Folks on this board know full well my feelings towards the old Jones Radio Networks Smooth Jazz format. In the past, I have referred to an old interview I came across that Smoothjazz.com did of former JRN employees Steve Hibbard and Cheri Marquart, but I cannot recall if I ever posted it here. Interesting to read the candid (and different) responses Steve and Cheri offered to the questions. Note the vision, the marketing strategies, and the challenges this format presented and still PRESENTS for programmers and station operators:
http://www.smoothjazz.com/lifestyle/travel/roadtrip/jones.htm
http://www.smoothjazz.com/lifestyle/travel/roadtrip/jones.htm