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I have never seen such a mess.

It happens in many lines of business. If a strong minded person chooses to run a business his own way, he can be different in his style and methods if he is strong enough to bring in the business.

There are still some old country stores operating. Now and then I come across a gas station still operating ala 1954. If you have never worked for one of these strong minded people, you haven't lived.

The second radio station I ever worked for was a mess. (Not on a par with the Indiana station we are talking about.) There was a new addition to the building with junk piled everywhere.... haphazardly in MY opinion. This was the day when certain time periods were spent "riding the network" so one afternoon I went in there and organized that room. I expected to come to work the next day and hear "thank you, att'boy". Never a word was said to me. I was not reprimanded. BUT.... everything was back in the exact haphazard style it had been two days ago. And I know I had probably upset someone mightily. I have since worked for some autocrats who would have taken at least two layers of skin off my back for doing them a favor and making things neat (neat in my own mind at least.) And I could entertain you for an hour or two with stories about a car dealer who had his own ideas about what belonged where. I was there as a temporary consultant so I played cat-and-mouse with him almost daily. He was not that far from Salem. Maybe he was kinfolk. ;D
 
I haven't been there since the early 80's but it looks the same. However..you need the SMELL to complete the tour LOL

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Having been there I know it's real. They featured a program (on cassette) where the host recorded organ muisc in the morning hours (between 10 am and 11am I recall).

One of my favorites is the Studio P He and Studio P She. I have to say this is no more dramatic than most Indiana small town stations. What thye lacked in integrity, they made up for in self promotion. Or is that backwards?

Driving by in the summer they had a unique public file. Any time an old car was run to death it was parked near the studios and old paperwork was filed until the station wagon or other similar vehicle was completely full to the point of not having any space left. This was eco friendly as it re-used the vehicles for another purpose and they weren't in landfills. The station owned Salem free range chickens also used the cars for shade in the summer.

There were WKRP stories derived from this operation as you could imagine. Good times, good times....
 
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