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I heard the same thing today, starting around 4:45 ish or so.

Basically, his contract is up for renewal, and clear channel is emailing him to say he has to accept their offer by 5 tomorrow. He claims his contract doesnt end for 2 more months, but this timeframe is common if a station has to search and fill a top 20 market program slot before his contract ends, so as not to be left emptyhanded. He says he hasn't even seen the terms of the contract CC wants him to sign as his agent is busy w the NFL draft. I remember hearing this a couple/three years ago, same thing, it worked out then, although this email timeframe gimmick is new to the on-air thing, that's for sure
 
DUEMIG OUT AT 620

Duemig no longer working at dae per his facebook. Krasniqui afternoon host for now. How long before 98.7 gives him a call?
 
Clear Channel has done this in other markets to leverage contract negotiations. Often the talent ends up returning after the new deal is done, even if it takes a few weeks.

If he is in fact done at DAE, however, I'd expect he probably has a 12-month non-compete, which is pretty standard for talent of his level. That would prevent him from going to 98.7 while it is in force.
 
Didn't we also just go through the same shit with Schnitt ????
 
If the ONLY thing you know how to do and that is your Bread and Butter, then no company can "force you" into a non-compete UNLESS THEY PAY YOU WHILE YOU ARE NOT WORKING.
Visit COX, CBS and CLEAR CHANNEL and you will see how many people have moved from one company to another. The "non-compete" is not worth a penny.
It's just there to "make you believe" you can't move to the competitor.
It's just a piece of paper to wipe yourself.



Parttimer said:
Clear Channel has done this in other markets to leverage contract negotiations. Often the talent ends up returning after the new deal is done, even if it takes a few weeks.

If he is in fact done at DAE, however, I'd expect he probably has a 12-month non-compete, which is pretty standard for talent of his level. That would prevent him from going to 98.7 while it is in force.
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RADIO geek squad said:
If the ONLY thing you know how to do and that is your Bread and Butter, then no company can "force you" into a non-compete UNLESS THEY PAY YOU WHILE YOU ARE NOT WORKING.
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Have you ever held an on-air position where you signed a contract? This is different from just a "sign this paper if you want the job" version. This is part of a bigger contract, and there are agents and lawyers involved.

These are common, and it would probably not, in Steve's hypothetical case, totally prevent him from working (which is generally not enforceable). It would just not let him do radio in the Tampa Bay market. He could get a national show, move to another city to do local radio, go back to Golf Channel, just not get a job at 98.7.

And CBS won't hire people if they think there's the possibility of a court fight over them. I personally know people in another market who were part of conversations like this... a very popular host on a Clear Channel station (who IS a lawyer) read his contract in one way and was in negotiations with a CBS "Fan" startup. He was going to be the centerpiece of the station. While the host felt he was free and clear of his contract, CBS' lawyers read it differently and didn't hire him.

If I were a betting man, I'd guess that this follows CC's recent pattern and Steve ends up back on the air at DAE anyway.
 
RADIO geek squad said:
If the ONLY thing you know how to do and that is your Bread and Butter, then no company can "force you" into a non-compete UNLESS THEY PAY YOU WHILE YOU ARE NOT WORKING.
Visit COX, CBS and CLEAR CHANNEL and you will see how many people have moved from one company to another. The "non-compete" is not worth a penny.
It's just there to "make you believe" you can't move to the competitor.
It's just a piece of paper to wipe yourself.
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Not true. But hey, keep thinking that. Interns and unpaid talent usually dont sign non-competes, maybe that's why you dont know that.
 
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