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HOW TO GET BACK IN

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radiogrrrl518

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All right, so I know that a LOT of us who peruse this board have been laid off from our on-air gigs. What I want to know is this: How do we get back in?

You may laugh at this post, but I know there are a lot of radio vets around here, and I am hoping for some insight. As all of us know, radio gets into our blood... It's hard to shake the radio bug!

Personally, I've been sending airchecks to every PD in the market. Got some bites, a few interviews, but each comes back the same-- "We aren't hiring right now".

This is from someone with over 7 years on-air in various timeslots, college education in broadcasting...

Any advice?
 
tmart714 said:
That's a great question ...
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Thanks! Hoping that someone will have the answer... I sense that "Reporter" has a lot of experience, hoping for some advice...
 
Thanks for asking ;)

Ok, my 2 cents...If you really want to get back in...Persistence. Patience. Perseverance.

Persistence - Go see the PD once a week, ask how they are, Or email them. You want them to be on your radar...Let's say something happens, they will have to think quick...Bingo! Suzie was just here an hour ago! You'll get the call...

Patience - It takes time. If you were a great employee, never did the time clock, went above and beyond, great on the air...It'll take time. Maybe they said something to you on the way out, ie: Please keep in touch, or I'll be in touch...Let's do beers...etc...This is a sign they really liked you.

Perseverance - Work ethic, hard worker...If you texted all of the time, forget it.

Also, if your station had others outside of the area, ie: Mass, Ct, Vt...Offer to go there...Bend your back. Be flexible.

Good Luck!
 
I have been on college radio on-air for almost 10 yrs on and off but my advice that i have gotten from others is what reporter said be on top of the PD Game. email him, call him don't bug him too much though.

Your expierence is key to getting back in to another company , think local but think outside the box, stations from pittsfield mass vox communications or adirondack broadcasting, very few openings these days.

sometimes you got to go where the jobs are at in radio consider moving if necessary
 
Myself, I have a steady full-time job (not in radio) and have been looking for nothing more than a few hours here and there voice-tracking. As with most of us, it's not money I'm looking for, just hoping to get back in the game in some small capacity.
 
tmart714 said:
Myself, I have a steady full-time job (not in radio) and have been looking for nothing more than a few hours here and there voice-tracking. As with most of us, it's not money I'm looking for, just hoping to get back in the game in some small capacity.
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Ditto, tmart. I've tried to use my connections, but it seems that everyone's hands are tied... I'm actually considering going back to college radio, just to get back in at some capacity...
 
Keeping in mind too, PDs work A LOT of hours...Coffee helps. Or find out what they like, but you should know. Don't be a kiss ass. Nobody will like you.

Use the 3 Ps...
 
Best of luck radiogrrl ... although the way things are going in the radio business these days it appears we'll need more than luck to land even a part-time voice-tracking gig.
 
Reporter said:
Keeping in mind too, PDs work A LOT of hours...Coffee helps. Or find out what they like, but you should know. Don't be a kiss ass. Nobody will like you.

Use the 3 Ps...
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Loving the advice, reporter! But, what if you are not in the building? Trust me, I'd send flowers at this point...
 
tmart714 said:
Flowers? Doesn't work ... I've tried. Just kidding ...
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Brings to mind the old stories about sending demos/resumes stuck to the inside of a pizza box...
 
If I was the one doing the hiring, a pizza pie would definitely get it done for me. But then again, I'm just easy to please I guess ...
 
It's still not a guarantee to get you in the door, but I would think of ways to bring in money to the station with what skills you have. If all that matters to the station is to gain revenue, think of what you could do to bring money in the door to the station along with youself as an announcer. For example, if you had a club/bar dj gig on the side, you could ask the club/bar owner if s/he would pay to advertise on a station (sacrificing some or all of what they would pay you directly) and then going to the station with not only yourself but a sponsor to cover some/all of the cost to have you as a part-timer. In some cases, it seems like you end up substituting what you would make at one thing in order to gain that part-timer check from the station, but it may show a manager that it means THAT much to be with the station. In other words, package yourself with something that would bring in a sale to the station to help pay for you.
 
how about local sales job for ABC or Clear Channel they always seem to hire sales hmmm wonder why

My sources tell me TSM is getting a whole new sale staff so things will get interesting

they say this is true in radio you don't got a good sales staff you don't have a good overall radio stations

because you need advertisers to really make money
 
every dept promotions, on-air, sales, managers, traffic etc.. all need to work as one team to get the job done to make a great media company
 
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