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Job opening in Phoenix

If I wanted a job that paid that much to operate a microphone, I'd fill out an application at Jack In The Box.
 
The REALLY SAD news here.... A ton of well qualified applicants will probably apply for the job just to get their feet into the (revolving) door!
 
The REALLY REALLY SAD news here: At some point in the future, management will probably tell the person they hire they're letting them go because they can't afford them. And they won't have gotten a raise above the opening $10/hour.
 
michael hagerty said:
The REALLY REALLY SAD news here: At some point in the future, management will probably tell the person they hire they're letting them go because they can't afford them. And they won't have gotten a raise above the opening $10/hour.
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True. And it doesn't only happen at the mom-and-pop (or eccentric millionaire) shops either.
 
AZAndrewG said:
The good news: It's for a news anchor position in "drive time."
The bad news: It pays a measly $10 an hour.
<>Not to mention, the ad doesn't even identify the station.
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I was oferred $10 an hour for a weekend gig at a major market station.

I considered it until finding out they were paying other part-timers $15 an hour. :mad:

Since I had a good paying, non-radio, weekday job, I turned them down.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen it all depends on how bad you want to be on the radio. If you want it bad enough you didn't notice the amount you applied and didn't worry about the amount. I actually rem,ember working at nights WEAW in Evanston Illinois for a lot less than that all the while working days as a continuity editor at WBBM in Chicago. I wanted it.

Jay Lawrence
 
$10/hr is 5-times as much as my very 1st professional gig paid @ Albuquerque's old Hebenstreit fortress, KGGM (radio side). As I figured out later, dollar for dollar, my turn-key scholarship for managing the U of Albuquerque campus station was more equitable than KGGM's salary. In the interest of good faith disclosure, the U of A's decision to "drop" that scholarship was the reason I ended up at KGGM's doorstep. Guess I should have been grateful.
 
jayzerjayzer said:
Ladies and Gentlemen it all depends on how bad you want to be on the radio. If you want it bad enough you didn't notice the amount you applied and didn't worry about the amount. I actually rem,ember working at nights WEAW in Evanston Illinois for a lot less than that all the while working days as a continuity editor at WBBM in Chicago. I wanted it.

Jay Lawrence
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So true. Those of us with a passion and drive for radio don't care exactly how much we're making. It's all about the opportunity, the foot in the door, and the experience.

By the way, the job beats and pays better than many retail and fast food jobs. An air conditioned studio, talking into a mic, oh the horror :D

P.S. - Welcome back, Jay!!
 
KOOL Listener Lauren said:
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By the way, the job beats and pays better than many retail and fast food jobs. An air conditioned studio, talking into a mic, oh the horror :D
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True, and for some, that witty comment made in the middle of a segue between songs...

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...takes a long time to get the hang of it! ;D
 
KOOL Listener Lauren said:
jayzerjayzer said:
Ladies and Gentlemen it all depends on how bad you want to be on the radio. If you want it bad enough you didn't notice the amount you applied and didn't worry about the amount. I actually rem,ember working at nights WEAW in Evanston Illinois for a lot less than that all the while working days as a continuity editor at WBBM in Chicago. I wanted it.

Jay Lawrence
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So true. Those of us with a passion and drive for radio don't care exactly how much we're making. It's all about the opportunity, the foot in the door, and the experience.

By the way, the job beats and pays better than many retail and fast food jobs. An air conditioned studio, talking into a mic, oh the horror :D

P.S. - Welcome back, Jay!!
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I'm dating myself here, but my first radio gig paid about $3.50 an hour. The studio was air conditioned and the chair was comfortable. :D
 
KOHS said:
I'm dating myself here, but my first radio gig paid about $3.50 an hour. The studio was air conditioned and the chair was comfortable. :D
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The beer baron paid a whopping $3.35/hour.
 
jayzerjayzer said:
Ladies and Gentlemen it all depends on how bad you want to be on the radio. If you want it bad enough you didn't notice the amount you applied and didn't worry about the amount. I actually rem,ember working at nights WEAW in Evanston Illinois for a lot less than that all the while working days as a continuity editor at WBBM in Chicago. I wanted it.

Jay Lawrence
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I moved across the country for a shop in Louisiana for $3.35/hour, right out of school. It didn't hurt that they were willing to toss in a small living area at the transmitter (it was comfortable). Stayed for two years before I did the "up and down the dial" thang and finally got out after working a classic rocker in Florida for a better opportunity.
I miss those days really.
 
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