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Doyle on CMF talking about Wease

Ego Trip

Doyle's got an ego. Wease has an ego. That's part of the scenario.

As far as Wease having "another deal on the table", do tell. If somebody else was willing to pay Wease $450K+, the ink would already by dry on that contract - non-compete or no.
 
As far as Wease having "another deal on the table", do tell. If somebody else was willing to pay Wease $450K+, the ink would already by dry on that contract - non-compete or no.
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Yeah, something else we agree on, Roxalot. A deal could be in the works, but definately not signed yet. A good agent works several possibilities simultaneously. All parties know it ain't done til the fat lady sings. That's always the hardest part for an impatient talent. Sitting tight.

I've read conflicting amounts that he makes, which means that they can't all be right. Do you actually really know, or are you quoting the "street buzz".
 
Tick, Tick, Tick

I certainly don't know all the particulars of Wease's late, lamented contract, but I got similar ballpark numbers from more that one unrelated source. Contracts of that magnitude are complex. My understanding is that Wease's full compensation included cash and trade components, and that normal benefits paid by an employer were not included in that number.

I have to believe that the situation will be resolved soon. I don't see Entercom letting negotiations run very deeply into a rating period.
 
You folks got it all wrong; Wease isn't coming back because there is no "deal" in the works. Why do you think Doyle went on the air in the first place? Read between the lines and you will see that by telling CMF's audience contract negotiations are not going as planned is a code word for Wease is history. The second clue is Wease's reaction to the Doyle appearance on the radio. "Shocked" is what he told the D&C. In other words he figured that he could walk into Doyle's office and get even a better deal than the one he had with CBS; boy was he wrong.
Here is what happened. Wease and his crew didn't sign new contracts late last year. He wanted his own personal studio, similar to what he had at the HSBC building, along with an increase in his already bloated salary. Entercom executives said forget it. Wease then tried to rally his listeners by complaining on-air about no windows at the Mill Street studio the same day several of his co-workers were fired. Real class act on his part. Then Wease decides not to report to work and sets up a text-messaging web page to plead his case with the public when his contract expired. Apparently he thought that the masses, with torches in hand, would converge on Entercom's Mill Street studios demanding that Wease return. Didn't work out that way did it?
What Wease seems to forget is that despite the number of people who might tune into his show, it's very likely that few if any of them are going to be smpathetic to a guy making over $400 grand a year crying the blues that he wants even more money. Greed just doesn't set well with folks making $25-30 thousand dollars a year.
In my opinion Wease priced himself out of the Rochester market and broadcasting for good. Clear Channel, the only other major media company in Rochester, isn't about to hire this guy and pay him what he wants; nor will they also absorb his "posse." CC is another bottom-line company who's also in the process of selling off some of their stations.
What happened to Wease should be a wake-up call to the other radio personalities making big bucks; those days are coming to an end. Don't be surprised when new owners take over WRMM that Tony & Dee salaries will be cut; especially if the new owners are a company which stock has been hit by the recent Wall Street slide. Spezzano should also be concerned when his contract comes up for renewal.
 
The Voice of Reason seems to have a good handle on common sense thinking. The populus is not going to take sides with a radio personality getting over 400k a year when thier mortgages are getting re-set, and most are having a hard time making it all come together, with gas prices, and an unstable future for themselves and thier famillies..These are worrysome times, and for anyone in broadcasting to cry the blues while pulling in nearly EIGHT THOUSAND dollars a week and remaining ungrateful in the process is a knife in the back of all listeners.

I like David Field a lot. I liked his father and I worked with both of them. Entercom has made a few mistakes, but all in all they are a decent company, and they are not noted for pullling games like self-destruction of properties. That kind of speculation is just useless energy.

As far as Wease is concerned. If I were him, and I am not..I would get an agent that would work towards getting me back on the air pronto.

BTW..the "Fat Lady" was seen purchasing sheet music, and a metronome..tune-time may be close at hand.
 
That "airstrike" scenario that I described in an earlier post was pure fancy (possibly attributable to posting after a six of Golden's with friends) and was intended as such.

You're right Jeff, Entercom doesn't destroy properties capriciously, although they just blew up their heritage Kansas City Classic Rocker to go AAA, which was a surprise to a lot of folks, especially as Entercom gave Cumulus, a real cheeze-heel outfit, sole possession of the Classic Rock market.

