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George Mier is shown the door!

If they fired him they are pretty stupid because the station has been uptrending even after the PPM started, which is a lot harder. One thing I know, Rico Blanco is not coming back because they did fire him.
 
Looks like George will head back to New York and will be the new phone screener for the Luis Jimenez show.

Congrats!!!!
 
shouldn't WYUU be doing better in this market? What do they need to do to improve? (serious question)
 
I read the EEO Posting looking to fill positions Program Director, Music Director, Production and part-time Air Talent. WOW Big Changes again.

Hopefully the station will sound better.
 
cbsrocks said:
Looks like George will head back to New York and will be the new phone screener for the Luis Jimenez show.

Congrats!!!!
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He will make more money in New York as Luis Jimenez phone screener than as a PD at CBS Tampa, that's for sure.
 
cbsrocks said:
I read the EEO Posting looking to fill positions Program Director, Music Director, Production and part-time Air Talent. WOW Big Changes again.

Hopefully the station will sound better.
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Almost anyone will make it sound better than what Rico Blanco had. That guy knows about spanish radio what I know about rocket science. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.
 
I sure things will get better as soon as they get the new PD and new staff and take the station in a better direction. I remember that station had stickers all over town and lots of spanish speaking people listening to it but latley it's like someone unpluged the radio station.
 
I thought Rico ran a pretty good station. I am not too thrilled with its current sound because the playlist is way too short. However, their noon mix is the best I have heard in town.
 
Hands up: Which is a worse city-grade signal in Tampa, 92.5 or 98.7? You'd think if 98.7 was slightly better than 92.5, they'd switch formats/stations and put yet another nail in the smooth jazz coffin.
 
For the case of discussion and choice of programming, both signals are essentially the same. Same power and same tower. The next time smooth jazz moves, it's gonna be off the dial. As for the current format on 92.5, I don't see English based programming coming back anytime soon. As long as they're the only "Spanish" flavored or speaking FM, I believe CBS will stick with it. There's something to sell there and money to be made. It's finding the right positioning for the market and the right people to program AND sell it. ...And with Wild 94.1 as a sister property, that shouldn't be that hard to do.
 
scottsvb5 said:
they should make it mainstream 80s rock/New Hard rock :) CBS needs a rock station in central florida!
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Yeah, that's what we need. Another station pumping out tired songs from the 80s. Give me a break.
 
you mean 102.5.. horrible playlist.. 98rock. failure...

mainstream rock would be hairbands, 80s metal thru grunge of seattle bands with
new rock from today hardrock and metal. Not the same old early 80s or 70s classics
that are overplayed or 102.5 overplayed playlist.
 
CBS NOT LOOKING FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE, it's all one person with multiple titles.
Didn't you hear George Mier on the radio? Also, program director and music director, etc.
Nowadays you were different hats and one payroll check.


cbsrocks said:
I read the EEO Posting looking to fill positions Program Director, Music Director, Production and part-time Air Talent. WOW Big Changes again.

Hopefully the station will sound better.
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Maybe they bring back the old quacks like Joseito, Eulides Nunez, Pablito and Rico Blanco and put back the "old Havana sound" back to WYUU.
 
George Mier brought a lot of good radio to Tampa. It was a pleasure working and sharing ideas with him. I have a feeling WYUU will be raising some eye brows in the coming months. The Bay's Latino listeners are going to be thrilled!!
 
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