With Springer gone from WLW i guess there gonna used Canned Seg Sports reports during morning Drive
I noticed Bill and seg made an off handed remark about Terri Shivley having a lot more time on her hands,,,A Shame!Arbitorn: Maybe Randy's old CC cronies are valued because they're all part of Randy's inner-circle.
This quote from Randy last summer, talking about Tribune Co. newspaper cuts:
Michaels said that, after measuring journalists' output, "when you get into the individuals, you find out that you can eliminate a fair number of people while eliminating not very much content."
"Eliminate a fair number of people." Yeah, they value their employees about as much as CC.
Basing a qualitative profession (newspaper reporting) on a quantitative measure. And they call the Mays family clueless. They are, but Randy is really out of his element.
Newspapers and radio are in sharp decline. The employees are always the first to go. None of these big companies really gives a **** about the grunts who make the operations tick.
This quote from Randy last summer, talking about Tribune Co. newspaper cuts:
Michaels said that, after measuring journalists' output, "when you get into the individuals, you find out that you can eliminate a fair number of people while eliminating not very much content."
"Eliminate a fair number of people." Yeah, they value their employees about as much as CC.
Basing a qualitative profession (newspaper reporting) on a quantitative measure. And they call the Mays family clueless. They are, but Randy is really out of his element.
Newspapers and radio are in sharp decline. The employees are always the first to go. None of these big companies really gives a **** about the grunts who make the operations tick.
Interesting though, even though WLW took a couple of hits personnel wise, CC hasn't moved to take them mostly syndicated, which they easily could do, but putting Beck, Rush, and Savage to WLW. They'd have to buy out McConnell, Cunningham and Sloane. Thank goodness for small favors; so far the Big One remains live and local.
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