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Again, names changed to protect the innocent....
My first station I had an airshift was in a very small market in the south. I left my engineering job at another station because they wouldn't give me a shot on the air because I had no experience. So, I took this part time job and worked someplace else full time in an unrelated profession. Anyway, I got there in the middle of the afternoon for the interview. The manager shows up in a baseball uniform. Being new to the business I couldn't get enough time there! Even though it was a daytimer, I would stay several hours after sign off, just me and the equipment playing around in production etc. "No problem", I thought. I wasn't on the clock.
After a few months of this Mr. Baseball called me into his office and told me how much he appreciated me for all the extra hours I was putting in on my own to learn the business but I would need to stop it because I was running up the electric bill!
Somehow, I didn't believe him! Along the way I met some girl and the relationship was begining to look good! Part of my duties was news gathering and one night I covered a meeting and decided to come back to the station to type up the story.
As I entered the parking lot, I saw Mr. Baseball's car there and I was only eager to show up as a "devoted employee" to type the story, include the audio cuts etc etc etc. I was going to impress him to no end. Yes, I was hot stuff! As I jingled the keys in the door lock, I could see thru the door glass Mr. Baseball hurrying to the door! As I opened it, he told me, "You can't come in!" Trying to conceal a smile, I could see Mr. Baseball had no shoes, no socks and his belt was a bit loose. Following him around the corner was the girl I knew!
My first station I had an airshift was in a very small market in the south. I left my engineering job at another station because they wouldn't give me a shot on the air because I had no experience. So, I took this part time job and worked someplace else full time in an unrelated profession. Anyway, I got there in the middle of the afternoon for the interview. The manager shows up in a baseball uniform. Being new to the business I couldn't get enough time there! Even though it was a daytimer, I would stay several hours after sign off, just me and the equipment playing around in production etc. "No problem", I thought. I wasn't on the clock.
After a few months of this Mr. Baseball called me into his office and told me how much he appreciated me for all the extra hours I was putting in on my own to learn the business but I would need to stop it because I was running up the electric bill!
Somehow, I didn't believe him! Along the way I met some girl and the relationship was begining to look good! Part of my duties was news gathering and one night I covered a meeting and decided to come back to the station to type up the story.
As I entered the parking lot, I saw Mr. Baseball's car there and I was only eager to show up as a "devoted employee" to type the story, include the audio cuts etc etc etc. I was going to impress him to no end. Yes, I was hot stuff! As I jingled the keys in the door lock, I could see thru the door glass Mr. Baseball hurrying to the door! As I opened it, he told me, "You can't come in!" Trying to conceal a smile, I could see Mr. Baseball had no shoes, no socks and his belt was a bit loose. Following him around the corner was the girl I knew!