Day In The Country discontinued?

[pluggedin4]

Word on the street is that WHKO has or is planning to pull the plug on Day In The Country. From what I heard, it\'s based on cost (Isn\'t everything over there?) and a shrinking staff that is making it harder to execute.

So I guess this means no Ricky Van Shelton next year.

 

[KountryBill]

Well, the shrinking staff syndrome isn't unique to Cox. Nor is the Cost issue unique. It's the state of our industry. I'd say the king of cost slashes would have to be Clear Channel. I take my hat off to Cox for holding on as long as they did to ADITC. It was good while it lasted.

You walk down the hall of any radio group these days and it's a cricket fest. As still as a cemetary most places. Not like the old days when you had full staffs of people rushing here and there bumping in to each other. The only quiet times at any given station in the old days were weekends and overnights.

I worked for Cox, Dayton. And they're a great group of people. There's a lot of talent in that building. Those people made radio (yes, corporate radio) A LOT OF FUN. ADITC was a blast.

 

[marketweis]

Word on the street is that WHKO has or is planning to pull the plug on Day In The Country.

So I guess this means no Ricky Van Shelton next year.

aww man! that would've been agreat show.

 

[StevesBank]

Word on the street is that WHKO has or is planning to pull the plug on Day In The Country. From what I heard, it\'s based on cost (Isn\'t everything over there?) and a shrinking staff that is making it harder to execute.

So I guess this means no Ricky Van Shelton next year.

this is the least surprising thing since oj was arrested for armed robbery. radio is over my friends. it's finally been exposed as the dead-end circus that it is (and always was.)

broadcast radio is going the way of phonebooks, landline telephones, the newspaper and black and white TVs. with cell phones in cars, ipods, XM, Sirius and the Internet. it's all over.

thankfully pizza delivery is still thriving, so all the aging radio hacks will have a gig when they "retire."

 

[marketweis]

Word on the street is that WHKO has or is planning to pull the plug on Day In The Country. From what I heard, it\'s based on cost (Isn\'t everything over there?) and a shrinking staff that is making it harder to execute.

So I guess this means no Ricky Van Shelton next year.

this is the least surprising thing since oj was arrested for armed robbery. radio is over my friends. it's finally been exposed as the dead-end circus that it is (and always was.)

broadcast radio is going the way of phonebooks, landline telephones, the newspaper and black and white TVs. with cell phones in cars, ipods, XM, Sirius and the Internet. it's all over.

thankfully pizza delivery is still thriving, so all the aging radio hacks will have a gig when they "retire."

Brother....radio ain't what it used to be, but it ain't that bad. Perhaps you need to get out a little more.

 

[WyllyWylly]

VCRs and YouTube haven't killed television... why is radio so different? There's a huge installed base of AM/FM receivers worldwide, I guess everyone that owns one of those is just gonna junk it? :shakes head:

What IS true is that it's damned hard to make a living solely in radio. I know very few air personalities and programming staff that don't have a second source of income somewhere.

 

[StevesBank]

VCRs and YouTube haven't killed television... why is radio so different? There's a huge installed base of AM/FM receivers worldwide, I guess everyone that owns one of those is just gonna junk it? :shakes head:

What IS true is that it's damned hard to make a living solely in radio. I know very few air personalities and programming staff that don't have a second source of income somewhere.

yeah true

it's not entirely dead, but at most a hobby. there is no making it in radio anymore because there is nothing to make except minimum wage, unless you can live on arbys coupons

just listen to any big radio group in any city. the same guy is doing overnights on the rock station, morning drive on the ac station and then doing traffic on all 5 stations with 5 different names. then when you call to see where your prize is, he answers the phone at the front desk too.

when people ask me how to get into radio, i just tell them they'd better like ramen noodles and cardboard shoes

 

[BehindTheLines]

VCRs and YouTube haven't killed television... why is radio so different? There's a huge installed base of AM/FM receivers worldwide, I guess everyone that owns one of those is just gonna junk it? :shakes head:

What IS true is that it's damned hard to make a living solely in radio. I know very few air personalities and programming staff that don't have a second source of income somewhere.

yeah true

it's not entirely dead, but at most a hobby. there is no making it in radio anymore because there is nothing to make except minimum wage, unless you can live on arbys coupons

just listen to any big radio group in any city. the same guy is doing overnights on the rock station, morning drive on the ac station and then doing traffic on all 5 stations with 5 different names. then when you call to see where your prize is, he answers the phone at the front desk too.

when people ask me how to get into radio, i just tell them they'd better like ramen noodles and cardboard shoes

Dude,

Get some perspective. I and dozens of my friends are making good money in radio. Sorry you're not. But just because your experience has been bad, don't dump on the whole industry.

 

[StevesBank]

VCRs and YouTube haven't killed television... why is radio so different? There's a huge installed base of AM/FM receivers worldwide, I guess everyone that owns one of those is just gonna junk it? :shakes head:

What IS true is that it's damned hard to make a living solely in radio. I know very few air personalities and programming staff that don't have a second source of income somewhere.

yeah true

it's not entirely dead, but at most a hobby. there is no making it in radio anymore because there is nothing to make except minimum wage, unless you can live on arbys coupons

just listen to any big radio group in any city. the same guy is doing overnights on the rock station, morning drive on the ac station and then doing traffic on all 5 stations with 5 different names. then when you call to see where your prize is, he answers the phone at the front desk too.

when people ask me how to get into radio, i just tell them they'd better like ramen noodles and cardboard shoes

Dude,

Get some perspective. I and dozens of my friends are making good money in radio. Sorry you're not. But just because your experience has been bad, don't dump on the whole industry.

i agree that some people in larger markets get paid, but dude if you work in dayton, then I have a hard time believing you’re making anything to talk about. what really kills me are these radio gypsies who uproot their families from reno and harrisburg and boise and God knows where else to come here for peanuts. as the song goes, town to town, up and down the dial.

i've known too many radio "stars" that could make more running the sour cream gun at taco bell

 

[Massive]

Be careful about how great that money is you are making. THat's when the ax is typically slapped.

 

[BehindTheLines]

1. If I worked in corporate radio I might be worried. In fact, I was worried when I worked in corporate radio. I think it's just the nature of that beast.

2. I've been making this money for years now at at least 3 different gigs; corporate and non.

3. It's still true that you can make a darn good living in radio. So don't impose absolutes when it comes to salary.

4. I hope things get better for you.

 

[StevesBank]

It's still true that you can make a darn good living in radio.

"I started on cleanup just like you guys. But now...see, I'm washing lettuce. Soon, I'll be on fries. Then the grill. A year or two, I make assistant manager. And that's where the big bucks start rolling in." - Louie Anderson, Coming To America

 

[BehindTheLines]

I love that movie. Great line. Eddie Murphy is the shiznit. Unfortunately, I think I saw Arsenio Hall ACTUALLY running the fry machine last time I cruised through the drive.

 

[pluggedin4]

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