From what I've heard trickling down the Buffalo media grapevine, Wease already has an agent who also reps some very big news-talk people and morning show people including a few guys who are synicated.

Out here in the street, where people scramble to eat and pay their mortgages, run small businesses and make their payrolls, nobody, and I mean NO-BODY is going to get in line to support a guy, no matter how plebian, who makes thick six figures for talking on the radio. The worker bees also don't give a rat's assets if there's no window in the studio... especially when they're working in a cubicle farm, under a truck or at Sprawl-Mart.

What we're seeing in broadcasting is the re-evaluation or de-evaluation of air talent. Salaries being cut, jocks being fired and more voice tracking. It's short-sighted in many cases, but it is what it is. Still doesn't make it right. Wease, bless his heart, needs a dose of reality.
 
Clear Channel just made some deep cuts in market #25 Charlotte. Lots of radio people here just try to hang on. Mornings is the only daypart that pays. Sad but true...
 
What is a man worth?​
Pretty much whatever another man is willing to pay him.​

alw-2008​
 
What is a man worth?
Pretty much whatever another man is willing to pay him.

alw-2008
~

Al,

Thank you! Wiser words have never been spoken... so 'Bid High and Bid Often!'

Kal
 
alw said:
What is a man worth?​
Pretty much whatever another man is willing to pay him.​

alw-2008​
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On the flip side a person is not worth whatever he/she can milk out of an unsuspecting public during pledge drives.
 
It's all about sales, isn't it? Whether we're doing morning drive or selling the morning drive guy...

"We gotta install microwave ovens... Custom kitchens deliveries... We gotta move these refrigerators... We gotta move these colour TV's..."

-Dire Straits
 
Nobody in the Buffalo/Rochester market is worth $460,000 a year; be in on-air or in management. Does anyone else agree with me?
 
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Nobody in the Buffalo/Rochester market is worth $460,000 a year; be in on-air or in management. Does anyone else agree with me?

It depends how much you are doing in billing. If you are in sales and you are and producing several millions in revenue I 'd say you are worth it. If you are a morning personality and the station is ranking in millions from your show, and if you are replaced and the sales would drop significantly, I'd say you are worth it.
 
Value

I believe that Mr. Wallack has already provided the definitive answer to this question.

Unfortunately, it's difficult to establish your value if you have little chance to perform. "Modern" formats, with limited opportunities to talk, and so many "required" elements in those talk breaks, have turned air personalities into hucksters. Audiences recognize this, and the resulting loss of the one-to-one relationship between jocks and listeners has seriously devalued the contribution of live personalities.
 
Lets say Wease gets 10% of the total billing his show makes. That would mean WCMF would be billing over 4.6 million dollars a year for his program. There is no way that's happened. CMF might bill 4 milllion for the entire year, but not just in morning drive.
 
The Voice of Reason said:
alw said:
What is a man worth?​
Pretty much whatever another man is willing to pay him.​

alw-2008​
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On the flip side a person is not worth whatever he/she can milk out of an unsuspecting public during pledge drives.
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OUCH!
'scuse me while I crawl off to lick my wounds.

I guess my earlier post did call for a personal insult.
 
CMF bills about $3 million in their AM drive. Maybe half that the rest of the time. So at $475K for Wease's salary (if that's correct), that's 15% of the total revenue. Add in the various posse, and the personalities may make up about 20% max.

Is he worth it...?
 
Kal said:
What is a man worth?
Pretty much whatever another man is willing to pay him.

alw-2008
~

Al,

Thank you! Wiser words have never been spoken... so 'Bid High and Bid Often!'

Kal
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Al,

My remark was not intended as a personal insult or any other kind of insult. (Just another typical smart-a#@ remark from me, as I sit under the clock on the studio wall!).

Even after all these years, I'm still working on improving my 'Does not play well with others!' skills. Sorry, bud.

Back to 'lurking' for me, I think! LOL

Kal
 
Keith:

I'm not referring to your smart a*# remark, I'm referring to the smart a&+ remark from The Voice Of Reason(??).

You can say anything you want about me.....I've known you longer than I've known my wife......and you've never accused me of looking at other women, or drinking too much or..........oh my, did I say that out loud?

Never mind
 
:D

Thanks for the laugh, Al! You've made my day!

(...if you don't count this board as 'out loud' then, no. I didn't hear a thing!) LOL

Kal
 
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