Ga. Radio Hall of Fame dinner

[InTIMadate]

Rodney, you're correct that the consensus seems to be that Jerry Blum was the inspiration for the Arthur Carlson character on WKRP. Yet I used to work on the Pfaltzgraff account when I worked at a Baltimore ad agency. Susquehanna owned Pfaltzgraff, and the people at Susquehanna claimed the Arthur Carlson character was based on former Susquehanna GM and later President, whose name really is Arthur Carlson; and is apparently quite a colorful figure.

Buy the new WKRP on DVD set and listen to the comment tracks. It confirms that Jerry was the inspiration for Arthur and Clark Brown was the inspiration for Herb.

Congrats to all and thanks for the great memories..... "God as my witness....."

 

[Dixie Jock]

Notice on the credits the name, Hugh Wilson. He was at a major ad agency at the time. They were in the same building as QXI. Jerry Blum was one of his friends. Wilson's idea for WKRP. Steve Carlisle, a local jingle singer at the time sang the theme. Prior to "Quixie" Blum was at a station in Phoenix, that's where the turkey drop occured.

 

[wombat]

That was sweet but this event wasn't about the ones who weren't good enough. This about the GREAT ones. Yes, those people are important but so were the many that played along side of Mantle, Ruth, and countless others. Lets don't diminish the accomplishments of these great broadcasters. There are MANY talented people but only few can say they are in the Hall of fame.

oh so what you're saying is that it's not the RADIO hall of fame, but the DISC JOCKEY and possibly TOP EXECUTIVE hall of fame? that's crap. so toiling for very little money for decades doing traffic (the commercial kind for those of you who think all radio traffic is done by some dude in a helicopter), continuity, promotions or working in the business office doesn't count as working in "radio?" a major BAH to all of you cliquish disc jockeys and top executives.

 

[middlega]

oh so what you're saying is that it's not the RADIO hall of fame, but the DISC JOCKEY and possibly TOP EXECUTIVE hall of fame? that's crap. so toiling for very little money for decades doing traffic (the commercial kind for those of you who think all radio traffic is done by some dude in a helicopter), continuity, promotions or working in the business office doesn't count as working in "radio?" a major BAH to all of you cliquish disc jockeys and top executives.

Giggle. Snort. {I suppressed the guffaw}

Let's start with perhaps the simplest problem here

Fame:
1. widespread reputation, esp. of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:

I've done everyone of those tasks you mentioned, in a number of stations. And did some of them darned well if I do say so myself, and with more hours of near thankless dedication to excellence than I care to count. But the only way I belong in any Radio Hall of Fame is if I buy a ticket.

The very name of the institution ought to have made that pretty obvious.

 

[wombat]

Giggle. Snort. {I suppressed the guffaw}

Let's start with perhaps the simplest problem here

Fame:
1. widespread reputation, esp. of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:

I've done everyone of those tasks you mentioned, in a number of stations. And did some of them darned well if I do say so myself, and with more hours of near thankless dedication to excellence than I care to count. But the only way I belong in any Radio Hall of Fame is if I buy a ticket.

The very name of the institution ought to have made that pretty obvious.

oh right, thanks for the oh so helpful definition! so being FAMOUS is the criteria. i am so silly! so when the middle aged white guys on the board of the georgia radio hall of famous decide to induct the paris hilton of atlanta radio, southside steve, be sure to come out of obscurity in middle georgia and let me know.

 

[middlega]

oh right, thanks for the oh so helpful definition! so being FAMOUS is the criteria. i am so silly! so when the middle aged white guys on the board of the georgia radio hall of famous decide to induct the paris hilton of atlanta radio, southside steve, be sure to come out of obscurity in middle georgia and let me know.

Happily, I've already escaped those surroundings but didn't feel it required an identity change here, but thanks for the invitation.

And thank you also for recognizing that you are being more than a bit silly by not making a connection between fame and a Hall of FAME. Sometimes the most obvious things are the most difficult for people to comprehend.

 

[70sdj]

ANY Georgia Radio Hall of Fame that does not have Skip and Pete in their initial class is a JOKE. Period.

 

[Dixie Jock]

It's not that hard to figure out. Spend the $25, and make your "voice" heard by nominating and voting.