Some stations I notice have no local DJs on at all like Kiss 108 in Boston except for maybe the weekends. I'd rather hear local talent than that syndicated stuff. Can they not afford to be local or what's the deal?
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CHR Radio needs more local jocks
- Thread starter icycool7227
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As far as radio in general is concerned, I tend to agree with you. How does this relate to Boston's Kiss 108 though?
Most of their weekday lineup consists of local jocks. Matty In The Morning, Romeo, Jackson Blue (his show on Kiss is different from the Party Playhouse version). Sucks that overnights are voicetracked though.
Most of their weekday lineup consists of local jocks. Matty In The Morning, Romeo, Jackson Blue (his show on Kiss is different from the Party Playhouse version). Sucks that overnights are voicetracked though.
Yay! Another one of THESE threads! ;D
Icy, why do you like local talent more than syndicated programming? Considering you can't seem to tell the difference, is it more likely that you just don't like the jocks on Kiss 108, regardless of where you think they come from?
Perhaps we've found another great example of the fact that just because there's a body in the studio, doesn't mean they're good at being local, which some of us have been saying for a LONG time.
Icy, why do you like local talent more than syndicated programming? Considering you can't seem to tell the difference, is it more likely that you just don't like the jocks on Kiss 108, regardless of where you think they come from?
Perhaps we've found another great example of the fact that just because there's a body in the studio, doesn't mean they're good at being local, which some of us have been saying for a LONG time.
Regarding Kiss 108, Jackson Blue is no longer local. He's voicetracking nights from Dallas, where he does afternoons at 106.1 KISSFM.
Sure, I've heard the arguments for voicetracking. Who wants to listen to a generic, uninteresting local jock versus an exciting voice who happens to be canned from out of town? I'll admit that it's a treat to hear the always entertaining JJ Kincaid on WAEV here in Savannah. Large-scale syndication, however, has much broader ramifications, however, than what exactly I hear between Lady Gaga and Owl City on any given day. Of course a small market part-timer is going to sound weaker than the slammers from New York. But where do you think Elvis Duran, JJ Kincaid and Mo Bounce began their careers? They didn't just show up at Z100's studio door fully equipped to entertain the masses. They honed their craft and worked their way up from the minor leagues.
CC throwing Premium Choice (I know this issue isn't exclusive to CC, but it's amongst the most prominent current examples) on nearly every CHR has mixed short-term effects - tremendous talent on air, but inhibited station identity and identification with the local audience - but the long-term consequences are unquestionably dangerous.
Sure, I've heard the arguments for voicetracking. Who wants to listen to a generic, uninteresting local jock versus an exciting voice who happens to be canned from out of town? I'll admit that it's a treat to hear the always entertaining JJ Kincaid on WAEV here in Savannah. Large-scale syndication, however, has much broader ramifications, however, than what exactly I hear between Lady Gaga and Owl City on any given day. Of course a small market part-timer is going to sound weaker than the slammers from New York. But where do you think Elvis Duran, JJ Kincaid and Mo Bounce began their careers? They didn't just show up at Z100's studio door fully equipped to entertain the masses. They honed their craft and worked their way up from the minor leagues.
CC throwing Premium Choice (I know this issue isn't exclusive to CC, but it's amongst the most prominent current examples) on nearly every CHR has mixed short-term effects - tremendous talent on air, but inhibited station identity and identification with the local audience - but the long-term consequences are unquestionably dangerous.
TheMusicMan said:
Completely agree on all your points. Local can be great when done right. Syndication can be great when done right. Unfortunately, there are very few examples of either. Premium Choice is a great example of poor execution on a good idea.
Radio not having any sort of farm system is an entirely other (and DEPRESSING) topic. :-\
I love KDWB!! haha but why doesn't clear channel just have stations all over the US that play the same thing 24/7 they can call all of the stations "US Top-40" an then it won't be unfair for us that have syndicated shows to the cities that have more local... But I agree it doesn't really matter if the talents are local or syndicated they do the same thing... 10 second update on Jason Derulo and then mmm Whatcha Say comes on.. Same thing everyday
wootvictory said:
Which has nothing to do with this topic at all so why bring that up again?
I don't like syndicated radio because then it rules out other people from being a new DJ in the station's metro area at those times.
MassMusicMan
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1) Agreed completely on the poor execution of Premium Choice. These are supposedly CC's best presenters...and all I hear is "here's blank with blank." Why not just segue records in overnights if you're going to try so little to put on a show?
2) The "farm system" argument misses the point entirely. Look at CBS. They just hired Nick Cannon and Carson Daly to host morning shows for them. People know who they are. They don't know some jock from a smaller market. You don't get a radio job by being a radio person anymore. You get it by starring in another field. To those of you who want to be on the radio: Instead of taking the minimum wage radio job, join a theatre group or an improv troupe.
2) The "farm system" argument misses the point entirely. Look at CBS. They just hired Nick Cannon and Carson Daly to host morning shows for them. People know who they are. They don't know some jock from a smaller market. You don't get a radio job by being a radio person anymore. You get it by starring in another field. To those of you who want to be on the radio: Instead of taking the minimum wage radio job, join a theatre group or an improv troupe.
MassMusicMan
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For every David Lee Roth, there's a Steve Harvey.
Will said:
Nick Cannon and Carson Daly have proven nothing in morning radio, so that's a pretty weak argument. To say CBS has it figured out is a little premature. Also...Nick Cannon was NOT Dom's first choice for NYC mornings. It was a radio person that no one in NY would have heard of. True talent will win out, no matter where they come from.
And for every Steve Harvey, there's David Lee Roth, Whoopi Goldberg, Carson Daly the first time, and the majority of the famous people in XM's lineup. The list goes on. Harvey and Seacrest are about the only examples of stars in other fields truly making it in radio, and Seacrest STARTED in radio.
I do agree, though, that the future of radio is going to be bigger, fewer stars. But I would still argue that the majority of that reality is rooted in a complete lack of talent grooming in smaller/medium markets.
I could be wrong but Kiss 108 Boston only has one "live" show and that's Matty in the Morning. I think the afternoon guy is local, just not sure if it's live. Listeners don't seem to care because they still dominate most day-parts in every age group and gender.
MassMusicMan
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I don't see why Romeo! wouldn't be live.
Your station could cream them if you laid off the burnt out Kelly Clarkson golds and played more Gaga and Peas.
Your station could cream them if you laid off the burnt out Kelly Clarkson golds and played more Gaga and Peas.
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